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  • Stretch Out Your Workout

    by Colleen Martin for MD Anderson Cancer Center

  • Dance into the Exercise Groove

    by Laura Nathan-Garner for MD Anderson Cancer Center In an exercise rut? Here's an idea: try a workout that's so fun you'll forget you're exercising - dance classes.

  • Race Your Way to Fitness

    by Colleen Martin for MD Anderson Cancer CenterRunning isn't just for athletes and the super-fit. These days, a growing number of people who have never worked out are lacing up their sneakers and hitting the ground running.

  • Foods to Fuel Your Workout

    by Robin Davidson for MD Anderson Cancer Center

  • Stretch Toward Better Health

    by Colleen Martin for MD Anderson Cancer Center Remember when you could do the splits? Even though you don't have PE class anymore, stretching should still be part of your fitness routine.

  • Age-Proof Your Health

    by Adelina Espat for MD Anderson Cancer Center

  • Nutritional Supplements: Health or Hype?

    By Carlandrea Clark for MD Anderson Cancer Center

  • A Healthy Plan for Dining Out

    By Mary Jane Schier for MD Anderson Cancer Center About 130 million Americans will eat out on any given day this year. While dining out shouldn't mean "pigging out," picking a salad over cheese fries can sometimes be difficult.

  • Your 7-Day Exercise Plan: Day 2 -- Circuit Training

    We know: Staying fit requires a little creativity sometimes.You've got to mix things up to keep things interesting and work out different parts of your body.To spice things up, we rolled out day 1 of our 7-day exercise plan earlier this week. Today, we introduce day 2 of your 7-day exercise plan: ci

  • Green Your Grocery List

    by Laura Nathan-Garner for MD Anderson Cancer CenterFor most people, grocery shopping is a pain. It can be expensive and time-consuming - especially when you're trying to minimize your carbon "food" print.

  • The 411 on Cell Phone and CT Scan Cancer Risks

    By Laura Nathan-Garner for MD Anderson Cancer CenterFrom smartphones to cutting-edge medical devices, we've fallen hard for technology. But recent headlines suggest our high-tech world could be upping our cancer risks. Could radiation from our cell phones and CT scans be bad for our health?

  • Your 7-Day Exercise Plan: Day 1 - Cardio and Upper-Body Weight Training

    Maybe you're bored with your exercise routine. Or maybe you know you should exercise but need some direction to get started.Either way, we've got you covered! Our tailored 7-day exercise plan (complete with videos!) will help you boost your heart rate and get toned all week long:

  • 10 Gynecologic Cancer Signs You Shouldn't Ignore

    By Lam Le for MD Anderson Cancer Center You're young, spry, and beautiful. So gynecologic cancers probably aren't on your radar.

  • Fight Cancer With Food

    by Adelina Espat for MD Anderson Cancer Center

  • Easy Ideas to Makeover Lunch

    By Lora Shea for MD Anderson Cancer CenterYou can stick to a healthy diet. Making healthy food choices start when kids are young and should continue to adulthood.

  • Six Things You Should Know about Your Pap Test

    By Laura Nathan-Garner and Rachel Winters for MD Anderson Cancer Center Maybe you've heard: Even though current cervical cancer screening guidelines recommend that most average-risk women get tested for cervical cancer every two to three years, a survey of doctors shows that many may be unnecessaril

  • Your Healthy Road Trip Day Planner

    By Rachel Winters for MD Anderson Cancer Center

  • How to Keep Your Parents Cancer-Free

    By Adelina Espat for MD Anderson Cancer Center

  • 5 Tricks of a Fit Family

    By Laura Nathan-Garner for MD Anderson Cancer Center

  • How to Protect Your Family from the Disease that Killed Dennis Hopper

    Last week, actor and filmmaker Dennis Hopper died of prostate cancer.While women don't have to worry about getting prostate cancer, it's important that we pay close attention to this disease. As the second deadliest cancer for men, it's something that takes the lives of 27,000 husbands, fathers, lov