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BEAUTY A Lifetime of Looking Good

Makeup maven Bobbi Brown says you can embrace your age and still put your best face forward. Here's how.

PROBLEM SOLVED Say Bye to Creaky Bones

How to keep your skeleton in tip-top shape

NATURAL FIXES How to Protect Your Ticker

Want your heart to stay true for the long haul? Follow this simple but powerful advice.

SALSA DANCING

The Latin-style dance can keep you young—in body and soul.

What's Up With...Bruises

We all get a little black-and-blue sometimes. Here's when you should be concerned.

Your New Power Move

This exercise is a pretty tough one, but pace yourself and stick with it-the gains will be worth it. Making it through all the up-and-down movements will strengthen your legs, glutes, and core and also get your heart rate up for some bonus cardio.

Tangled in the Great Unknown

With so many developments in diagnosing disease, why do so many people-especially women spend years unraveling medical mysteries?

DOES IT WORK? Fighting Hair Loss

How a sci-fi-looking helmet might help you get it back

IT TAKES JUST ONE

Mass shootings and crime get the most attention, but more than half of people who die with firearms take their own lives. Misconceptions about guns and the psychology of suicide itself are getting in the way of keeping our loved ones safe. Here's what you need to know.

GET WELL SOON!

At the first sign of illness whether it's the sniffles, a cough, or chills-take these steps throughout the day to feel better faster.

SEX & LOVE - How to Argue Over the Big Stuff

Got different values-about religion, politics, whatever? There are healthy (peaceful!) ways to talk about them.

HEALTHY FOOD IS EVERYWHERE

If you've been listening to popular nutrition advice, you may not have gotten the whole story, and you could be missing out on lots of foods you love. It's time to fill in the gaps.

BEAUTY Antioxidants, Explained

These skincare wonders can give you brighter, smoother complexion.

NATURAL FIXES Ear Seeding for Insomnia

Carefully placed beads could make slumber easier.

MOVE OF THE MONTH STRONGER HIPS

You can get more flexibility and less pain with this easy move: It's an excellent way to strengthen and open up your hip joints.

SATISFY YOUR CRAVINGS

Easy and delicious tricks to help you enjoy your favorite textures and flavors in better-for-you ways, from Marisa Moore, M.B.A., R.D.N., an integrative dietitian at marisamoore.com.

The Not-So-Secret Lives of Teens

If you’ve ever wondered what growing up in a digital world is like for a teenager, pick up the new book Behind Their Screens: What Teens Are Facing and Adults Are Missing) by Harvard researchers Emily Weinstein and Carrie James. They reveal some of the most fascinating insights from their latest research project, which sought to find out what issues today’s youth were dealing with online and the impact screens had on their lives. Here, they explain.

Your Body Clock and Your Health

It’s time to get familiar with your chronotype —because getting in tune with your circadian rhythm could make your nights more restful and your days more energized.

5 Myths About COVID-19

Just so sick of it? Us too, but confusion gone viral makes people even sicker.

A New Way to Detect Alzheimer's

Early detection can give people with Alzheimer's better treatment options so they have the best chance of staying sharp longer, and a new screening tool that's being studied might help.

New Info on Preterm Birth Risk

You may already scan labels of soaps and lotions for the phrase "phthalate free," but this is especially important if you're pregnant or trying to conceive, per new research by the National Institutes of Health, which uncovered an association between exposure to phthalates and giving birth early.

NO-WASTE RECIPE Veggie-Top Pesto

Use vegan mayonnaise to turn leftover odds and ends into a creamy, delicious dip-and more.

EXERCISE SMARTER (LITERALLY)

A fascinating new hypothesis on the brain-body connection says that we may actually have evolved to need a certain kind of exercise. Here's what it could mean for your next workout.

5 Myths About Anxiety

"Don't worry, be happy!" is a fun song, but it's terrible advice for someone with this common mental health issue.

THE DOCTOR IS IN Healthy Pleasures

A doctor's guide to vibrators and reasons they're good for your sexual well-being

Why Was I So Sick Just After Getting Better?

I recovered from breast cancer treatment only to wind up back in the hospital with a mysterious illness.

WHAT'S UP WITH...EARWAX

It's not usually harmful, but too much gunk can make it hard to hear.

Jump Your Way Fit

Trend alert! There's a fun "new" workout on the scene that barely feels like exercise: the trampoline workout. Here's what you need to know to jump right in.

ΤΗΕ RACE TO CONQUER LONG COVID

There's an all-out, multifront push to determine the causes of-and treatments for this potentially life-altering post-viral syndrome, which may have affected as many as 23 million Americans (and counting).

Walk OFF Weight

Grab your sneakers they're all you need to get fit! Here are the secrets to success.