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Although they’re sometimes overlooked, cover-ups—the cardigans of the beach, if you will—are so convenient, especially on vacation. And once you have an ample supply, you’ll wonder how you ever survived a summer without them. They’re easy to throw over a swimsuit on your way to the water, and if you’re still a little damp after taking a dip, their breeziness never hinders your air dry. Not only that, if you’re in a pinch with no time to change before dinner, most of them double as an adorable dress—totally appropriate for tapas on the beachfront, just throw on some comfy sandals to match....

And just how cluttered is too cluttered? Professional organizer Barbara Hemphill, coauthor of Love It or Lose It: Living Clutter-Free Forever, offers one yardstick: “If you can’t straighten up your house in 20 minutes when a guest calls to say she’s coming over, then you have a problem.” But ultimately, your best barometer is whether, when you look around, your home feels comfortably orderly or uncomfortably disorderly. You could lock yourself in for 48 hours and do a marathon cleanup....

Artichokes with Lemony Dressing SERVINGS: 4 4 artichokes ¼ c olive oil 2 Tbsp lemon juice ½ tsp Dijon mustard ¼ tsp salt ⅛ tsp black pepper 2 tsp fresh thyme REMOVE stems from artichokes. With scissors, trim 1" from leaves.2. STAND artichokes upright in steamer pot with water. Cover and steam until done, 15 to 20 minutes. (To test, lift an artichoke by one outside leaf. It should pull out easily....

It’s winter, it’s cold, and you’re hungry—you need a hearty stew, stat. Warm up to a big bowl in about 30 minutes with these three quick-cooking blends, all made to serve 4. Speedy Turkey Chili Photo by Carmen Troesser Sauté 1 chopped onion, 1 chopped red bell pepper, 2 minced cloves garlic, and ½ lb ground turkey in pot with 1 Tbsp oil until turkey browns. Add 2 Tbsp chili powder, 1 tsp cumin, ½ tsp dried oregano, and ¼ tsp cayenne....

Sign 2 that you’re stressed: You’re a woman? In one of the most comprehensive and longterm studies even done about stress in the United States, researchers from Carnegie Mellon University polled 2,000 adults in 1983, 2006, and 2009. Their results, published in the Journal of Applied Social Psychology, showed that women reported higher levels of stress than any other group, surpassing even low-income individuals. And over the 26-year span of the study, stress among all groups rose 10-30%....

It can take decades of spotty sunscreen use before brown spots start to appear. Fortunately, making them vanish takes a whole lot less time. Here’s what experts say you can realistically accomplish in one day, one week, and one month. Find the timeline that works for you and follow the recommended anti-aging skin care routine for skin that’s bright, glowing, and, most importantly, spotless. (Lose up to 25 pounds in 2 months—and look more radiant than ever—with the new Younger In 8 Weeks plan!...

Still, that’s nut butter circa 1999. Today, store shelves are stocked with products that contain cleaner ingredients—coconut oil in place of sketchy soybean oil, for example—and come in dozens of dessert-like flavors, from bourbon-spiked peanut butter to almond butter infused with crystalized ginger. Plus, every nut you can think of—cashews, walnuts, pistachios, pecans, macadamias, and we could go on—now comes in spreadable form. So, what’s next? Boosted nut butter—blends bulked up with ingredients like pea protein, green tea, and South American superfoods....

Tell your monkey brain to shush, says a legion of women who’ve recently hit 40. You’re just where you should be. When I was facing this milestone a few years ago, I decided to turn away from my own failures and accomplishments and instead look to women around the world to see what 40 meant to them. I spent two years photographing and interviewing 35 women in 10 different countries, all at the same point in life that I was....

In fact, just one spoonful of chia seeds—that’s .5 ounces, to be precise—has just 69 calories, but boasts 5 grams of fiber, 4 grams of fat, and 2 grams of protein. “You can find a lot of foods that are high in fiber and fat, but chia seeds have these benefits in a very small package,” says Dawn Jackson Blatner, RDN, a dietitian and author of The Superfood Swap. “I think that’s what makes them super....

MORE: 25 Ways People With Highly Stressful Jobs Keep It Together (Prevention Premium) Everyone has strands of connective tissue that separate fat cells into compartments and connect fat to skin. In women, these fibers form a honeycomb-shaped pattern, so any increase of fat tends to bulge out like stuffing in a mattress. You see less cellulite in men because their fibers run horizontally, forming a criss-cross pattern that prevents bulging or dimpling....