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Personal lubricants aren’t just for the sexually adventurous. In fact, once estrogen production starts to slow down prior to menopause, experiencing vaginal dryness is common, says Mary Jane Minkin, MD, a clinical professor of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive sciences at Yale University’s School of Medicine. After you’ve hit that mark, using a personal lubricant can help you keep your sex life healthy, year after year. However, whether or not you match your lubricant to your diet isn’t a make-or-break health concern....

On pollen.com, it didn’t look good:But, then again, The Weather Channel showed that the tree allergy forecast was “low” over the entire state of Florida: And, adding to my confusion, this forecast from accuweather.com pegged the tree pollen level at “0.” I reached out to allergy experts and here’s what they had to say: “There’s no standard model for pollen predictions,” explains Leonard Bielory, MD, an allergist in Springfield, New Jersey....

After analyzing data from 581 adults (mostly women) taking part in a long-running Swiss study on air pollution, researchers made an alarming discovery: Women who reported the most frequent use of spray air fresheners were the most likely to have hearts that don’t respond or adjust as quickly to different demands, like stress. While they’re not exactly sure why this is, researchers speculate that it could be due to common ingredients in air freshening sprays—terpenes—that react with a common indoor air pollutant (aldehydes) to form another, toxic pollutant....

Technically, today’s celebration is about body shape acceptance and the fact that you can be healthy at any size, which we’re all for. And as any good Prevention reader knows, we’re also for losing the dieting all-or-nothing mentality—depriving yourself of your favorite foods just sets you up for a binge later. The key, of course, is enjoying your faves in moderation (Not sure how to do that? Here’s how to eat in moderation....

“CDC data shows that only 1% of the population has gluten sensitivity,” Green says. “So if you think you have it, it’s likely to be something else.” In fact, 2014 findings show that if you don’t have Celiac, gluten probably isn’t the source of your bellyaches. Many more people react to fermentable, poorly absorbed short-chain carbohydrates (called FODMAPs), such as breads, beer, pastries and pasta, found a study published in the journal Gastroenterology....

Gorgeous hair color doesn’t have to come from hours spent in an expensive salon chair. Colorist Marie Robinson colored models’ hair for the Spring 2012 Naeem Khan show with Clairol Perfect 10 (some of which she picked up at a nearby drugstore during a last-minute run). “Coloring hair at home isn’t as scary as people think,” she says. “A lot of people don’t realize how easy it can be.” Here are the dos and don’ts of unboxing your color....

There’s a lot of quirky beauty advice out there, but it can be hard to tell which tips are smart and which ones are just kinda weird. The following five tips may seem a little beyond the norm, but they actually do work, and they’re either free or very, very cheap to boot. To see them, just keep reading. Spray starch for hair styling. As in the stuff you use to keep shirt collars nice and stiff....

But my thinking since then has changed dramatically. I recommend very few supplements and regularly take only one myself. Several large clinical trials are responsible for this turnaround, as is a new appreciation for the myriad micronutrients in whole foods that interact to benefit us in ways that we do not yet understand. But even much of that research is in its early stages. Until we have better guidance from large, long-term studies, here are my verdicts on some popular supplements you’ve undoubtedly heard much about: Fish Oil: This is the only supplement I really recommend (and the only one I take regularly)....

Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology put participants to the test, studying them as they engaged in 20 days of brain-training exercises. They discovered that brain-training tasks ultimately don’t affect your fluid intelligence, the kind that helps you reason and solve problems. But participants that completed a series of complex span tasks—like solving arithmetic problems or recalling a series of letters—showed a significant increase in working memory, or their ability to keep and recall information in the presence of distractions....

For 12 years, researchers tracked the diet habits and health outcomes of more than 43,000 women—none of whom had depression at the start of the study period. Here’s what they found: Women who sipped soft drinks, ate fatty red meat, or consumed refined grains (like pasta, white bread, crackers, or chips) daily were 29 to 41% more likely to be diagnosed or treated for depression than those who stuck to a healthier diet....

Researchers studied the effects of both oils on 54 healthy men and women. For 21 days, participants were either given four daily tablespoons of corn oil or four tablespoons of olive oil. The results? Corn oil was shown to reduce LDL cholesterol (the bad kind) by almost 11%, while olive oil only lowered it 3.5%. Study participants experienced an 8.2% decrease in total cholesterol with corn oil, compared to just a 1....

Thanksgiving on a diet—sounds kind of terrible, doesn’t it? Sure, you could ditch your meal plan of choice for the gluttonous holiday (we won’t tell), but here’s the thing: You chose your diet for a reason. Whether you’re trying to look better, feel better, or a little bit of both, there’s no reason why you have to sacrifice your goals or your health in the name of a festive feast....

Fend Off That Cold…On Your Phone [Greatist] Cold and flu season is well underway across the country, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warning that we should brace ourselves for particularly severe sniffles this year. Fend them off this winter with these 11 smartphone apps, which allow you to book doctor’s appointments on-the-go, track local outbreaks, and even log how many sick days you’ve taken. Of course, we hope you stay healthy all season long—find out how with our Guide To Staying Germ-Free this winter....

“I highly recommend it to everyone who wants clear and firm skin,” says March, a hot-ticket facialist with a clientele (and waiting list) full of beauty insiders. “Bone soup contains minerals that nourish the skin cells, and they calm inflammation in the body—and consequently on the face as well.” She ticks off its amazing skin nutrients from magnesium, potassium, and calcium, to amino acids, collagen, hyaluronic acid, and glycosamino glycans, like they’re from a Swiss lab....

“Eye dryness is a common problem,” says Anne Sumers, MD, particularly if you are female. Half of all women older than age 40 experience dry eyes in some form, whether it’s an intermittent or a persistent problem. Dry eyes are a part of aging, she says. “It’s rotten, unfortunate, but true.” Blinking your eye creates a three-layered film of water, oil, and mucus. Around age 40, the tear glands begin to slow down, producing less of this soothing eye liquid....

But when you ask Sadler what it was that got her from two to 13.1 miles, she doesn’t list off the opportunities afforded by her celebrity status (Hello, personal trainers and nannies). Instead, she points a finger to her daily affirmations—or “Cattfirmations.” “Health, overall, is mind, body, and soul,” she says. “You can eat right and go to the gym five times a week, but it’s all for nothing if you’re not feeding your brain and maintaining total-body balance....

So what’s the relationship between your skin and the state of your heart? The likely answer is that people with eczema are dealing with such intense, chronic inflammation that its effects are showing up throughout the body, not just on the skin. While acute inflammation is your body’s natural immune response to invaders, constant deployment of natural killer cells and T cells can actually get in the way of vital functions like digestion and circulation....

Caffeinated WaterWhere to find it:What it is:mild jolt of energyScience says: Good to know: this infographic of your body on coffee Coenzyme Q10Where to find it: What It Is:Parkinson’s diseaseScience says: Good to know: Softgels from brands including Nature Made and Now Foods The antioxidant coenzyme Q10 plays a vital role in the mitochondrial production of ATP, which transports energy within cells. Natural CoQ10 levels decrease with age and with certain diseases, such as cancer and ....

It also burns calories, of course. At a 10-minute per mile pace, you’ll fry about 10 calories a minute. That’s a solid number, and if you run faster, you can burn even more. But if running isn’t your favorite activity, there are plenty of other modes of exercise that can help you torch calories at a lightning fast rate. “In general, you burn more calories by doing high-intensity weight training than you do running,” says Harold Gibbons, a trainer at Mark Fisher Fitness in New York City, and the New York state director of the National Strength and Conditioning Association....