DowNloAD THIS ISSUE ON YOUR TABLET FOR FREE FROM THE APP STORE OR GOOGLE PLAY! NEW HOPE FOR CANCER October 2014 / $4.95 TREATMENT PG. 34 HEALTHY BEAUTY The 411 on FAMILy & Chemical Peels LIVING PARENTING pg. 17 WITH Baby’s First-Year How to Manage Milestones LIVING Lupus pg. 23 HEALTHY pg. 50 How to Keep Your FOOd & Brain Sharp FITNESS pg. 11 Fall in Love With Beets pg. 38 MEN’S HEALTH Fertility: What You Must Know pg. 14 CROWN JEWEL Queen Latifah reigns supreme in her career and her family PG. 28 OCTOBER 2014 Contents FEATURES Pg. 28 Pg. Download WebMD Magazine for FREE on the App Store and 34 Google Play. WAKE UP Family Jewel and don’T On the big screen, the SPEAK TO TV screen, and the music ANYONE,“ charts, Queen Latifah JUST TAKE has reigned supreme. And FIVE MINUTES“ as her career continues to soar with the addition TO BREATHE of a successful daytime AND STRETCH talk show, the Grammy AND BREATHE Award winner and Oscar SOME MORE. nominee adds a new role: caregiver to her mother, who has a rare autoimmune disorder called scleroderma. She speaks from the heart IN EVERY ISSUE about how she juggles her career and her family. Pg. 5 EDITOR’S NOTE New Hope WebMD app Healthy What’s the next big thing Target updates in cancer treatment? Some say immunotherapy Pg. 51 is a pathway to a cancer TAKE 10 cure. We take a closer Step by step. That’s how New Kid on the look at the innovative Block Donnie Wahlberg treatment that triggers approaches life. He the immune system to gets real about touring, fight off cancer like it does 34 51 acting, and working other illnesses. with his family. Cover photograph by Ari Michelson/August OCTOBER 2014 2 W ebMD.COM Contents OCTOBER 2014 HEALTHY START HOT TOPICS: Could more physical activity help your child earn that A+? Does the age at which you have a baby determine your longevity? Find Pg. out and get more news you can use. 7 LIVING HEALTHY WEBMD ON THE STREET: A former fashion exec gets tailored answers to his health questions from our experts. • MEN’S HEALTH: Are you and Pg. your partner trying to conceive? Find out what your lifestyle has to do 11 with getting pregnant—and what habits you might need to change. HEALTHY BEAUTY YOU ASKED: Are you using the best cleanser for your skin? Face the day with our expert product picks and tips. • BEAUTY SMARTS: Chemical Pg. peels are popular, but how do they work? We uncover what you need to know. • YOUR SMILE: Do you have bad breath? Find out why your gut 15 could be to blame. Plus: Aisle Do FAMILY & PARENTING PARENTING: What’s actor Mira Sorvino’s hardest role? Being a mom Pg. of four. • PREGNANCY: Why do moms-to-be go into cleaning and organizing overdrive? Nesting explained. • BABY TALK: What do you 20 need to track during baby’s first year? Our 6 to 12 month guide can help. • KIDS’ HEALTH: Not crazy about your kid’s friends? Here’s what to do about it. • PET HEALTH: Do you track your steps with a wearable fitness device? Now you can do the same for your four-legged friend. Pg. Food & Fitness 38 IN SEASON: Don’t skip the beet. It’s easy to fall in love with this root veggie when you try our easy, nutritious, and delicious recipes. • OFF THE MENU: Oakland, Calif., chef Tanya Holland stays true to her Southern roots with a healthy twist. • WORK IT OUT: The treadmill, stationary bike, or elliptical trainer? Find out which workout is right for you. • FITNESS CHALLENGE: Feel off-kilter? Find your balance with these moves that will bring you back to center. WEBMD CHECKUP October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Learn more. • WOMEN’S HEALTH: Do Pg. you have a relative who’s had breast cancer? Find out if gene testing is for you. • KIDS’ HEALTH: What parents need to know before their child’s cancer treatment 44 starts. • HEALTH CHECK: Could you be at risk for ovarian cancer? Take the quiz. • HEALTH HIGHLIGHTS: Get help with tips to combat depression. • BY THE NUMBERS: A closer look at menopause. • LIVING WITH: Lupus. How to stay well. W ebMD.COM 4 OCTOBER 2014 EDITOR’s NOTE Access Now! Look for this icon on Get instant access to healthy living info, pages throughout the magazine. expert tips, and products as well as all of WebMD’s mobile apps. Here’s how. Download the free Digimarc 1 Discover app, available at iTunes and Google Play. Open the app. Hold your device 2 4 to 7 inches away from the activated icon (shown at left) to scan it. Your phone will alert you when Digimarc Discover recognizes the image. So many times when we think about health issues the focus is either on a Your browser will open to display disease or how to avoid it. This month, we 3 a webpage where you can access explore a different angle—the act of WebMD articles, videos, slideshows, and caregiving—with talk show host, actor, more content; buy featured products; or and singer Queen Latifah. download WebMD apps. Four in 10 adults in the United States NOTE: WebMD does not approve or endorse any product or service featured through Digimarc care for a loved one with significant digital activations, or those presented through ShopAdvisor, except for proprietary WebMD apps. health issues, including Latifah, who tells All featured products, services, and information (except WebMD apps) are hosted and sold by third- party providers and sellers. WebMD makes no claims, promises, warranties or guarantees about the WebMD she is the point person for her accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of any featured product or service. mother’s care. She took on this role last year when her mother was diagnosed with ON TARGET scleroderma, an autoimmune disorder. Since June, WebMD readers have taken more than a billion steps toward better While providing care can be rewarding, health. Join them with our new Healthy Target plan, part of the WebMD app, it can also take a toll in the form of finan- available for free download on the iTunes store. cial burden, guilt, frustration, physical exhaustion, and confusion as caregivers Here’s a sampling of what each person, on average, accomplished in the plan’s first two months when linking their activity monitors and other devices to try to navigate the maze of options and Healthy Target: information. And the role isn’t getting any • Lost nearly 2.5 pounds easier. In fact, it’s increasingly expanding • Increased sleep time by almost 45 minutes to include medical tasks that were once • Took 7,200+ steps daily more commonly provided in hospitals. Lose weight. Get fit. Sleep better. Whatever your goals, we’ll help you get there. Caregivers act out of love and respon- sibility. But many become so busy taking care of others that they don’t take care of We Want to Hear From You! themselves. Latifah and Gail Hunt, presi- dent and CEO of the National Alliance Like WebMD! for Caregiving, give their tips to combat facebook.com/webmd burnout. And we’d love to know your tips Tweet us! for the ultimate balancing act, too. twitter.com/webmd Download WebMD Pin with us! Magazine for FREE pinterest.com/webmd/ on the App webmd-magazine ORY MILLER ORY Store and G Kristy Hammam Google Play. : GRE : Email the editors! 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