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Your Total IMMUNITY NUTRITION LIST
Squash is our hero food this month, but there are immunity nutrients in other delicious options too. Be sure to load up on these necessities to kick a cold, the flu, or COVID-19 to the curb.
2 min |
November 2025
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THE OTHER BIRTH CONTROL FIGHT
Women’s bodily autonomy has long been under attack, with talk of the government restricting access to contraception even as abortion is illegal in many places. But one lesser-known aspect of reproductive control is the right to be sterilized—which many women are denied even if they're positive they want no future pregnancies.
10+ min |
November 2025
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WHAT IS CHRONIC PAIN?
When you strain your back or burn your arm, receptor cells send messages along your nerve pathways to your brain. This results in a feeling of pain, a signal from your body that you must tend to it; when you get better, the pain should subside. But for an estimated one in five American adults, pain remains a constant companion.
2 min |
November 2025
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Try Something New
This month, reap the rewards of stepping outside your comfort zone.
4 min |
November 2025
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Should You Microwave Plastic?
We've been zapping leftovers this way for decades, but arguments about the potential health dangers have heated up. Here's what we know.
3 min |
November 2025
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SOOTHE YOUR PEEPERS
TIPS FOR CHOOSING THE RIGHT DROPS
1 min |
November 2025
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Ouch! WHAT TO DO WHEN ACUTE PAIN HITS HARD
A stubbed toe, a bruised rib, or a strep-induced sore throat brings what doctors call acute pain—it has an obvious cause and goes away as soon as the issue is healed. Knowing how to treat this type of pain (as well as flareups of chronic issues) is crucial to being able to live your life and do the things you love.
3 min |
November 2025
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PREVENTION PICKS
PUT A CHECK NEXT TO WHAT YOU WANT TO SNAG OR GIFT.
2 min |
November 2025
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it's eating season
And if you're on a GLP-1 medication, holiday feasts might mean more side effects. Try these 7 dietitian-recommended feel-better strategies to get the most out of your meals.
7 min |
November 2025
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5 MYTHS ABOUT TYPE 2 DIABETES
The condition is incredibly common-and so is confusion about who gets it and how to manage it.
3 min |
November 2025
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Love Your Look
Makeup artist and Jones Road Beauty founder Bobbi Brown answers your questions.
2 min |
November 2025
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eat to SQUASH sickness
The immunity-supporting nutrients in this cold-season superfood can help bolster your germ-fighting power. Read on for delicious recipes, plus other ingredients you'll want to have on your stay-well winter shopping list.
4 min |
November 2025
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EAR POPPING
On a plane, a ski slope, or a fast elevator to the penthouse, the pressure in your ears can become imbalanced. Here's why.
1 min |
November 2025
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the menopause workout
Mood swings, body changes, and stiffness, meet muscle-building, heart-strengthening moves. These do-anywhere exercises are designed to quell your most trying symptoms so you won't need to press pause on what you love to do.
3 min |
November 2025
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Chronic Pain Hijacked My Life
After a car accident left her with terrible damage to her neck and back, this artist and single mom found treatments to help her move forward.
3 min |
November 2025
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Oops, Our Bad!
Yeesh, we really missed the mark! Sorry, raw-milk fans, but we got that one (and a few other things) wrong.
1 min |
September 2025
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Prevention Led the Way on Eating Organic
\"Food as medicine\" may sound like a 21st-century catchphrase, but Prevention has been passionate about the connection between what we eat and how we feel since our first issue.
1 min |
September 2025
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MY DIAGNOSIS I Was Blindsided by Cancer
After just one week of unusual symptoms, this journalist received a shocking diagnosis.
7 min |
September 2025
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CHALLENGE Strengthen Your Bones
It's time to double down on the habits that will keep your skeleton sturdy.
4 min |
September 2025
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Soothe an Upset Stomach
Expert-backed ways to remedy common tummy troubles
2 min |
September 2025
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PRUNEY FINGERS
Here’s why your fingers (and toes!) look like dried fruit when you get out of the bathtub.
1 min |
September 2025
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keep the peace
11 little ways to preserve your fun, healthy summer vibe even as fall stress ramps up.
8 min |
September 2025
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We Were Right (except when we weren't!)
Hate to say we told you so, but...Prevention is proud of having been ahead of the curve on so many issues.
1 min |
September 2025
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GET GLOWY WITH ROSEHIP OIL
THIS NATURAL SOLUTION MAY IMPROVE MULTIPLE SKIN ISSUES.
1 min |
September 2025
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EAT TO LOWER CHOLESTEROL
These foods target a key factor influencing heart health.
2 min |
September 2025
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Future Forward!
What will the next 75 years bring? It's impossible to know for sure, but WE ASKED EXPERTS to share their HOPES and PREDICTIONS.
2 min |
September 2025
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YOUR GOOD-MORNING MEAL
ENJOY AND STAY FULL 'TIL LUNCH.
1 min |
September 2025
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5 MYTHS ABOUT LONG COVID
Untruths about this post-pandemic condition have gone viral. Avoid them like the plague and stick to these facts.
3 min |
September 2025
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pasta power!
Dig in to a big, heaping bowl of comfort that's quick, convenient, and—thanks to the Prevention Test Kitchen— nutrient-dense and full of protein and healthy produce. Mangia!
6 min |
September 2025
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75 Happy Birthday to Us!
IT'S BEEN QUITE A RIDE!
5 min |