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Cancer patients are often advised to exercise, and it’s easy to understand why. A cancer diagnosis is life-shattering, so patients often fall into a deep depression, which makes recovery all the more difficult. Far better to challenge oneself with exercise goals, be they hitting a set minutes-per-week target or finishing a half marathon. Exercise can’t guarantee anyone a recovery from cancer, but the opposite—depressed, inactive acceptance of one’s condition—is almost certain to create a downward spiral....

While the connection between fish oil and a lower risk of heart disease has been established, no one had taken a good look at stroke. So in a new British Medical Journal study, an international team of researchers looked at the results of 38 previous studies, encompassing about 800,000 people in 15 countries. They found that the more fish people ate, the lower their risk of stroke and mini-stroke: Those who ate 2-4 servings a week of oily fish had a 6% lower risk, while those who ate 5 or more servings had a 12% reduction....

This summer, a team of international scientists announced that they’d completed mapping the genome of the coffee plant. This means scientists can now start tinkering with your favorite pick-me-up to increase its caffeine level or eliminate the caffeine altogether (although why anyone would want such a thing in the first place is unfathomable). And that’s not all. Experts say they could also tweak the coffee plant’s gene so it grows hardier and even adopts new flavor profiles....

“Sunless tanning product can be successfully targeted for appearance conscious women as long as the product quality is satisfactory,” says Jay Yoo, PhD, assistant professor at Baylor’s College of Arts and Sciences, and author of the study that found those who place more value on appearances are more likely to use sunless tanning products. The fear, though, is that the same people may be inclined to hit the tanning beds if they aren’t happy with their self-tanners....

“You need to train your balance like you train your muscles,” says Prevention’s fitness expert Chris Freytag. “It’s a use it or lose it skill.” So let’s definitely not lose it, shall we? This week’s exercise—lunge with knee raise—is targeted to challenge your balance while toning your core. How? When you offset your balance, your core muscles fire up to help you stabilize, says Freytag. So while you already know that lunges are an all-star move for toning your butt and legs, this intense variation gives you a core workout as well....

But imagine what would happen if the opposite were true: If restaurants gave you the opportunity to buy less of an unhealthy food, instead of more? That was the subject of a recent Tulane University study, and the findings are fascinating: In a series of three experiments at a real fast-food restaurant on the Duke University campus, diners were asked if they wanted to “save 200 calories,” for instance, by ordering a half portion of a starchy dish....

The word for Turner’s vague feeling is intuition, and right now it’s an American obsession. Maybe it’s the book Blink, Malcolm Gladwell’s bestseller, which advocates the “power of thinking without thinking.” Or the growing acceptance of alternative medicine and its focus on listening to our bodies. Maybe it’s our addiction to TV shows such as Medium and House, in which intuition trumps evidence. More from Prevention: What Your Body’s Trying To Tell You We’ve all had hunches—moments in which we act with-out quite knowing why....

Speaking to Taxi star Marilu Henner is a little disconcerting as she is going to remember our conversation for the rest of her life.She is one of only 12 documented cases in the world of people who have a ‘highly autobiographical memory,’ which means Henner remembers every single day of her life.Mention a date to the 60-year-old actress, and she can immediately rattle off what she did and where she was....

ConsumerLab.com closely examined green tea products and found that some bottle varieties are just a little more than flavored water and the leaves may be contaminated with lead. The lab tests focused on whether the labeled amounts reflected the amounts actually in the teas, and whether there were contaminants in the tea; the amount of caffeine was also examined. Pass on the Bottled Tea None of the four green teas selected by ConsumerLab listed the amount of EGCG and it is a good thing because the antioxidant is lacking in these products....

Even though temperatures keep breaking 90, we are so not skipping all the outdoor fitness and yoga classes this summer. Gym Gross-Out: 5 Icky Habits So we asked Canyon Ranch exercise physiologist Jeffrey Dolgan (based in Miami, where they know heat!) for his expert take on why some fitness buffs can’t take the heat, and what to do if you’re one of them. Here’s what he had to say on what could be slowing you down:...

My boyfriend, Mario*, and I usually have sex three or four times a week, so this would be a significant increase. I decided not to tell him about the challenge and just jumped right in. Here’s how it went. Monday My kids were at my ex’s, and Mario had stayed the night. We both get ready for work at the same time, so I decided to surprise him in the shower by getting in and helping him soap up....

We tend to lament the fact that we are busy, particularly this time of year. Many of us face stacks of tasks, leading us to complain about being “so busy” even when doing fun things—like grabbing coffee with a friend. Plus, anxiously ruminating on your busyness is no fuel for productivity. The term ‘busy’ often connotes drudgery and speed—flitting about from one requisite task to the next. I admit I often struggle with bemoaning busyness....

When you’re trying to target your lower abs, all abs-strengthening moves are not created equal. Fact is, some are much more effective at working those tough-to-get-to muscles. So we asked celebrity trainer Michelle Lovitt, an Asics America conditioning coach, for her top moves to target your lower belly. She came through with these 5 super-tough ones you’ll love (after the fact, at least). (Love her technique? Work one-on-one with Michelle in her Ultimate Flat Belly DVD....

To determine how many Americans have prediabetes, the CDC analyzed data from a large health study, the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, which consisted of personal interviews, medical examinations, and lab measurements. The results: Only 11% of those with prediabetes knew they had it. While diabetes is defined as a score of 126 mg/dl or more on a fasting blood glucose test, prediabetes—elevated blood sugar that puts you at risk for type 2 diabetes—is a score between 100 and 125 mg/dl, says Yehuda Handelsman, PhD, an endocrinologist and the chair of the diabetes scientific committee of American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists....

We’ve rounded up three products designed to make a woman’s life a bit more convenient. Grateful? Please, don’t mention it. Media Platforms Design TeamReusable Menstrual CupThey’ve been popular in Europe for decades, but reusable menstrual cups are only now hitting the mainstream among American women. The cups are inserted similarly to tampons, but instead of absorbing your flow, they actually catch it. Several varieties claim to offer 12 hours of protection, making them a mainstay for endurance athletes, travelers, and women whose packed schedules threaten a menstrual mishap....

Mrs. Obama didn’t stop there. She also persuaded Leno to try a veggie pizza with tomatoes, zucchini, green peppers, and eggplant loaded on whole wheat crust. He liked that one, too—a suprising review from the man who says he doesn’t eat veggies. It’s this kind of reluctance on the part of many Americans to eat healthy foods that’s behind Kids Get Cooking, an exciting new partnership between Prevention and Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move!...

If you already pop a multivitamin—like nearly 50% of adults—add this to the list of reasons to maintain that healthy habit: You’ll cut your stress, anxiety, and levels of fatigue, according to new research published in Psychosomatic Medicine. Researchers analyzed eight studies of 1,300 adults taking a multivitamin supplement for at least 28 days, and found that people who popped multivitamins for at least a month enjoyed a 65% and 68% reduction in stress and anxiety, respectively, and reported 73% less fatigue....

42: The number of calories in 1 cup of grilled sliced Portobello mushrooms

I was extremely skeptical at first. I figured that if a guy was with another guy, that meant he was gay. My friends told me I was crazy to think otherwise, but the way Paul kissed me and handled my body that night in my apartment, I knew for sure that even if he liked guys, he was very much into women too—and really into me. As things heated up between us, Paul broke up with his then-boyfriend, and we started dating exclusively....

Why the new additions? According to study author Martin Weinstock, MD, professor of dermatology at Brown University, the existing alphabet doesn’t focus enough on the unique features of nodular melanoma, an aggressive subtype of melanoma. Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States, and melanoma is the most dangerous form of skin cancer. And after analyzing 111,478 melanoma cases, Dr. Weinstock found nodular melanoma has “disproportionately large fatality rates,” with one in five cases ending in death....