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Skin hang-ups bringing you down (and keeping you covered from head to toe)? We’ve got effective fixes for common skin issues that may be contributing to your refusal to bare some skin. Read on and find out how to make them history. KERATOSIS PILARIS Rough, bumpy skin on your butt, thighs, and the backs of your upper arms is the hallmark of this very common—though totally harmless—condition. Keratosis pilaris (KP) looks like tiny pimples, but it’s actually a buildup of dead cells around individual hair follicles, explains Mary Lupo, MD, a clinical professor of dermatology at Tulane University School of Medicine....

The truth is, most of us know nothing about the fish we buy. And that’s not all our fault: Even if we did know a thing or two about Alaska pollock, it might just be a fraudster fish, according to a new report by Oceana. Oceana, an ocean conservancy group, has been studying seafood fraud for years. One of their recent studies found that 55% of fish from sushi restaurants in California were mislabeled as the wrong species, substituted with a cheaper type....

Rowssee if you’re lifting enough So much of what we do and how we move involves the muscles on the front of the body—the chest, abs, biceps, etc. But pulling exercises like rows strengthen your back to improve posture and balance out the body. The bent-over row uses dumbbells and gravity to target the back. Keep your hips hinged without letting your shoulders hunch, and pull your elbows back, keeping them close to your sides....

How come? When you’re upright, gravity and motion squeeze fluid from between the vertebrae of your spine. And stress creates muscle tension in your shoulders and back that forces out even more fluid than usual, making you shorter, the study authors explain. But that’s not the only weird way work stress messes with your body… It also makes your ears ring In a Swedish study, men were 39% more likely to report hearing loss or ringing when faced with the stress of having to change jobs....

Mistake #1: Thinking you need a “date night” to connect If you’re like most couples, the first thing you do when you want to reconnect with your partner is put a “date night” on the calendar. “The idea is that after a fancy dinner, candlelight, and wine, you’ll come home and want to jump each other,” says Tammy Nelson, PhD, a sex and relationship therapist and author of The New Monogamy....

Of course, wishing won’t make it so. Happiness doesn’t just happen for most people, particularly in our fast-paced society where it’s easy to feel isolated, rushed, and deprived in comparison to the “beautiful people” in magazines and movies and on TV. Research indicates that Americans today are significantly less happy and more depressed than our parents and grandparents ever were, despite all the computers, iPods, plasma TVs, and other grown-up toys that are increasingly available to us....

One reason for all the confusion is the regulations issued by the FDA. Under the Dietary Health and Education Act of 1994, herbal products became “dietary supplements,” subject to certain rules covering labeling and advertising. As a result, herbal product manufacturers are prohibited from giving you the specific information you need. Manufacturers can only make claims for structure and function, not for herbs’ specific actions and uses. That’s why you’ll never see an ad for St....

“If you wake up bloated on Monday morning, your weekend food choices are likely to blame,” explains Keri Gans, RD, author of The Small Change Diet. “In fact, overindulging for two days straight can easily cause a gain of three pounds. Fortunately, this weight gain is usually temporary and easy to get rid of in less than a week.” (Give your entire body a shape-up in just minutes a day with these exclusive ballet-inspired routines from Prevention’s Flat Belly Barre!...

Laura Roberts clutched her Bible in her lap and gazed out the plane window at the wispy clouds below. She turned to her brother, Andrew, seated beside her, and smiled, not wanting to worry him. She was thankful to have him there and deeply moved by his willingness to accompany her on this uncertain journey. Fighting back nausea and the throbbing pain permeating her body, Roberts, a vivacious single mom with an open face and warm, dark eyes, prayed for the strength to make it through the next 23 hours....

Americans don’t eat a lot of lamb, even though the meat is popular in Europe, Australia, and parts of Asia. And that’s too bad because, compared to cattle, sheep farming requires less land. It’s also often easier (and less expensive) to find grass-fed lamb than beef in supermarkets. These are all reasons why cultured foodies are now serving lamb at dinner parties. If you’re ready to try the trend—or are an old-hand at lamb and simply need a new recipe—these savory-sweet ribs will please everyone at your table, lamb lovers and sheepish neophytes alike....

Then I opened the New York Times and read the five-part series about a young homeless girl named Dasani called The Invisible Life. The thought of a fireplace disappeared. Instead, the fire went out and I’ve been obsessed instead with how New York City, a wealthy city, can have 22,000 homeless children. I see this 11-year-old girl in her homeless shelter changing her baby sister’s diaper and preparing lunch for her other six siblings....

Researchers from Bowling Green State University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign examined 60 previous studies to see just how much of a factor your personal interests play in your job happiness, performance, and likelihood you’ll stick with a position. Turns out, it matters—and it matters a lot. “People who have interests that fit with their job will be better performers and less likely to leave the organization,” says one of the study’s authors Christopher Nye, PhD, a psychology professor at Bowling Green....

15 Sun Safety Tips From Dermatologists The group scrutinized the labels of more than 1,800 sunscreens to see how effective and safe they really are—which is no easy task thanks to the FDA, says Nneka Leiba, MPH, one of the report’s authors and senior research analyst at EWG. “The FDA spends a lot of resources regulating food and very little on regulating cosmetics,” she says. Evidence of the agency’s unwillingness to regulate personal care products came in early May when FDA delayed new rules that would have prohibited misleading words like “waterproof” on sunscreen labels....

Nestlé recently announced that it’s phasing out all artificial colors and flavors from some 250 confectionary products by year’s end. At the same time, Hershey has stated, very vaguely, that it will transition to using cleaner and “simpler” ingredients, including swapping corn syrup for cane sugar and removing genetically modified ingredients. Does this mean you can forsake those expensive, organic candy bars (that you can never find at a 7-11 when you really need them) for the nostalgic treats of yesteryears?...

Doyle recovered. But she’s still stunned by the cause of her illness: In one of the largest outbreaks of foodborne illness associated with produce, raw scallions served at a busy Chi-Chi’s restaurant ultimately sickened 555 people and killed 3. “Who would have thought that green onions could kill you?” asks Doyle. “Now, I think that everything I eat could kill me.” Although most Americans are all too familiar with the dangers of contaminated meat, many don’t realize that good-for-you fruits and veggies can harbor the same microbes–and cause the same mild-to-severe diseases....