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!

The Heart of Brain Health

The Magic of Fireflies

Keep Bugs at Bay the Natural Way • Not all the insects that appear with warmer weather are as delightful as fireflies (here’s looking at you, mosquitoes and flies!). If pests bug you, here’s how to keep them away with plants, not pesticides.

Face Masks and the Environment

Another Parkinson’s Clue

How to Get Your “5 a Day” • Experts agree that we should all strive to eat five servings of fruits and vegetables a day—more specifically, make that two servings of fruit and three of veggies. This formula was associated with a lower risk of death from heart disease, stroke, cancer, and respiratory disease, according to a new Harvard study. Try these tips for sneaking in more produce:

Sip Your Vitamins!

Get the Sleep Your Body Craves

New Cancer Insights

NO-WASTE TOOTHPASTE

Master a DIY Pedi • It’s officially sandal season (yay!), which means your feet deserve a little TLC. Celebrity manicurist Miss Pop shares her tips for polishing up at home.

20-Minute Meal Under $10 • Greek ChickpeaTacos

THE YOGURT SCOOP • Top must-knows about this gut-friendly, belly-filling food from Marisa Moore, a registered dietitian nutritionist in Atlanta.

OPEN THOSE HIPS • This low lunge gives your hip flexors—a group of muscles situated around your groin area, right at the tops of the thighs—a serious stretch. Besides feeling great, this will limber you up for better walking, running, and even sitting!

Blast Out of a Fitness Rut • Reenergize your fitness routine with tips from trainer Latreal Mitchell, founder of Fitness Bunch Foundation.

your HEALTH HANDBOOK • Staying Sharp: A Guide To Healthy Aging

Natural Benefits of Dandelion Leaves • You may think of dandelion as a weed, but it’s cultivated as food and used for therapeutic purposes in many parts of the world. The leaves have a bitter taste—reminiscent of broccoli rabe or spicy arugula—and are delicious sautéed or fresh. They’re also full of antioxidants that may reduce inflammation and support healthy digestion. Katie Stage, N.D., a registered herbalist at Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine in Tempe, AZ, shares a few uses:

Drink to Your Health • Consider this your tip sheet for finding the perfect cup of tea.

Your Skincare Glossary • These five ingredients are dermatologist favorites.

HOW TO FEEL BETTER ABOUT EVERYTHING • When life seems more stressful than joyful, these strategies should help calm the chaos in your mind.

IS IT TIME TO GET HELP?

Meet Your Gallbladder • You mostly hear about this organ when it needs to be removed. Here’s why you have it in the first place.

Bad Breath, Begone • Prevent and treat this stinky issue.

THE LOVE-YOUR-AGE WORKOUT • What if we looked at getting older as a journey to growing wiser about what our bodies need? “I look better, feel better, and perform better than I did in my 20s because I take even better care of myself in my 40s,” says celebrity trainer Jillian Michaels. “Age is not about chronology. In large part, it’s about our lifestyle and self-care.” That’s why Michaels created this 10-minute workout: It’s designed specifically to help you become more mobile, powerful, and energized—loving how you feel as you move through each stage of life.

YOU & YOUR BRAIN • Right now, the world’s most advanced computer—the one between your ears—is busy reading, processing, thinking, and oh, yes, keeping your entire body functioning. Our brains are so sophisticated that we can simultaneously marvel at their complexity,...