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!

Al has a new pal.

PEEP AT THOSE LEAVES

YOUR OCTOBER TO - DO LIST • CHECK OFF THE ONES YOU GET DONE.

BRUSH UP ON BREAST CANCER • THESE MUST-KNOWS COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE.

BROWN-BAG YOUR MEDS • THIS EASY MOVE CAN HELP KEEP YOU SAFE.

PREVENTION PICKS • PUT A CHECK NEXT TO WHAT YOU WANT TO SNAG OR GIFT.

RECENT FOOD HEADLINES • The boldfaced words make you want to click, but will all these things really make you sick? Read on for the truth behind these scarysounding but overblown, oversimplified, or just plain false “news” items.

Cell Phone Radiation • There’s a tenacious fear that our devices cause brain cancer. But is there truth to that idea?

feel more CONNECTED • Even with workmates, family members, and thousands of online friends or followers, many people feel alone in the world. Here, experts explain simple things you can do to forge solid ties, assuage loneliness, and find true joy.

EYE FLOATERS • Those darting circles and lines you may see when your eyes shut can be pretty weird. Here’s what you’re looking at.

walk your way HAPPY! • Having one of those days—or more like five in a row? You know all about walking’s long-term mental and physical health benefits, but here’s whypurposefully pounding the pavement (or a woodsy path) can immediately lift your spirits.

Your Mood-Boost Playlist • Need some motivation? Plug in to your favorite music. Get a move on with these upbeat and empowering songs handpicked by our walking experts and Prevention staffers.

GEAR TO MAKE YOU SMILE • Have an even happier walk with these step-gathering essentials.

Had Never Seen So Much Blood • For this mom of a toddler, scarily heavy periods and major anxiety had a surprising explanation.

What Is Primary Ovarian Insufficiency?

Here’s the scoop on HRT for POI

STRESS- BUSTING BITES • Learn which foods can help you stay calm and steady.

YOUR GROCERY LIST

treat your tummy • If you’re like 90% OF US, your gut would like a word: It N E EDS YOU TO TAKE IN MORE FIBER, the key to satiety, gut health, and regularity. Share these DELICIOUS RECIPES (filled with the good stuff!) with anyone who eats.

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Stay Sharp • Fun ways to give your brain a little workout

AL ON WEIGHT LOSS, SURGERY, AND “CHEATING”

AL’S SELF-CARE SPLURGES

Here’s what to expect when you join the Start Today app:

75 YEARS OF AMAZING HEALTH INNOVATIONS

A Few BIG FIRSTS • Years of painstaking research and pioneering experiments led to incredible (and sometimes accidental) discoveries and treatments that have transformed lives. Here are some highlights:

Life-Changing, Lifesaving MEDICATIONS

FIGHTING AIDS

RETHINKING RECREATIONAL DRUGS

WOMEN’S Health • The Pill, Roe v. Wade, and the groundbreaking book Our Bodies, Ourselves resulted in unprecedented freedom and understanding for women in regard to their health. But health equity was and still is an issue, especially for Black women.

The TECH That Changed the World • So much can seem like futuristic science fiction—that is, until it becomes a reality. Thankfully, technology is still moving fast.

GETTING A LOOK INSIDE

OBESITY BREAKTHROUGH

how AL found balance • It’s easy to feel that the Today show’s superstar everyman is “one of us,” not least because he’s had many of the same health challenges—staying active, controlling his weight, knee pain—so...