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Unless your asthma is well controlled, it may subtly interfere with normal activity and get out of hand quickly. In fact, a person with “mild asthma” can have a fatal attack. Asthma occurs when the main air passages in the lungs, called bronchioles, become inflamed and overly sensitive to “triggers.” During attacks, the lungs produce extra mucus and the bronchiole walls narrow, making breathing difficult. No cure exists yet, but nearly everyone can dramatically reduce—and maybe even eliminate—asthma symptoms....

One of the things I love about this movement system is that it’s kind to your body—but still gets results. The tai chi–inspired exercises below will sculpt your thighs without ever causing you a moment of joint pain. They have other benefits as well, such as promoting relaxation and fine-tuning strength, balance, and flexibility. You can do them every day for gentle lower-body toning or as a warm-up or cool-down for a more strenuous workout....

Decades of research, including one brand-new study, show that smiling does a body all kinds of good, but even more interesting: You don’t actually have to mean it. Check out the 3 best times to fake a smile. When you’re stressed. Even when your heart’s not in it, smiling lowers your heart rate and mitigates stress, found a new University of Kansas study to be published in Psychological Science. Researchers taught volunteers how to arrange their faces in a variety of ways: With genuine smiles, fake smiles, neutral expressions, and with chopsticks propping their mouths open into forced grins....

Yup, you read that right. Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley set out to see if flirting, or “feminine charm”—which researchers defined as equal parts friendliness and flirtatiousness—would create a positive impression in workplace negotiation. Why go there? Flirting’s already known to be an effective strategy for getting one’s way, says lead study author Laura Kray, PhD, a professor at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, but how it would translate in the boardroom wasn’t as clear....

Order your copy of the 400-Calorie Fix today! [sidebar] If You Have an Hour… Pizza & Salad at Uno Chicago Grill (pictured on the left) Eat two slices of Harvest Vegetable pizza on multigrain flatbread (320 calories), to save calories on crust, and a house side salad (90 calories) with a tablespoon of fat-free dressing (10 calories). TIP: Split heftier dishes to hit your calorie mark. Total: 420 calories. If You Have 30 Minutes… Soup & Sandwich at Quiznos Enjoy a cup of Tomato Basil Soup sans crackers (80 calories) with the Pesto Turkey Bullet or Turkey Club Bullet with a slice of cheese (295 to 305 calories)....

His biggest concern, as he put it, was “keeping what I’ve got.” His home life would horrify most people: alienated kids, a wife who bitterly resented his obsession with work, and never any time for just kicking back and feeling good. Chris had lost his love for life. If you haven’t met many wealthy people, you might think he was an aberration. You’re probably thinking “Give me that money, and I’ll show you how to be happy!...

But there’s something else you can try: vegetables. (Ditch processed foods and break your craving cycle with the naturally sweet, salty, and satisfying meals in Eat Clean, Lose Weight & Love Every Bite!) You might not think of veggies as a potent source of protein, but plenty of them pack way more of the muscle builder than you might expect. And they’re easy to add to blended drinks, sauces, and dips....

Creamy Pumpkin-Peanut Soup Add some Thai flavor to your fall menus with this appetizing dish. This pumpkin-peanut mélange from Prevention is accented by zesty hints of lemon, turmeric, onion, pepper flakes, and garlic, while a dollop of sour cream adds a refreshing touch. Here’s the recipe. Pasta with Pumpkin and Parmesan Grab some fresh mushroom agnolotti from the store and you’ve already done half the work for this Prevention recipe....

The FDA recently approved Mivarso, a topical gel that treats the redness caused by rosacea (available in September). “Patients with rosacea have over-reactive blood vessels in their skin, causing redness,” says Mark Jackson, MD, clinical professor of medicine at the University of Louisville, who researched Mirvaso for the phase 3 studies. “But up until this point, we’ve only been able to treat the inflammation and bumps, not the facial redness....

Easy Apple Crumble

So is everything else in the fridge. You’ve even licked the jar of chutney clean. Suddenly you find yourself en route to the supermarket for more. What’s going on? You’re having an episode of binge eating—a bout of uncontrollable consumption driven by at least three emotions: depression, anger, and anxiety. “When you’re bingeing, you’re out of control,” says Dori Winchell, PhD, a psychologist in private practice in Encinitas, California. “It’s not so much the amount or what you eat, but what it feels like....

So impressed are the researchers who’ve discovered these “berried” treasures, such as Gary Stoner, PhD, chairman of the environmental health department at The Ohio State University School of Medicine in Columbus, that many of them have joined the berry-a-day club, eating berries almost daily. And they’re advising us to do the same. “Everyone should be eating five or more servings of fruits and vegetables every day, and one of those helpings should be berries,” says Dr....

In my teens, I emulated Cher’s pencil-thin brows, only to discover the harsh-looking consequences of overplucking. After more trial and error, I finally figured out what works—using my brow’s natural line and arch as a guide—and I’ve stuck with it ever since. Yet I see so many women who pluck the wrong shape, making them look angry, sad, or surprised. Other major bungles: tattooed-on brows, which can look fake; and shaved brows, which disrupt hair’s growth pattern....

The good news is that there’s plenty you can do—no matter how old you are—to bolster your bones and prevent osteoporosis. Why should women worry about bone health? A strong skeleton provides the foundation for an active lifestyle, essential to your ability to bike through wine country, tend your vegetables, and romp with your grandkids. Out of the million Americans who have osteoporosis, 80% are women. Throughout your life, bone cells called osteoblasts are continually adding new bone to your skeleton while cells called osteoclasts demolish old bone in order to supply the rest of your body with much-needed calcium....