Welcome – January/February 2026

We live in an age where the default question when someone has lost any weight is ‘Was it weight loss jabs’, such is the frequency of use in the UK. Of course, these drugs have been proven to work and are helping to lift people out of the misery of obesity, but we are also seemingly moving to a culture where these jabs – known as GLP-1 medication – are the first thing people reach for, even if they don’t have much weight to lose.

And by having these as the default for weight loss, do we therefore risk losing touch with how to eat nutritionally well, how to naturally understand when we are full and don’t need to consume more calories, and to potentially put ourselves in a vicious cycle where we can only lose weight by taking the medication?

Here at Natural Lifestyle, we want to support readers with learning about nutrition, about the basic foundations
that keep us well and supply us with the nutrients our body needs. Whether you choose weight loss injections is a
totally personal choice, but even when taking them, our advice remains valid to ensure you don’t miss out on key
nutrition. And in this issue, we bring the focus on how to have a healthy cleanse as we start a new year. On page
14, we have gathered an expert panel to offer you their advice on a healthy shape-up, and we also have top tips
from Nutritionist, Erica Rodriguez, who not only offers some healthy and wholesome recipes for the new year, but
also answers some key dietary questions. You can read her advice and recipes on page 30.

And as always, we have a fantastic collection of giveaways, we bring your expert advice around easing the
symptoms of IBS, and we are also delighted to bring you the results of our reader trial with BioCare, which reveals
the powerful effects the brand’s Calm Complex had on participants.

All that remains from me is to wish all our readers a happy Christmas and a healthy and holistic 2026.

Rachel Symonds

Editor

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