SPECIAL SECTION  Peeing your pants during jubilant laughter is one thing. Peeing your pants because you chuckled, coughed or went for a jog something else entirely. Urinary Incontinence doesn’t get a public face. Where testicular cancer has Lance Armstrong and osteoporosis has Sally Fields, there’s no relatable spokesperson for loss of bladder control.
But it’s fact: UI is no less common than parking tickets. Read More>>

SPECIAL SECTION  “If you took them away, I would kill you.” That’s what Christie Hoffman said, when I asked her about hormones. The 58-year-old director of community relations at Riverview Retirement Community says hormone replacement therapy has granted her sanity through hellish hot flashes and unbearable insomnia.
“Until you experience it, it’s like having a newborn baby and being up all night,” she says. Read More>>

SPECIAL SECTION  Stress happens. A lot. And when you’re in the eye of the tornado, it’s all you can do to keep from being sucked into the vortex of insanity. The last thing crossing your mind — as you watch your house fly away — is the fact that heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Read More>>

COVER STORY  Eating more raw foods may aid in weight loss. Some research shows the amount of food we eat is partially regulated by volume — when stretch receptors in the stomach and intestines are activated, we feel full. Foods rich in water, like fruits and vegetables, have fewer calories relative to their volume, possibly bringing on a sense of satisfaction with fewer calories. Read More>>

COVER STORY  Raw foodism isn’t an idiosyncratic cult fad. It just sits on the extreme end of common sense, which says natural foods with fewer synthetic ingredients are better for you. 
Well, OK. Read More>>

SPECIAL SECTION  First Ladies always have a pet project. Laura Bush championed children’s reading programs, and Hillary Clinton helped to pass the Children’s Health Insurance Program. Nancy Reagan famously just said no to drugs. Lady Bird Johnson formed The Society for a More Beautiful National Capital. Jackie Kennedy re-upholstered half the White House. Read More>>

ALT MEDICINE  Imagine being diagnosed with cancer. Now imagine being nauseated and fatigued from chemotherapy. You probably want to curl up in a ball, and rest. Snuggle with the cat, maybe, and watch Seinfeld re-runs. Staying active might not sound appealing. Read More>>

SPECIAL SECTION  Six days after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake ravaged Haiti, Dr. Mathew Rawlins sat in the middle of a Port-au-Prince intersection, scanning his surroundings.Casualties, everywhere.
“Coming out of the woodwork,” he recalls. “That’s what was impressive — you didn’t have to look for people that were injured. They were just all over.” Read More>>

COVER STORY  I live in a modest, two-bedroom house, which I share with two roommates, two cats, two dogs and a guinea pig. So it goes without saying: We use a lot of air fresheners.
The current weapon of choice is Febreze (in Thai Dragon Fruit). We chose it for the smell, obviously. The ingredients weren’t even an afterthought. Read More>>

COVER STORY  Fire and water. Earth and wind. For ancient Greeks, and the Buddhists before them, these basic elements provided a foundation for contemplating the world. In this special section, we invite you to take a look at how these simple, time-honored concepts can help you in your quest to create a healthier home. Read More>>

ALT MEDICINE  The camera zooms in on the bare back of a woman. She rolls around on a bed, slathered in satin sheets, wearing nothing but cut-off panties and a pair of Reebok EasyTone sneakers. Read More>>

SPECIAL SECTION  Smiling is good for you. It can relieve stress, reduce blood pressure, make you look younger, lift your mood and contagiously spread to grouchy people. But then, not everyone looks like they just emerged from the set of a toothpaste commercial.
The good news? We’re living in the 21st century. If there’s something about your mouth you don’t like, it can be fixed. Read More>>

SPECIAL SECTION  Urban Dictionary.com, a Web page that allows the public to create alternative definitions consisting of everyday colloquialisms, defines “Dentist” as the following: “A dentist is a man or woman who takes great delight in hurting you. He does this with his vast collection of sharp, shiny and scary tools. Once he’s managed to make you cry — or pass out from pain — he charges you for it.”
A second entry identifies “Dentist” as “a sadist with newer magazines.”
Harsh? Yeah, kinda. Read More>>

SPECIAL SECTION  Winter is nearly here. You’ve said goodbye to the sun, mojito drink specials, 90-degree days at the lake and, lastly, your tan. It’s not that milky complexions aren’t stunning — Nicole Kidman, Jack White and the vampires from Twilight seem to be doing just fine. But if you happen to be one of those people who feel more confident with just a slight (or obvious) tint of color, the options are as bright as a sunny day. Read More>>

SPECIAL SECTION  Living naturally isn’t just for squirrels and hippies. It’s not too complicated, either. Organic body and skin care lines leave you feeling better and looking refreshed. And it’s morally gratifying to know that your eco-friendly facial serum didn’t put a koala out of its home. Visiting a spa with an environmentally conscious business model is a wonderful way to support a greater cause while simultaneously pampering yourself. Read More>>