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Researchers from the Queensland Institute of Medical Research in Australia found that daily sunscreen use can stop—yes, STOP—skin aging for up to four and a half years in healthy middle-aged men and women. The findings aren’t quite as groundbreaking to dermatologists who have—for years—touted the cosmetic benefits of sunscreen (on top of its skin cancer-preventing abilities). But, it wasn’t until now that their anecdotal theories were proven true by science....

If you can’t find fresh okra, use frozen. I did, and it made the preparation of this simple dish even easier. (Most frozen okra comes, pre-sliced saving yet another prep step.) Serve this up with a chunk of rustic bread and you have yourself a perfect cold-weather meal. 15 minutes 1 hour Prep time:Total Time:Serves 10 2½ c diced sweet onion 2 c sliced okra (fresh or frozen) 1 c sliced celery 2 c diced fresh tomatoes plus 1 c canned crushed tomatoes (or a 28 oz can of low sodium diced tomatoes) 1 c uncooked brown rice 1 bunch chopped parsley (about 1 c) 2 qts low-sodium vegetable broth 1 tsp chili pepper flakes 1½ tsp salt ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper...

This is one of those meals you make and then realize you’ll never buy the take-out version again. Brown rice packs tons of fiber, seafood adds a kick of protein, and a handful of fruit and fresh herbs on top adds plenty of nutrients. The fact that it tastes absolutely amazing is pretty awesome, too. MORE: A Healthier Lamb Dish that Everyone Will Love Prep Time: 10 minutesTotal Time: 1 hour 25 minutesServes 4 1 c brown rice, rinsed 1¼ c coconut milk ¼ c cashews, chopped 2 Tbsp lime juice 1 Tbsp tamari 1 tsp tamarind paste 2 Tbsp coconut oil 1 whole squid, cleaned, dried, and sliced into 1/4"-thick rings 1 c small shrimp, peeled 1 yellow onion, roughly chopped 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced ½" slice ginger, thinly sliced 2 c chopped pineapple 1 c cherry tomatoes, halved ½ c cilantro ½ c Thai basil 1 mango, sliced 2 small red chiles, thinly sliced...

Watercress, 4 calories per cupEach serving of the salad-ready succulent delivers a quarter of your recommended daily dose of vitamin A and vitamin C, and 1 gram of protein. Chinese cabbage, 9 calories per cupAlso known as bok choy, it’s an all-around goodie, with plenty of iron, calcium, vitamin A, vitamin c, protein, fiber, and a couple carbs to power you up. Chard, 7 calories per cup Each serving of the ribbed green has 1 gram of protein, 1 gram of fiber, and vitamins A, E, and K—pair with a little healthy fat (avocadoes, almonds, olives, etc....

Is plain yogurt the only healthful kind? No. It seems counterintuitive that a yogurt called banana cream pie or strawberry cheesecake could actually be good for you, but it’s all about the nutrition label. Any yogurt (plain or flavored) that meets the following criteria (per 8 ounces) is a smart choice: No more than 200 calories Yogurt is mainly made from milk, and 1 cup of fat-free milk contains just 86 calories....

Researchers put 45 healthy, overweight adults on an average American diet (read: heavy on the saturated fat and carbs) for two weeks. Then, they switched them to a low fat (24% fat) or one of two moderate fat diets (34% fat) for five weeks. One of the moderate fat diets contained healthy fats like sunflower and canola oil; the other got the majority of its fat from one whole avocado per day....

Male birth control pills may no longer be the stuff of myth, thanks to a surprisingly simple—but revolutionary—discovery. During ejaculation, two tiny protein receptors are responsible for releasing sperm. Disable both, and you’ve got sperm-free semen, finds a recently published study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. “There is no sperm in the ejaculate,” says study author Sab Ventura, PhD, a senior lecturer at Australia’s Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences....

In fact, the author of the paper refers to the rise in opioid use as “a national epidemic and public health emergency.” A look at the statistics surrounding opioid use explains why experts are throwing around such alarming language: More people between the ages of 35 and 54 die each year from opioid poisoning or overdose than from firearm or motor vehicle accidents, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services....

The research team—conducting a bit of holiday-season mischief—asked a married couple to take a “quality of life” survey at the start of the experiment. The man scored a 7 out of 10, while his wife scored an 8. Now the fun part: The researchers instructed the husband to agree with his wife’s every opinion and request—without complaint—for 12 days. (The wife was not told ahead of time about this aspect of the study....

They call it “shmeat”: In vitro meat grown from the stem cells of animal tissue. It’s grown into sheets of muscle and woven together to make a patty, reports Telegraph, and then mixed with animal fat grown in a lab. (Salivating yet?) Shmeat’s creator, Mark Post, MD, PhD, a professor of vascular physiology at Maastricht University in the Netherlands, told the New York Times that even without the animal fat, it still “tastes reasonably good....

Go Slow “Start with just 10 minutes a day,” says Miller. As activity becomes more comfortable, aim to accumulate a half hour to an hour of activity every day. (Got 10 minutes? Then you’ve got time to lose the weight for good with Prevention’s new 10-minute workouts and 10-minute meals. Get Fit in 10: Slim and Strong for Life now!) Mix It Up Try non-weight-bearing activities such as cycling and swimming to give your joints a break....

Shopping List • 2 limes • 1 lg cucumber • 1 lb carrots • 1/2 lb fresh snow peas • 2 red bell peppers • Fresh cilantro, basil, mint • 1 piece fresh ginger • 1 sm head garlic • 3-4 lb chicken breast • 1 sm jar peanut butter • 1 sm jar honey • 1 can fat-free reduced-sodium chicken broth • Red-pepper flakes • Kosher salt • Toasted sesame oil • Peanut oil • Reduced-sodium soy sauce • Rice wine vinegar • Miso paste* • Chile paste* • 1 pkg rice-paper sheets* • 1 pkg rice vermicelli* • 1 pkg soba noodles* *Sold in Asian markets and natural food stores or via asianwok....

“The vagina’s job is to self-cleanse,” explains Jessica Shepherd, MD, a minimally invasive gynecologist at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas. “The way it does that is to have a discharge that continuously flushes out excessive and bad bacteria.” So, what is vaginal discharge, exactly? Vaginal discharge is generally made up of mucus secreted by glands in your cervix (the narrow, neck-like passage at the bottom of your uterus) and cells shed from your vagina and cervix, says women’s health expert Jennifer Wider, MD....

(Break your habit habit of eating processed food, and burn fat around the clock with the naturally sweet, salty, and satisfying meals in Eat Clean, Lose Weight & Love Every Bite.) Matt Rainey BAD HABITS The products: Vibrating bracelets that alert users to subconscious behaviors like hair pulling or nail biting. I tested the HabitAware Keen ($129). The claim: The first step in changing any bad habit is acknowledging it....

To test her theory, Wing studied 109 people who wanted weight loss, and their diet partners. Sure enough, she found that those who had successful diet partners dropped twice as many pounds after a year of serious weight loss effort than those who dieted on their own. But men and women whose diet partners dropped the ball and gave up were no more likely to shed pounds than those who tried losing solo, says Wing, one of the founders of the National Weight Control Registry, a group of more than 4,000 people who have dropped at least 30 pounds and kept it off for a year or more....

A new study in the Journal of Clinical Nursing sheds light on certain high-stress life events that can trigger the development of anorexia, bulimia, and other disordered eating conditions—life changes that can happen to anyone, anytime. More from Prevention: 10 Silent Signals You’re Too Stressed While we often think of eating disorders as being the province of teenage girls—and statistics show they are among the most at-risk—stressful events can trigger adult women and men as well, says study author Jerica M....

But experts are seeing some people abuse a healthy lifestyle—and for one Los Angeles woman, the addiction lasted nearly 20 years. Misti, a 46-year-old woman who declined to give her last name due to privacy concerns, said she became addicted to exercise after college. “It wasn’t until recently that I knew exercise addiction was a problem,“said Misti, who is in a 12-step program and has tried medicinal therapy. “At one point, I had three gym memberships, two trainers and…I was obsessed....

How To Recycle Anything The good news, says Humes, is that people can slash their trash accumulation by 30 to 50 percent without much effort at all. Use these sobering trash facts from Garbology to clean up your act. You’re setting a 102-ton legacy for yourself. The average American creates more trash than anyone else on Earth, throwing away 7.1 pounds of garbage a day—that’s 102 tons in a lifetime....