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Team Player: Sheryl Swoopes
On the court with teammates and at home with her son, WNBA star Sheryl Swoopes loves to share life’s pleasures and challenges with others.
Cooking Up a Blue Streak: Blueberries
You want fast, easy way to get more fresh, nutrient-pack foods into your kids’ diets. Blueberries may be the path of least resistance.
The Problem With Growth Hormones in Milk
Dairy-industry growth hormones boost milk production, but raise questions – like, what if they wind up in the milk we drink? Here’s what you should know about the research into possible risks, including early-onset puberty and antibiotic resistance.
Exploring the Impact of Nature-Deficit Disorder on Children’s Health
A generation ago, kids learned about the natural world by going out to play. Today, many have virtually no experience with the unadulterated out-of-doors. Is this separation making our kids sick?
How to Find Your Tribe
Many Americans rely on friends, neighbors and coworkers for the support that family members once offered. Even if your own family is close-knit, you may benefit from cultivating a family-like circle of friends.
How to Exercise During Your Pregnancy
You want to stay fit, and you want your baby to be healthy. Here’s what’s known (and not yet known) about the potential risks and rewards of staying seriously active — and even competing — while you’re pregnant.
Learning by Example
Do as I say, not as I do. Anyone whose parents ever tried that line on them knows just how ineffective such directives are likely to be at inspiring good behavior. Kids learn best by example. And, in fact, so do must adults.
Overcoming Gym Intimidation
Don’t let jitters and insecurity keep you from enjoying your in-club workouts.
Seeking Comfort
For most of us, comfort food translates to heavy, fattening, regret-it-later fare. An accomplished Italian chef explains how it can take on an entirely different meaning.
Whole Grains: A Close Look
Did you give up on grains entirely when you cut down on carbs? Or are you a white-bread and refined-flour junkie? Either way, it might be time to take a closer look at the value of whole-grain goods.
The Key to Fitness Satisfaction
Why settle for ho-hum workouts when real inspiration and satisfaction are within reach? Here’s what you need to know to make your fitness pursuits more fun — and your results more fabulous.
How to Mentally Recover From a DNF
Falling short of the finish line can be frustrating. But the only real defeat lies in failing to learn from your experience.
Martin Seligman’s Happy Lessons
Tired of feeling blue, or just so-so? Positive psychology pioneer Martin Seligman, PhD, believes you can mentally exercise your way to greater happiness.












