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Last spring, my wife had a preventive double mastectomy, and the anxiety wrecked me. My dad had once flatlined during an operation, so every night before my wife’s surgery, I lay in bed rehearsing what I’d tell Campbell, our 3-year-old, when her mother died. I was being irrational, but tragedy felt inevitable. In order to view the video, please allow Manage Cookies The procedure went fine. For weeks afterward, as my bedridden wife recovered, I played nurse—managing medications, changing bandages, draining fluids—while also caring for Campbell....

Your weekly bargains, give them a look quick. Most won’t last long. XL Double Parachute Camping Hammock Regular $89.99 Sale $21.24 76% savings Quite possibly the easiest camp comfort ever. The hammock. The MalloMe Double XL parachute hammock sleeps one with room to spare or allows space for another. The XL sized hammock is 125″ long x 79″ wide. The premium nylon fabric has a weight capacity of 1000 lbs. The package weighs roughly 1 lb....

Why should you pick up Nature’s Way Sambucus Elderberry Gummies? Because there is no real downside. This is not a medicine situation where you will have an adverse reaction to it that affects your body. It’s made with juicy, lush elderberries grown in the fields of Austria. And elderberries are filled to the brim with nutrients that are going to help your body out. Not only that, but Nature’s Way Sambucus Elderberry Gummies are also made from a special blend....

So, you’ve started a new fitness regimen in the new year. That’s a great way to get healthy and trim. Still, all the exercise in the world won’t do much good unless you find a way to curb your caloric intake. But you don’t have to starve yourself to make sure you burn more calories than you ingest. Get Medifast GO today, and start creating a calorie deficit with your first delivery....

Let’s face it: The most delicious item on the table gets a bum rap. Gravy is essentially just meat stock thickened with roux—a mix of butter and flour—with the bits from the roasting pan dumped in. Too often, though, it becomes a greasy, congealed mess from too much butter in the roux, and pan drippings that are 90% fat and only 10% meaty flavor. Here’s your solution: Boost the stock’s flavor and cut out all the grossness by leaving the pan drippings out of it....

For another easy one-pot meal, use leftover brown rice (or quinoa), toss it with vegetables and almonds, and top it with an over-easy egg cooked using nonstick cooking oil. It’s a speedy way to get in four food groups. Nutrition (per serving) Calories: 350; total fat: 17g; saturated fat: 3g; protein: 15g; carbohydrates: 37g; sugar: 5g; fiber: 6g; cholesterol: 185mg; sodium: 270mg Recipe and photo by Amy Gorin, M.S., R.D.N....

Apple picking mania may have come to an end, but it’s still November and this quintessential autumn dish makes the most of the season’s bounty. “With acorn squash, mushrooms, and maple syrup, the colorful dish warms the soul and is perfect for entertaining. The dish is naturally vegetarian and gluten free, and can be made vegan to appease all dietary restrictions, while remaining hearty,” says Executive Chef Braulio Bunay for Industry Kitchen in New York....

Ryan Reynolds and his shredded abs are coming back as the “merc with a mouth.” Reynolds confirmed that a new Deadpool film is in the works with Marvel after Disney completed its purchase of 21st Century Fox. I Tried Ryan Reynolds’ Insane ‘Deadpool 2’ Workout—and Now I Know Why He’s Shredded Read article Reynolds announced the news while appearing on Live with Kelly and Ryan, saying that the character will return after the first two Deadpool films, which were produced at Fox....

Online DNA tests are all the rage these days. And Ancestry®, the company behind AncestryDNA®—the world’s largest consumer DNA network—now offers AncestryHealth®. It offers all of the same insights into your origins that made AncestryDNA® into one of the most popular DNA tests on the market. But with an AncestryHealth® kit, your DNA can also lead the way to insights about your well-being. And for St. Patrick’s Day, it’s marked down to just $99....

If losing weight—or just eating healthy—is on your list of New Year’s resolutions, you’re likely thinking about diet plans and how to pick the right one for your goals. And it’s probably giving you a headache. With so many different diets and eating philosophies out there, it can be hard to cut through the hype and figure out what will actually work. But don’t throw in the towel just yet: U....

Boxers are among the most well-conditioned athletes in the world because of the rigors of the sport and training regimen. Good thing is you don’t necessarily have to square up to a bruiser to get the physique of a fighter. You don’t even need much in the way of space or equipment. Up for the challenge? Train like a boxer with this fat-burning bodyweight workout. In order to view the video, please allow Manage Cookies...

X Games Real Ski is back again and it’s another year of heavy street insanity. Each of this year’s competitors has a totally different take on the streets and that should mean some healthy debate from lovers of each of the different types of style. 5 Ways to Enjoy Skiing’s Tastiest Snack: ‘Pocket Bacon’ Read article I happened to be on location for the shoot for the TV show, so I saw some of the debate in person, and there was definitely a healthy ‘conversation’ on the judges’ side....

When I first meet Billy Jensen last summer in Los Angeles, he’d just returned from covering one of the most gut-wrenching cases he’s ever worked on. The head of digital operations and an occasional on-air reporter for the (now canceled) syndicated true-crime show Crime Watch Daily, Jensen was in Columbus, Ohio, to shoot a segment on the unsolved 2016 homicides of two young women. As we settled in for dinner at a busy Irish pub not far from his apartment, he recounted the gory details—how the pair’s bodies were found, a month apart, in different fields in nearby Fairfield County....

It’s a mystery why a young woman joined her husband on journeys by birchbark canoe along Canada’s fur trade highway, some 150 years ago. The wives of most Hudson Bay Company officials stayed home in England. Frances Anne Hopkins, on the other hand, joined her husband Edward Hopkins on long-distance voyageur brigades, traveling with the young, infamous ne’er-do-wells who logged long hours paddling 36-foot canoes and serving as the engines of Canada’s first industry....

The future is now in Terminator: Dark Fate. Picking up two decades after the events of Terminator 2: Judgement Day, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton are back together again to try and save the future of humanity. ‘Terminator 6’: Everything You Need to Know About the New ‘Terminator’ Sequel Read article In the new film, the story picks up with Dani Ramos, played by Natalia Reyes, who is trying to live a regular life in Mexico City with her father and brother, played by Diego Boneta....

Comedian Tracy Morgan, sitcom legend and star of the new film What Men Want, on his Knicks-inspired kicks, an old-school sitcom, his shark obsession, and more. —As told to J.R. Sullivan Tiffany Haddish on Her Love of Microscopes, Sleeping in Cars, and Her ‘Dream Guy… Read article In order to view the video, please allow Manage Cookies MUSIC I’m into the classics. I listen to a lot of Biggie Smalls, Tupac, Earth, Wind & Fire, even some Dionne Warwick....

Paul Tralka is originally from the beach town of Belmar, NJ but he’s traveled all over North America in vans — mostly one’s he’s built or refurbished himself. Doing what he does, he helps others achieve their vanlife dreams. “I love selling a van to someone and seeing them go do cool stuff because I did it, that kind of gets me stoked,” Tralka says. On this episode of Van Tours, we take you through his rare 1972 Chevy Balboa that is his family’s personal van of choice....

We’re only one day away from the first full trailer for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, but a new featurette released today has plenty of new footage to get Jurassic fans excited for the next installment of the iconic franchise. In the featurette, Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard both talk about their excitement for the new film, with Pratt declaring they’re “literally blowing up the island”. There’s also praise for new director J....

Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke offered new insights into how the National Park Service may look after budget cuts at the Western Governors’ Association meeting in Whitefish, Montana, late last month. His priorities seemed to be a common refrain for the Trump administration’s federal budget outlook: cutting waste and improving efficiency through a $1.6 billion cut to the Interior Department — a 12% slash to last year’s budget. Zinke also testified before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources last month to defend the proposed budget....

Ever feel like your lifting routine has too much downtime? It does. A study from the American Council on Exercise finds that a 20-minute high-intensity interval-style strength workout (HIIT) done three times a week builds the same amount of muscle as a slower, 45-minute session. If you do multi-joint exercises, which work several muscle groups at once (like chest presses and leg extensions) you’ll see gains after three weeks, says Cedric X....