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DOWNLOAD THIS ISSUE ON YOUR IPAD FOR FREE FROM THE APP STORE! March/April 2014 / $4.95 LIVING HEALTHY The Benefits of MEN’S Friendship FOOD HEALTH pg. 14 & RECIPES Cosmetic Surgery Three Ways to on the Rise FAMILy & Cook Chicken pg. 15 PARENTING pg. 49 Nutrition for HEALTHY Aging Pets BEAUTY pg. 23 Damaged Hair Do’s FITNESS pg. 17 & EXERCISE Gym-Free BY THE Workouts NUMBERS pg. 53 Migraines & Headaches pg. 56 COMEDY V E R T I S E M E QUEEN A D N T TAKE THE LEAD IN Chelsea Handler Your Health on the power TURN TO PAGE 27 of humor PG. 42 MARCH/APRIL 2014 Contents FEATURE Pg. 42 I don’T TAKE MYSELF TOO “ SERIOUSLY. I THINK THAT’s“ EMOTIONALLY HEALTHY. Good Humor Life is a funny business for Chelsea Handler. The comedian, late- night talk-show host and best-selling author is living proof that laughter IN EVERY ISSUE might just be the best medicine—and the key Pg. 5 to surviving the best and EDITOR’S NOTE worst of times. What some A calendar for the whole family, a new way to manage your may see as embarrassing medicine, and more or humiliating, she sees as fodder for her comedy Pg. and, most important, part 58 of who she is. She gets TAKE 10 From city slicker to safari savior, candid about embracing Download WebMD actor Kristin Davis steps into a Magazine for FREE! her shortcomings, dealing new role. She talks to us about Get your iPad with grief, and cleaning subscription in the saving elephants in Kenya, 0058 App Store. up her health act. combating poverty, and more. Cover photograph by Peter Yang/August Image MARCH/APRIL 2014 2 W ebMD.COM Contents MARCH/APRIL 2014 HEALTHY START HOT TOPICS: Does a heart-healthy diet also help your bones? Can exercising moms-to-be boost their baby’s brains? Find out and get Pg. more news you can use. • UP CLOSE: We take an in-depth look at dental floss. • PERSONAL BEST: Actor Shailene Woodley shares her food, 6 beauty, and health secrets. LIVING HEALTHY Pg. WEBMD ON THE STREET: A California health coach gets some expert coaching of her own. • WOMEN’S HEALTH: Want to live longer? You can, with a little help from your friends. • MEN’S HEALTH: Cosmetic 11 procedures aren’t just for women. Some guys now opt in as part of their anti-aging arsenal. Pg. HEALTHY BEAUTY YOU ASKED: Need to do a little damage control on your hair? Our experts 16 offer tips and styling product picks for calming frizz and fixing split ends. • YOUR SMILE: Do hot or cold beverages make you wince? Get to the root of what’s causing your sensitive teeth. Plus: Dirty Secret Pg. FAMILY & PARENTING PET HEALTH: Allison Janney to the rescue! The actor and Mom star is 21 mom to a few lucky dogs. Plus: What should you feed your aging pet? • PREGNANCY: Size matters—especially when you’re trying to conceive. Learn why you need to get in shape before you’ve got a baby on the way. • BABY TALK: Splish-splash, it’s time for baby to take a bath. Our Pg. expert has tips for new parents. 48 FOOD & RECIPES IN SEASON: Carrots. Get rooted in the history and nutrition facts of this popular spring veggie. • 3 WAYS TO COOK: Chicken. Make dinner a Pg. winner tonight with easy and versatile recipes. FITNESS & EXERCISE 51 WORK IT OUT: Go long! Learn how stretching can improve your workout and why you should warm up and cool down every time. • FITNESS CHALLENGE: No equipment? No problem. We’ve got workout moves you can do wherever you are. WEBMD CHECKUP LIVING WITH: Allergies. ’Tis the season! Stop sneezing and get relief now. • BY THE Pg. NUMBERS: We take a closer look at headaches and migraines. • HEALTH CHecK: Got GERD? What do you know about heartburn and gastroesophageal reflux disease? 54 Take the quiz to find out. 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Each week, turn to the calendar com/my-medicine to for ideas related to the Raising FIT Kids’ get information about categories—Food, Mood, Move, and interactions, FDA alerts, Recharge—and three recipes designed with We focus on lots of health numbers: reviews, and articles kids and busy parents in mind. Access the BMI, HDL, blood pressure, the about your medicines tool from your desktop and you can print out hours of sleep we need each night. But and conditions. Use the ingredient lists to take with you to the store. here’s one you might not think about— tool to plan for your Or visit the site on your mobile device for an how many times a day do you laugh? doctor’s visit, too, and interactive ingredient list and check off items print medicine lists, as you go. Get started today: webmd.com/ This issue’s cover star, comedian schedules, and notes. parenting/raising-fit-kids/fit-calendar. Chelsea Handler, gives us something to aspire to: not taking ourselves too seri- ously. Handler embraces her shortcom- ings, laughing at herself and everything MEAL MUSTS around her. She talks with us about self- Our Facebook fans are going gaga over egg acceptance, the importance of friendship, recipes that we recently and her willingness to share her most posted. It was the most- personal experiences publicly (page 42). clicked magazine post Tell us Failure is part of being human—we of the month: “Trying what you’re all do embarrassing things. And while to eat healthier? Get passing egg recipes in WebMD research isn’t conclusive about whether around the Magazine that will fill table this laughter really can improve overall health, you up and won’t let season at dwelling on feelings of shame isn’t good you down.” And, we facebook.