‘Taking the reins of your health and happiness is the most important intervention you can make, and only you can make those positive changes. I want to inspire you and to give you the confidence and tools to create a better second half where you don’t just survive, you dial back the years so you can THRIVE’.Liz Earle is a champion of women’s health, media influencer, author of 37 books, TV presenter, podcast host and charity-founder. She is also on a mission to help women celebrate every stage of their lives – especially that all-important second half. Liz has always been committed to sorting the fads from the fiction in wellbeing and break through the noise that surrounds all the online advice that can overwhelm us. She has taken this mission to heart with her empowering new book, A Better Second Half, where she shows us how to future-proof our health in midlife and beyond using evidence-based techniques, ideas and wisdom accumulated over her years of experience in the wellbeing arena. For more than thirty years, Liz has remained a respected and award-winning authority in the world of beauty, natural nutrition, health and wellbeing. She is dedicated to sharing her knowledge as a broadcaster (having started her TV career on ITV’s This Morning in the late 80s), writer and trusted household name, as well as being a best-selling author with a range of lifestyle titles and a multi-brand founder. Liz Earle is one of the most trusted voices in wellbeing today and she is committed to sharing her hard-won wisdom, practical advice and know-how that can turn the tide on those feelings of dejection and can have us heading into our second halves full of vigour and hope to live longer and better. We all know that midlife women are often hit the hardest of all health-wise, sandwiched between bringing up our families, juggling work and caring for ailing parents, and it is all too easy to lose sight of ourselves. But whatever stage or age you are there is hope and many ways to take back control of your health - physical, mental and emotional - and make yourself a priority rather than bottom of the to-do list.Liz is an expert in feel-good food and natural physical and mental healthcare, consistently sharing her simple and accessible tips in a practical and empowering way. Her straightforward, thoroughly researched and honest approach has earned her a place as a trusted visionary in the world of wellbeing. Liz has a deep-rooted passion for demystifying science and sharing warm wellness wisdom. She is a measured and trusted voice in the sometimes overwhelming world of female health. By starting honest conversations around feeling good, no matter what your age, Liz is helping women prioritise looking and feeling their best, leaving them empowered and ready to take on the world. Mid-life shouldn’t signal a shutting down of ambition and opportunity – instead it should be the start of a second half that promises to be as exhilarating as the first.Liz’s entrepreneurial spirit started from a young age and she has put her name to several successful brands. These include Liz Earle Wellbeing (www.lizearlewellbeing.com) that publishes a bi-monthly magazine and weekly podcasts, and Liz Earle Fair and Fine, an award-winning range of ethically sourced, Fairtrade jewellery. Liz also co-founded the Liz Earle Beauty Co., now owned by Walgreens Boots Alliance. The company was sold in 2010 and she finally left the beauty brand in May 2017. In 2007, Liz Earle was awarded an MBE for her services to business and she has also received an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from both Portsmouth University and Staffordshire University.Liz has five children, is divorced, and divides her time between her London studios and her family home in the West Country. Follow on Instagram @LizEarleMe and @LizEarleWb or visit www.lizearlewellbeing.comRead more about this authorRead less about this author