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Great Gifts for Pet Lovers

Tie a bow around one of these - they're perfect for four-legged friends and those who love them.

Sister Act

Dolly Parton and her sister Rachel Parton George spoke to our sister publication in the U.K. about their new cookbook and the secret ingredient in all their favorite dishes: love.

Cookie Wonder

The Test Kitchen baked more than 700 cookies (that's about 60 dozen!) to perfect the tastiest treats for your holiday table.

Fuel Your Mornings

Jump-start the day with these easy, healthy breakfast ideas.

The Best Heartburn Helpers

'Tis the season for giant, festive meals. Here's how to enjoy your holiday favorites minus the discomfort.

OUR FAVORITE WINTER READ Cozy Up

Best Winter Reads

The Magic OF MI FAMILIA

When I was a kid, every Sunday with my Mexican American community - full of wonderful traditions and warm tortillas - felt like a holiday.

DECORATE WITH Rugs

Follow these expert tips to choose the best rug style, material and size for your space.

Sparkle ALL THE Way

Bring on the holiday cheer with these creative DIY decor ideas the whole family will love.

All IS Bright!

Dress up your makeup for the holidays with a festive flash of eye-catching color. Just pick a standout shade as well as a feature to highlight and keep the rest of your look simple.

Bring On the Thanks

Embrace the best part of the holidays the chance to share great food with friends and family. Delicious inspiration awaits.

Guide to a Stress-Free DINNER PARTY

This article provides practical tips for hosting a successful dinner party, including planning the menu, setting the scene with decor, and adding thoughtful touches to delight guests. From invitations to finishing details, it covers everything for a memorable event.

ESSENTIAL TIPS for Memory Maintenance

We forget things for all sorts of reasons stress, distraction, lack of sleep. Go from brain blips to gleaming gray matter with this expert advice.

The Mental Health Benefits of Cats - How our feline friends keep our minds purring

A recent survey on pets and mental health by the American Psychiatric Association and the American Veterinary Medical Association found that 84% of pet owners reported that their pets had a positive impact on their mental health. For twothirds of survey participants, the companionship pets offered was key to a positive mindset. Howard Liu, M.D., M.B.A., chair of the American Psychiatric Association's Council on Communications, an adult and child psychiatrist and chair of the UNMC Department of Psychiatry, says feline companionship may be especially beneficial and meaningful for people struggling with anxiety, depression and autism spectrum disorder as well as people who have a history of trauma. Of course, cats aren't a magic pill, Dr. Liu says: "Every person and every cat is unique, so owning a pet is not a guarantee of better mental health." However, people who live with chronic mental health conditions often list spending time with their cats as a coping strategy for when they are sad, anxious or frightened.

Can Anything Really Firm Your Face? - Countless complexion brands tout skin-tightening solutions like firming skincare products, at-home devices and professional treatments

Countless complexion brands tout skin-tightening solutions like firming skincare products, at-home devices and professional treatments. Here, our experts get real about whether these techniques can actually help skin bounce back once it starts to go lax. Sagging skin is caused primarily by the loss of collagen and elastin (proteins that give skin structural support and elasticity) with age, says Mamina Turegano, M.D., a dermatologist at Sanova Dermatology in New Orleans. And there's no shortage of potions proclaiming to counteract it with firming and lifting effects. Most commonly in serum and moisturizer form, these products contain ingredients like peptides, retinol, vitamin C, growth factors and niacinamide that purport to stimulate collagen production or ones that plump skin, such as hyaluronic acid.

The Stress-Busting Hack That's Right Under Your Nose- Breathwork is more than the wellness trend du jour- it's a science-backed route to relief from multiple modern ailments.

“OK, OK, just take a breath.” If that’s what a friend advises after you panic-share about a major-anxiety-inducing situation — your teen taking his maiden solo voyage behind the wheel, work instability, another high-stakes world crisis dinging your phone every few minutes — it’s probably because they hate seeing you so on edge. But also, your friend is offering an effective means of slowing your spin. “The way you breathe affects anxiety, and anxiety affects how you breathe,” says James Nestor, author of Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art. “It’s a two-way street, and while anxiety isn’t a conscious choice, our breathing is.”

Do Men Really Not See The Mess? - The answer might surprise you. Journalist and author Gemma Hartley pulls back the curtain to reveal the invisible forces that drive this all-too-common cause of marital strife.

There was a time, earlier in my marriage, when every morning as I walked into the kitchen I braced myself for the rage and resentment that would well up in me.Cupboards left open. Dirty dishes in the sink. Coffee cups strewn around the house. And usually a pair of slippers or shoes, with inside-out socks, on the floor somewhere nearby. Even when I had left the house spotless the night before, I’d wake to a scene of disarray — the mess my husband had left behind on his way out the door for work.I didn’t know which scenario seemed worse, my husband’s consciously expecting me to clean up these messes or his truly not noticing them at all. I found myself silently tallying these small resentments, furious and flummoxed in turn that he seemed oblivious to things that needed to be tidied up around the house. It seemed as if he was always waiting for me to tell him what had to be done, as if he was incapable of noticing the mess himself even when he was creating it.

BLISTERED BITES

Shishitos are delicious all yearand creepy on Halloween!

DRINK if you DARE

Welcome, vampires, skeletons and zombies: This spiritforward duo may be strong enough to wake the dead.

Have a scary-good HALLOWEN

The spookiest day of the year calls for tricks and treats!

More Than a Walk in the Park

Agility training can be a fun and engaging way to get moving and bond with your pet.

Get More From Your Garage

Expert advice on three common conversions

At-Home Devices

In this burgeoning category of DIY skin tools, technologies like microcurrent (low-level electrical current), radiofrequency (lowfrequency electromagnetic waves), lasers (pulsating light) and LED light aim to stimulate muscles or collagen production to firm and tighten.

The New Small Town- The latest real estate trend: quaint communities with all the amenities, designed to support your physical, mental and emotional well-being- and help you get to know your neighbors.

The latest real estate trend: quaint communities with all the amenities, designed to support your physical, mental and emotional well-being- and help you get to know your neighbors. Serenbe's hamlets, or small neighborhoods, are connected by preserved nature trails, making it faster to walk most places than it would be to drive. And with access to four on-site restaurants, an independent STEAM school with programs for children of all ages and rotating community events, residents have little need to leave.

Keeping Pets COOL

All our furry friends, from dogs and cats to rabbits, are in danger of overheating in high temperatures. Here's how to help.

The SUMMER CAMP CONUNDRUM

School may be out, but for parents, trying to nab coveted slots to cover the hours, days and weeks is no picnic.

EASY WEEKNIGHTS

Make a fresh and delicious dinner in less time than you'd need to order takeout.

It's BARBECUE SEASON

Give your cookout menu a refresh with fun mains, flavorful sides and sweet bites. Let's celebrate summer!

YOUR ULTIMATE Summer Survival Guide

Now's the time to savor the sun, the fun, the ice cream! The experts in the Good Housekeeping Institute share simple strategies for making the most of the season-safely.

TICK, TICK..BOOM!

These tiny menaces can cause more than Lyme disease. Here's what you need to know about a new spate of tick-borne illnesses.