#100 BUY THIS, NOT THAT... The hot coffee order of 2025, a time-saving daily supplement and tech to soothe hay fever

Putting a healthy spring in your step with the April instalment of my Well, Actually... newsletter spin-off series, that's all about ensuring your money is well spent...

Welcome back to my Buy This, Not That newsletter spin-off series, which drops monthly.

As a health and wellness journalist—who has had the good fortune to sample numerous new launches and cult classics across the nutrition, fitness, tech, beauty and mental wellbeing spaces over the years—I often get asked what I’d actually spend my own money on. Because, for all the life-changing products out there that stand up to their claims, there are just as many buzzy buys whose glowing promises for helping the mind and body are as substantial as a puff of ashwagandha.

You can read the previous instalment of the series here (which reveals whether heat patches for period pain, ‘natural’ toothpaste and air fryers are worth your coffers). But without further ado, let me—and some brilliant experts—help your cash flow a bit better in fresh ways…

1. ‘Collagen coffee’

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