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GET YOUR BACKYARD SUMMER-READY!

It's time to get your outdoor space prepped for parties, family dinners and relaxing under the sun. These expert tips make it easy.

Cheery Cosmo Mix

Perk up your home with a bouquet of these summertime garden blooms

Celebrate in Style

It's time for summer parties, and our cakes and cupcakes offer something special for everyone

Dinner? Done!

Simple and satisfying meals to get you through the week

CAREGIVING, Finding Peace & ALWAYS GROWING with award-winning actress and author MARCIA GAY HARDEN

AS A WOMAN WHO WEARS MANY HATS personally and professionally, Marcia Gay Harden, 64, is no stranger to life's obstacles-and she's learned to handle any difficulty that comes her way. Although, the Oscarand Tony-winning actress and mom of three reveals that she does have one Achilles' heel: \"Patience is always my biggest challenge,\" Marcia shares with FIRST on set while filming the last episodes of her CBS sitcom So Help Me Todd. \"I'm impatient with ignorance, the unknown, with slow responses from texts, lack of logic...but I try to be better.\"

IS YOUR DOCTOR GASLIGHTING YOU?

Research shows that health-care professionals routinely dismiss, downplay or question women's health concerns. We talked to experts to find out why-and what you can do to ensure you get the care you deserve

Supercharge Brainpower WITH ESSENTIAL OILS

How to get a 226% boost in thinking— plus a bevy of other health perks

DETOX Your Liver

GOOD NEWS! A customized approach tailored to your body will help you reboot a sluggish liver and shed unwanted pounds-no deprivation required!

FLAVORFUL GREEK MEALS

Take a bite out of the Mediterranean with these vibrant and simple recipes

THE VIRAL TREND FOR GLOWING, SUN-KISSED SKIN

Discover how bronzing drops shed years from your look―for less

10 BRILLIANT USES FOR PAPER BAGS

Genius ways to give the recyclables new life

FLAME GRILLED FEASTS

Become your own grill master with these easy and healthy recipes for every occasion

10 BRILLIANT USES FOR EGGSHELLS

Savvy ways the food scraps save the day

Top Gun Cast

Catch up with the stars of the 1986 hit movie that had us all saying, “I feel the need—the need for speed!”

Pretty Lilac Pitcher

Perk up any part of your home with a fragrant floral display

EASY WAYS TO CURATE A COZY BOOK NOOK

Surround yourself with books and other treasures you love

APRICOTS

This vibrant fruit is at its peak in local markets

SOWING SEEDS OF LOVE & KINDNESS

As one of the highest-paid linemen in the NFL, Jason Brown had it all: a beautiful wife, Tay, a growing family and fame. But when felt a nudge on his heart to leave his career behind to start a farm that gives to people in need, Jason knew he couldn’t ignore it…and it has changed his life and the lives of millions of others!

"I'm pain-free and so energized!”

For decades, Jane Wooten, 68, fought fatigue, pain, GI issues & more. Then she discovered the diet change that restored her health!

TASTY WAYS TO KEEP DIABETES AT BAY

Balance blood sugar with these delicious superfoods

FLAT-BELLY SMOOTHIES

FOUND: The missing ingredient that burns 3x more calories! (No, it's not protein.) Here, the daily drink that powers off pounds

10 Brilliant Uses for Sugar

Simple ways the sweet staple saves the day

WHERE ARE THEY NOW? - Party of Five Cast

The show ended nearly 25 years ago, and the cast's lives have gone in many different directions. Catch up with them today!

A lovely tulip mix to ring in spring!

Right now, florists are styling simple yet stunning bouquets that echo the wild, blooming beauty of a lush spring garden.

OUTSMART STRESS WITH THE TRUE YOU!

Experts explain how to know, appreciate and respond to life as your authentic self-and unleash the joy that springs from embracing all of who you are

3 HEARTWARMING STORIES

Boost your bliss with these uplifting tales

TALKING ABOUT...THE POWER OF HOPE, PRAYER AND FRESH STARTS

with Today anchor, author and mom of two HODA KOTB

DISCOVERED: Live-longer secrets of SUPER-AGERS

We all want to blow out 90 (or more!) candles on our birthday cake feeling healthy and mentally sharp. Here, new research reveals the simple—and, dare we say, fun!-secrets to living a long, happy life

"I finally got my life back!"

Another day watching life pass me by, thought Cindy McDaniel, 58, as she lay in bed. Unable to focus on a book, TV or her phone, the once-active mental health counselor spent weeks doing nothing

One size SMALLER

NEWS: Sneaky tissue blockages make It nearly impossible for women over 50 to lose weight. To the rescue: Simple moves and delicious foods that restore health to power off pounds—fast!