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  • Lisa Ling's Surprising ADD Diagnosis at 40

    While filming "Our America With Lisa Ling," journalist Lisa Ling decided to get tested for ADHD. Here's what she learned.

  • The 10-Minute Express Clean for Your Kitchen

    You've finished dinner and your favorite show is starting soon. Here's how to get everything spotless and put away, so you can be on the couch in time for the opening credits.

  • How Far Would You Go to Feel Better? One Woman's Incredible Search for a Cure

    When doctors couldn't cure her, Fiona Maazel forged her own path to recovery. I was grateful to have found someone who was willing to discuss with me, at length, every option Western medicine had to offer.

  • 7 Swimsuits that Make Your Stomach Look Flatter

    Look for ruching or draping, strong fabrics, inner mesh for shaping, and dark colors or strategic prints. Here are three little-in-the-middle options that will instantly make you look ten pounds lighter.

  • From a Man's Mind: 5 Apologies I Owe My Wife

    When we met, I was engaged in a six-year boycott of Major League Baseball, my childhood passion, in reaction to the players' strike that cancelled the 1994 World Series. That said, I will point out that, when we were first dating, you successfully hid the fact that you would one day decide that your were "off" Ethiopian food.

  • 9 Signs You've Forgotten Yourself

    Do I Have Cancer?, Did I Get the Family Bald Gene? But don't worry, scientifically speaking, this can happen when, "dirt and oil accumulate on your scalp and hair follicles, causing inflammation and irritation." In other words, your hair growth has stunted from lack of washing.

  • 7 Ways to Make a Man Fall in Love with You

    The author of Family Life: A Novel shares the secrets all women wish they knew...

  • 7 All-Natural Allergy Cures

    How: Gereau-Haddon recommends supplements but points out that butterbur is part of the ragweed family, and, unfortunately, about 75 percent of people allergic to pollen-producing plants are also sensitive to ragweed (as well as birch trees, chrysanthemums, marigolds, and daisies). So talk to a doctor before giving this a try, and then use only supplements labeled "PA-free" or "PA-safe" which means they're free of pyrrolizidine alkaloids--chemicals that can damage the liver. While some studies have shown conflicting results, Gereau-Haddon believes that these anti-inflammatories may protect against allergies. How: Keep your immune system healthy by eating fish at least once a week, or try mercury-free supplements.

  • 5 Secrets to Giving Yourself a Salon-Quality Manicure at Home

    This helps the polish stay flexible, so it won't crack." --Tom Bachik, L'Oréal Paris global nail artist If you don't allow the solvents in the formula to evaporate, the enamel won't set well, which increases the chance of chipping." -- Deborah Lippmann, manicurist and founder of Deborah Lippmann nail products "It's better to apply two thin coats of polish than one thick one, which won't dry well and will more likely peel off."-- Deborah Lippmann Lots of people use polish remover, but many removers contain moisturizing ingredients, which can block polish adhesion." -- Tom Bachik

  • Miracle Clothes that Will Make People Wonder If You've Lost Weight

    Banana Republic's popular Sloan pant has inspired a full collection designed in the same figure-flattering fabrics: The stretch material (which gives in all directions) smooths wobbly areas, and the pieces are expertly tailored with strategic darting and seaming. Everything is wrinkle resistant-perfect for travel-and comes in petite and tall sizes.

  • The Most Flattering Clothes—and Hairstyle—for Your Body

    In fashion, as in life, it's always best to stay true to yourself, and that means knowing what makes your figure look smashing. A few gorgeous, talented women are here to show you how it's done.

  • Cleaning Hacks for Every Room of the House

    Spring cleaning has arrived, but before you spend hours on end tidying up, use these experts' shortcuts for how to get everything from your mattress to your bathtub looking brand new again. That's right, vodka can be used as a way to clean your mattress, which is often an overlooked task, even though you sleep--i.e., sweat--on it every night. This is why Jolie Kerr, cleaning expert and author of My Boyfriend Barfed in My Handbag and Other Things You Can't Ask Martha, suggests vodka as an easy cleaning solution. Simply pour vodka into a spray bottle, distribute it evenly across your mattress by spritzing and leave it to air-dry before remaking your bed.

  • How to Power Down a Busy Mind

    In a 2007 study published in the Association for Psychological Science journal, Professor Nilli Lavie of University College London measured the response time of 61 subjects performing tasks on a computer while being distracted by flashing letters. A study done at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine (and reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences) suggests that a change in brain hormones due to social isolation was responsible for aggression and anxiety in mice.

  • Decorating Ideas from the World's Top Hotels

    Choose items that bring in at least three textures in the room: one plush, one sleek and one natural, recommends Jay Jeffers, author of Collected Cool and designer behind the Ritz-Carlton Residences, Lake Tahoe. Cashmere throws--particularly in not-too-cutesy patterns like herringbone--and Lucite trays that catch the light are two of Jeffers' go-to additions. \"It makes your skin glow when you're in bed,\" says Colleen Bashaw, the resort's interior designer.

  • 7 New Tricks for Clearer, Smoother Skin

    Follow this advice to face every day with gorgeous skin.

  • 4 Unexpected Signs You May Need Couples Counseling

    \"It's safer to blame other people or situations than a spouse who, on the surface at least, seems unwilling to change,\" explains Michele Weiner-Davis, marriage therapist and author of Divorce Busting. Anger isn't the only sign: \"Any change in you--eating more, sleeping less, crying lots, fatigue--can be a marital red flag, even if you're not diagnosing your spouse as the problem.\"

  • 5 Things You Never Knew About Your Toothbrush

    If you go the manual route, dentist Kimberly Harms, DDS, a consumer adviser for the American Dental Association, recommends that people with narrow jaws (your dentist can tell you) choose a brush with a tapered head. GoodMouth, a new mail-order subscription service, eliminates the guesswork.

  • Could This Be What's Sabotaging Your Sex Life?

    As Streicher explains in her new book, Love Sex Again, when the patient gave up the candy, her pain disappeared. Antihistamine allergy pills and cold medicine reduce moisture levels in the body, points out Streicher, and therefore have a drying effect on tissues from your nose to your...you know. This could be because the amount of estrogen in the pill is too low to give adequate lubrication but still high enough to suppress your body's own ability to make the hormone (this happens to about 2 percent of women, says Streicher).

  • How to Think like a Fit Person

    Change the way you look and feel by changing the way you think, starting with your raison de sweat.

  • 7 Things More Valuable Than You Think

    The average family has about $10,000 worth of unused items in their home, says Cari Cucksey, host of HGTV's Cash and Cari. When word spread in February that Ikea would be discontinuing its popular Expedit shelves, its average selling price on eBay shot up 23 percent-from about $94 to $116-according to the auction website's sales data. The shelves' simple, goes-with-anything design makes them a staple in $12-million homes and studios alike, says Jeremiah Brent, interior designer and curator for eBay, especially since they can be used individually or stacked to mimic floor-to-ceiling bookshelves.