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PAGE TYLER PERRY: ‘THE BEST HEALTH OF MY LIFE AT 50’ 61 MAR/APR WEBMD.COM 2019 THE LATEST CAR SEAT CURIOUS GUIDELINES ABOUT DNA PAGE 29 TESTS? READ THIS FIRST PAGE 45 TOP CHEF HOST PADMA LAKSHMI SHEDS LIGHT ON ENDOMETRIOSIS PAGE 35 OPEN-FACE SANDWICHES 3 WAYS PAGE 51 WEBMD MAGAZINE Contents MARCH/APRIL 2019 FEATURES 35 RECIPE FOR ACTION Author, advocate, activist, and reality show host “I JUST Padma Lakshmi leads the charge for endometriosis WANT awareness and action 41 YOUNG THE POWER OF RESILIENCE Can you learn to WOMEN bounce back? 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