Prevention

Prevention magazine gives you healthy solutions you can really live with. Every issue delivers the latest news and trends on health, food, and nutrition, family, fitness, and more!

Walking Together

MAKE TIME FOR NATURE • This health to-do is also soul-affirming. Spending time in the great outdoors has the potential to do wonders for our well-being—it’s associated with reduced levels of stress, anxiety, depression, and negative emotions; better cognitive function; lower blood pressure and heart disease risk; and improved sleep and immunity, according to a recent review in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

HOW’S YOUR DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DOING? • THE ANSWERS TO THESE QUESTIONS CAN GIVE YOU A CLUE.

FEED THIS, NOT THAT • CIRCLE THE FOODS YOUR CAT OR DOG SHOULD AVOID.

STRONGER ARMS • Going slower as you’re heading down during a push-up is a great way to make sure those upper-body and core muscles are working harder. This extra effort also helps your fitness progress so you can do more reps or advance from a kneeling push-up to a standard one.

CHALLENGE YOURSELF • ONCE YOU MASTER THE FORM, you can work on building strength and endurance to grow lean muscle and big confidence.

TEST YOUR BEAUTY SMARTS • MATCH THE INGREDIENT WITH ITS BEAUTIFYING BENEFITS.

YOUR OCTOBER TO-DO LIST

IMPROV • Try collaborating with others to create stories on the fly—it can be liberating!

How to Amp Up Vaccines • Simple actions can turbocharge your next shot.

Mattress Toppers for Back Pain • Snooze more easily and wake up happier.

Are You Giving Your Partner Your Worst Self? • How to stop saving your best for everyone else

look & feel your best • Whether you’re a minimalist or someone who can’t wait to try the latest beauty products, there’s no denying the importance of keeping your vanity stocked with the essentials—and a few extras just for fun. The right SKIN, HAIR, AND MAKEUP PRODUCTS can do just as much for your confidence and well-being as they can for your appearance. That’s why we pored over hundreds of products and TESTED DOZENS OF EXPERT-APPROVED PICKS in search of these 10 standouts worthy of your attention.

Walking Is the Secret to Weight Loss • We’ll be honest: You need more than one tool in your belt if you’re trying to lose weight. But walking makes all of them work better. Here’s how.

JOIN OUR 5K ON OCTOBER 7! • There’s still time to sign up for Prevention’s virtual Walk for Wellness.

YAWNING WHEN YOU’RE BORED • You are trying to look alert and engaged in that endless meeting—but your face gives you away.

Why Did I Struggle With My Weight for Years? • I was also exhausted and depressed—until I pushed for an answer.

ICKY EYE INFECTIONS—AND HOW TO AVOID THEM • The windows to our souls sometimes get swollen, itchy, and caked with crust. Here’s how to keep them healthy and clear.

ANATOMY OF A PANIC ATTACK • What causes an OUT-OF-PROPORTION RESPONSE to a perceived THREAT? Here, what’s happening in the BRAIN A N D BODY, and ways to CALM THE ANXIETY or even sidestep it before it starts to spin wildly off.

5 MYTHS ABOUT CARBOHYDRATES • Doing without your daily bread is neither wise nor necessary. Say “Pasta la vista!” to this and other confused carb logic today.

Germs • If those microbes loom larger than life for you, there are steps you can take to ease your nerves.

THIS CANCER IS PREVENTABLE • WHY IS IT STILL KILLING THOUSANDS OF WOMEN A YEAR?

THE U.S. HAS FALLEN BEHIND

ANOTHER CANCER CRISIS FOR WOMEN

PROTECTING YOURSELF FROM CERVICAL CANCER

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