Prevention

Prevention magazine gives you healthy solutions you can really live with. Every issue delivers the latest news and trends on health, food, and nutrition, family, fitness, and more!

Your Health Matters

PULSE

UP YOUR SPICE GAME • Traditional spices and spice blends are reemerging as some of the latest food trends, and many are great ways to add a burst of flavor to your meals. Marisa Moore, a registered dietitian nutritionist in Atlanta, suggests five of them to add to your roster.

PROBIOTICS FOR YOUR SKIN

What Is Cold-Pressed Skincare?

A New Reason to Quit Smoking

20-Minute Meal Under $15 • Turkey Meatball Gyros

YOUR DAILY DOSE • Get the vitamins your body needs by loading up on these super-nutritious picks.

LYING TRICEPS EXTENSIONS • Though you do this move lying down, your triceps still get a serious workout, and performing it with your hips lifted also works your core, hamstrings, and glutes, says Larysa DiDio, celebrity trainer and host of Prevention’s video program Tone Up in 15 (prevention.com/tone15).

JOIN OUR VIRTUAL WALK • On October 5, we’re inviting you—and your friends and family, even your dog!—to walk 5K with Prevention, wherever you are.

STAY WELL WHILE YOU TRAIN

Natural Benefits of Rose Water • The healing power of roses has a fragrant history: Cleopatra supposedly bathed in rose water religiously. With antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties, rose petals hydrate and rejuvenate the body inside too. Elizabeth Taddiken, N.D., a naturopathic physician at the Rockwood Natural Medicine Clinic in Scottsdale, AZ, shares her remedies.

Fall Allergies

Secrets to Shinier, Healthier Hair

BUILD YOUR INNER STRENGTH • WE ALL GET KNOCKED DOWN—FROM SMALL EVERYDAY DISAPPOINTMENTS TO MAJOR HEARTBREAKS AND DISASTERS. IT’S HOW WE HANDLE GETTING BACK UP THAT’S KEY TO OUR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. HERE’S WHAT RESEARCH SAYS ABOUT RESILIENCE.

Your Resilience Road Map • Because it’s hard to think clearly in a crisis, it’s smart to have your strategy ready to roll in advance. Steps like these—written for someone who has just lost her job—can work for any setback.

Meet Your Amygdala • This tiny brain region rules many of your deepest emotions and plays a big role in controlling your impulses.

Moving Forward After a Fight

Sun Spots

“HOW I LOST THE WEIGHT” • Need some slim-down inspiration? Get fired up with three women who shed pounds while doing Prevention’s DVD program Tone Up in 15.

SLIMMING DOWN IN YOUR…30s

SLIMMING DOWN IN YOUR…40s

SLIMMING DOWN IN YOUR…50s

5 Myths About Alcohol • No matter which pour you pick, it’s smart to separate fact from fiction.

Weighted Products

THE POWER OF THE PLACEBO EFFECT • How is it that a sugar pill can make people feel happier, reduce pain, and improve their qualiy of life? Researchers are trying to understand why so many people are helped by the mere idea of medicine, in hopes of working out drug-free ways to alleviate suffering.

New Ways to Love Yogurt • Free your snack from its little container and make it even better: These easy recipes give yogurt, with its protein and calcium, extra nutrients and flavor.

Foods for a Whiter Smile

Strawberry Instant Oats

CRAZY FOR CHICK PEAS… • …and gaga for garbanzo beans! Whatever name you use, this humble pantry staple is a nutritional powerhouse, packing protein, fiber, folate, and iron all into one little legume. Plus, with its nutty, buttery flavor and creamy texture, it can be transformed into anything from snacks to stews—even dessert. Time to crack open a can!

Take a Break With Balloons • Thanks to their slow movement and unpredictable bouncing, balloons give these get-active...