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Our agony aunt gives her top tips for a radiant appearance in the colder months

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Like most women, I find this time of year especially busy. In the past few weeks I have hosted at the Women In Work Summit and two Menopause Mandate events, and spoken at the Henley and Cheltenham Literary Festivals about my dietary reboot Menolicious. By Halloween, I didn’t need to don a costume. I was as pallid as any ghoul.

Winter radiance is an entirely different remit from a summer glow, where you have sunshine on your side. As the leaves fall, I watch my tan sloughing away with every shower. I currently feel like a late-autumn misty version of my younger self.

GET OUTSIDE

Like you, I’m aware that lifestyle choices are the main contributor to looking healthy. As the days shrink and the nights get longer, it’s so easy to turn into a hibernating creature, eschewing the outdoors for a blanket and a box set.

So I'd encourage you to keep up your current routine and include daylight and the head-clearing space that a daily walk provides. It’s no wonder that dog walkers tend to live longer!