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This mild-tasting cold-weather vegetable is a natural detoxifier and contains cancer-fighting compounds in every floret. Here’s what you need to know to get the biggest nutritional bang for your cauliflower buck. How to buyLook for tightly packed heads without brown spots. Outer leaves should be taut, not wilted. Orange, purple, and green varieties of cauliflower are also available. How to storeWrap in plastic and refrigerate for 4 to 7 days (cauliflower’s flavor gets stronger with age)....

You can erase dark spots, fill in wrinkles, and change your hair color on a whim. But what can you do if thinning strands are your genetic fate? A team of researchers at the University of Pennsylvania is poised to make a perpetually full head of hair a reality in the next decade or so. In 2014, they reached a major milestone toward being able to grow additional hair follicles: They turned stem cells into two types of cells—one that gives hair its color and another that makes up the shaft....

Plain Yogurt + Honey = De-Stress Face Maskprobiotics in your beauty products We’ve already told you how can give you brighter, more resilient skin. But since you are so not going out in this mess yet, try using the real thing. Combine two parts plain yogurt (Greek or regular, the fattier the better!) and one part honey in a small bowl. Spread it all over your face and sit back for 10-15 minutes....

Psoriasis is an immune reaction targeted in specific areas, often over joints and pressure points, says Alan Dattner, MD, a holistic dermatologist in New Rochelle, NY. But just why and how this immune reaction works is a mystery to doctors. Dattner believes that diet can play a big role in keeping outbreaks in check, and he integrates nutrition and holistic medicine into his skin care practice. So if food is an important aspect to controlling psoriasis, you might ask: What’s on the menu?...

DIY Frozen Food"Black beans, frozen broccoli, frozen brown rice—put them all in a pan with a little olive oil and herbs of your choice, and you’ve got a healthy, balanced, and delicious dinner within a few minutes." —Kristin Kirkpatrick, MS, RD, a wellness manager at the Cleveland Clinic Wellness Institute Everything-But-the-Kitchen-Sink Salad"I often toss together whatever hidden produce and leftovers are in my fridge, which typically results in a hearty green salad with avocado, protein leftovers—whether it be beans, quinoa, or chicken—tomatoes, and whatever else is around....

You could subsist on cheap processed staples like ramen, hot dogs, and their ilk—but we all know how that story ends. You could take the traditional healthy-on-a-budget route, cooking up an enormous (and boring) batch of rice and beans. Or you could do things the Josh Greenfield way. Greenfield, one of the two brothers behind the popular YouTube cooking channel Brothers Green Eats, recently took on this $3-per-day food budget challenge for a full week....

If your same-old morning meal rotation is boring you back to sleep, it’s time to shake things up—but don’t reach for that box of cereal just yet. (You can sculpt your arms and tighten your tummy with the energizing—and fun—routines from Prevention’s Flat Belly Barre!) We’ve gathered the five most-pinned healthy breakfast recipes on Pinterest to prove it’s possible to bring some excitement to the first meal of the day—without relying on packaged food or sugary recipes....

Although cooking protein over an open flame is more heart-friendly than drowning it in oil or butter, it’s not without risks. When beef, pork, fish, or poultry are cooked over a scorching hot flame, the amino acids, sugars, and creatine (all things naturally found in meat) can form heterocyclic amines (HCAs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), two chemicals that may increase the risk of cancer, according to the National Cancer Institute....

“I’d start the day off with a coffee around 7 a.m., followed shortly by a banana or nuts at home, or a donut if I’m on the road. Or sometimes just coffee. Then I’m pretty set until lunch, which could be anywhere from 1 to 3 p.m., and could consist of anything from a beer to tacos to a chicken caesar salad to cheese and crackers—or just more coffee if I’m busy....

Corner your fears. You can’t build up emotional strength until you feel safe. Pick a positive place, not the epicenter of household arguments, and make sure your back faces a wall—this gives you the feeling of being protected, says Erik Peper, professor at the Institute for Holistic Health Studies at San Francisco State University. Keep your eyes up. Line up your view, trying to make it one of nature or of objects or photos that conjure up memories you love....

Age brings with it the two w’s: wisdom and wrinkles. While we’ll happily take the former, we’re not so thrilled with the latter. But while you can’t actually turn back the clock, of course, it is possible to delay how soon those lines show up on your face, or how severe they’ll be. Check out these everyday habits upping your wrinkle quota—and what you can do to minimize them. You chew gum Sorry, fresh-breath aficionados, but chomping on gum leads to wrinkles, because it forces your mouth to continually form different shapes....

“All of us at midlife have to renegotiate our relationships with ourselves, our partners, our children, sometimes with friends,” says Diann Wingert, a certified life coach and licensed therapist in Pasadena, California. This means your relationships might not look how they once did—and that’s okay. Even so, it doesn’t make these shifts any less jarring, especially if you didn’t see them coming. Here, six relationship changes that are totally normal—but you’ll want to brace yourself for....