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Kale and Spinach Kale and spinach help keep skin firm because they contain phytonutrients that provide extra protection from sun damage. Spinach is especially good because it’s loaded with the nutrients beta-carotene and lutein, which have been shown to improve skin elasticity. (Discover how to heal 95+ health conditions naturally with Eat for Extraordinary Health & Healing.)Tip: Try to get about 3 cups of either leafy green per week. Each is delicious as the foundation of a salad—even tastier mixed together....

Airheads Ice Cream Apparently people are so nostalgic for Airheads “taffy” (you know: the florescent, really-bad-for-braces stuff that kept your orthodontist in business) that it’s now an ice cream. Actually, a lot of ice creams—flavors include Blue Raspberry, Cherry, Watermelon, Orange, Green Apple, Pink Lemonade, Grape, and Strawberry. Yuengling’s Caramel Popcorn Yep, you read that right. Yuengling—as in, America’s oldest brewing company—has made a concoction that’s described as “sweet caramel swirls with a creamy buttered popcorn ice cream....

Here are the most common communication problems that arise in the bedroom, and how experts say you can bring them up with your partner in a positive way that will leave everyone feeling good—really good. (Get sex and relationship advice, healthy living tips, and more sent straight to your inbox by signing up for one of Prevention’s FREE newsletters!) 1. “My partner isn’t interested in oral sex.” It can be tough to suggest giving or receiving oral sex when your partner is less than enthusiastic about it....

Unless, of course, you don’t do dairy. Then there is something wrong with that, because the rules of delicious smoothie making dictate that you must include at least one ingredient to make your drink thick and creamy. (Because after all, isn’t that what separates your smoothie from a juice?) Happily, you don’t need milk, or yogurt, or any sort of cow-derived product to give your smoothie the satisfying, velvety, milkshake-like texture everyone deserves from a blended drink....

Your body craves movement. It wants to get strong and get moving every single day. Those aches and pains? It’s your body’s way of begging you to give it the attention it needs and deserves. And it doesn’t have to be a lot. Simply doing these 6 simple exercises at least a few times a week—which incorporate the basic actions of pushing, pulling, lifting, squatting, and strengthening your core—will help you keep your range of motion, strength, and energy....

That’s how I’m feeling after wearing heels to work for the last two weeks. Considering the well-known evils of high heels, this probably doesn’t shock you. Because heels dramatically change the angle of your feet and shift your center of gravity, they’re notoriously bad for backs, knees, calves, ankles, and, of course, feet themselves. Still, heels make legs and bums look pretty darn good, which is why I enjoy wearing them on occasion....

And for 2,000 more fast-working tips and techniques that will flatten your belly, sharpen your mind, and keep you healthy for life, check out The Better Man Project—an all new book from the Editor-in-Chief of Men’s Health. It’s a jam-packed user’s guide to every aspect of health—fitness, nutrition, sex, and more! The 3-Ounce HDL Booster Instead of chips with your sandwich, switch to unsalted pistachios. In research at the Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Virginia, people who ate 2 to 3 ounces of unsalted pistachios a day for 4 weeks raised their HDL cholesterol (the good kind) by 6%....

Be Realistic “It’s completely normal for children not to be dry at night up to age 6 or 7,” says Tanya Remer Altmann, MD. “Potty training really refers to daytime use of the toilet, so even if your child is wetting the bed at night, he may still be potty trained.” It’s also a good idea to let kids know that they’re not alone and that some of their friends probably wet the bed, too....