Real Health Summer 2016
Real Health Summer 2016
In every issue of Real Health, you’ll find the hottest topics of interest to our readers along with cutting-edge health information.
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Features
Jackie Joyner-Kersee on the Agony of Relief
Olympic champion Jackie Joyner-Kersee has learned that opioid meds (used to treat chronic pain) can have distressing side effects.
She’s the Greatest!
More about a sports legend in her own time
Home Grown: Nothing Beats Fruits and Veggies Fresh From the Garden
Nothing beats fruits and veggies fresh from your garden for top-notch nutrition, plus a host of other health benefits.
Dig This!
How to plant a garden that delivers delicious, nutritious produce for your table
Losing It All: Visualize the Way You’d Like to Look
Visualizing the way you’d like to look can help you shed weight.
Think Your Way Thin!
Some psychologists suggest using brainpower to help change unhealthy eating behaviors and thoughts, so be mindful of the strategies below.
Want to Say Bye-Bye to Shampoo?
More women are learning that washing their hair with conditioner can help keep tresses from getting parched.
Co-Washing Hair Basics
How to ease into cleansing using conditioners only
Stuff We Love-Summer 2016
A roundup of the latest must-have finds for hair, skin, health, beauty and more. These products are worth every cent.
From the Editor
Pet Peeves
The vet at the animal hospital where I took him said there was an operation he could perform that might help save him.
Health News
Future Shock
If a test could tell whether you’d develop a disease later in life, would you take it?
Second Chances
HIV-positive donors can give the gift of life to other people who are living with the virus.
Race Talk
Why are some black folks living with HIV less likely to remain in care?
Drug Warning
Over-the-counter meds aren’t safer than prescription pills.
Cleaning House
Time to toss expired meds
Feeling the Pinch
When does monthly period pain require that we pay serious attention?
Ask Doctor Dee-Summer 2016
Dorothy Horton, PsyD, answers your questions.
Meal Plans
If you’re living with hepatitis C, eating healthy each and every day can help protect your liver.
Chew on This
It takes time for your brain to realize your stomach is full.
Combination Platters
Maybe there’s a reason we should eat foods in a certain order.
Power Moves
Spring into action to build a stronger, better body.
Make Moving Fun!
Exercise doesn’t have to be burdensome and unpleasant.
Thoughts
Flaws and All
When you look in the mirror, do you like what you see?
Never Settle
How one woman’s demand for respect totally changed her life
The Expert Says-Summer 2016
Health experts discuss how body image can affect our mental health and well-being.
