Thrive

Thrive is a nurturing and inspirational wellness magazine for anyone who believes that caring for ourselves and others, living healthily and sustainably and getting back to basics is a way of life they want to embrace. Thrive is an informative, trusted voice for everyone's new normal. Thrive features authentic information on sustainability, mind and body health, garden-to-table living, eco beauty and fashion plus the latest wellness findings featuring quality science-based journalism.

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All in order • Fun food with the feel-good factor of knowing it supports sustainable practices – it’s coming right up!

We’ve been thinking… • What’s been on the minds of the Thrive team this month? Here’s our round-up of inspiration and ideas for living well and helping make the world a better place.

PETRA finding her truth at 50 • Boot camp is out and so is Botox, as Petra Bagust moves gracefully into her fifties, accepting her grey hair and the odd extra kilo. She tells Sharon Stephenson about focusing on the things that give her life meaning – a podcast that explores issues like menopause and ageing, and a new role as a media chaplain.

5 heart health essentials for women • People often wrongly assume that heart disease is just a problem for men, says Dr Deborah Johanson, who rounds up life-saving heart health facts for women, and finds that even the signs of a heart attack can differ between the sexes.

HEART ATTACK symptoms for women

Ageism: the uncomfortable truth • You’d never use a racist term or belittle a disabled person, but could you unwittingly be guilty of discriminating against older people? Diana Clement finds out about the attitudes and language that allow ageism to flourish, and its worrying link to elder abuse.

How to fight AGEISM • Overcoming ageism starts with individuals. Steps on the journey include:

The good partner TRUST TESTS • How do you know whether a potential partner is a keeper when it comes to the all-important matter of trust, and what can you do to help build a genuinely trusting relationship? Psychologist Karen Nimmo shares her insights.

An electric journey with LEXUS • Motoring writer Mark Sainsbury experiences the full-on luxury Lexus experience, and comes away even more convinced that electric is the way to

EXERCISE myths busted • You may be surprised that some commonly held views about exercise and ageing are not true at all. Thrive editor Niki Bezzant sorts fact from fantasy.

A FIX for our throwaway world • Annoyed that you can’t get that newish appliance repaired for a reasonable cost? You’re not alone. Sharon Stephenson meets women who are campaigning for the Right to Repair, and want a law change that would force manufacturers to make products that can be fifixed.

A closer look at men’s health • A brush with prostate cancer convinced Amanda Gillies’ dad of the value of an annual check-up, and now Amanda has taken on the role of Men’s Health Week ambassador to convince other blokes to take care of themselves.

Women in the WILD • Sophie Merkens meets two adventurous Kiwi women who fifind meaning and pleasure in hunting and diving for kai.

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Help create a CLEANER SEA • Glad’s new bin liners use recycled plastic that would otherwise pollute our precious oceans. Working with Oceanworks in nations with no formal waste management, they’ve helped save the equivalent of nearly 10 million plastic bottles from ending up in the sea.

Change of HEART • Fashion designer Annah Stretton has always been the fix-it queen, but she tells Sharon Stephenson that a request to help Māori women’s refuge has led to life-changing and eye-opening...