Best Cancer-Fighting Foods

Serve with 1 cup chopped broccoli and cauliflower. Super Savory Popcorn Pop one 100-calorie bagmicrowave popcorn. Toss with 1/2 tsp sweet smoked paprika and a pinch of garlic powder. Edamame With Iced Green Tea Cook 2/3 cup edamame as directed on package. Sprinkle with a pinch of salt. Serve with 8 to 12 oz iced green tea mixed with 1/2 tsp honey. Energy Mix Combine 2 tbsp each toastedalmonds, dried cranberries and raisins....

October 12, 2011 · 2 min · 273 words · Dr. Christopher Robbins Jr.

Cancer Resource Guide

CancerCareCancerCarehelps recently diagnosedpatients and their families cope both emotionally and financially by finding counseling and monetary support resources online. The goal: Diagnose all women’s cancers at stage I, when they are most curable. Access info on assessing and lowering your cancer risk and clear up common misconceptions. MyCancerPlace.comDon’t face cancer alone. Check out the online survey to find your risk for various types of cancer. Also register on the site to manage your connections with other patients and experts....

October 12, 2011 · 7 min · 1314 words · Sharon Delacruz

Cancer Survivor

“But something always came upcollege, marriage, our first child. And then I found myself face-to-face with cancer.” Always “the chubby kid” growing up, Kidd had struggled with weight for most of her life. “I felt like I was in a really bad after-school special,” she says. She had surgery to remove her thyroid gland and one of her lymph nodes. She finished her first half marathon in March 2011. The canyon is one of them....

October 12, 2011 · 3 min · 563 words · Paige Ortega

Easy Time Management Tips

I’d also love more time forreadingand relaxing with my husband. “She needs a defined schedule so she can block out time for herself.” Our gurus came up with these exercises to get Zied back on track. We’re all overwhelmed." (It helps to charge your phone in another room to avoid the urge to grab it.) For Zied, that’s two found hours of downtime a day with her kids and husband....

October 12, 2011 · 4 min · 748 words · Richard Johnson

Editor-in-Chief Lucy Danziger's 13 Favorite Breast Cancer Awareness Products

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Winning Pin Jeweled Pink Ribbon Pin, $13;EsteeLauder.com. 20% to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Got You Covered Pink Pony cap, $40;RalphLauren.com. 10% to Pink Pony Fund for Cancer Care and Prevention. Raise the Bar Nutrition bars, $1.39 each;LunaBar.com. 1% to the Breast Cancer Fund and other organizations....

October 12, 2011 · 2 min · 221 words · Melinda Bryant

Fall Nail Trends to Try: Two-Toned

Odd Nail Out Make likeBeyonceand other celebs and vary only one nail. Shape your nails into a square; the clean edges make all nail colors look pulled together. (Hot pink with Ballet Slippers? Seal with a top coat. It’s as simple as a standard mani but infinitely more chic! Navy With a Touch of Nude Revamp your classic French with a bold blue. Dry nails for at least 10 minutes....

October 12, 2011 · 2 min · 245 words · Erika Goodman

Halloween's Cutest Pet Costumes

JennyPup the Witch! Sandy Hanson’s pup, Zany from Hanover, MN Veruca Skeleton! Sandy Hanson’s pup, Veruca, from Hanover, MN Belle the Bumblebee! Roseline Hook’s pup, Diesel Beefy el Diablo ChiChi Hooks from Germantown, MD Cutest Pumpkin! Gracie Culbreth’s pup, from Hampton, GA Look at Those Eyes! Mikara Cimmino’s pup BoVicci, from Winthrop MA What’s He Got There? Sophie Efstratiou’s pup, Charlie, from New York, NY

October 12, 2011 · 1 min · 65 words · Elizabeth Blake

How to Wear Fall's Trickiest Trends

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Leather No bad-girl vibe here! Keep it tasteful with chic cuts and warm hues. An all-leather outfit for the office? Approved, if it’s a sophisticated shift shape.Leatherthat’s soft ensures there’s no rocker edge. Dress, $560;Raoul.com. Bag, Street Level, $48;FrancescasCollections.com. Blazer, Tibi, $990; 212-226-5852. Blouse, Rachel Rachel Roy $79;Macys....

October 12, 2011 · 1 min · 164 words · James Kennedy

Lauren Graham's Five-Week Slimdown

Challenge on! It’s 87 degrees, and I am on my 14th lap around a high school track. Whose idea was this? I’d wanted a fitness challenge. I’ve always been athletic, but I was in a slump. What could I do if I pushed past my limits? Could I get leaner? Good news: They loved the idea and said they had the perfect trainer for me. So I wasn’t expecting anything revolutionary....

October 12, 2011 · 2 min · 312 words · Randy Montgomery

Pretty Retro Looks Made Modern

Skip blush to balance ultra-feminine eyes. (Try Dr. Hauschka Eyeliner Duo in Blue/Grey, $30.) Add mega colorLay off the blue suede shoes. Instead, layer a thick stroke of azure liquid liner over your gray pencil. Finish with mascara, focusing on outer lashes. 1970s: Disco Deja Vu Channel Bianca Jagger at Studio 54withbold berry lipsand piecey lashes. To soften the look for day, use a pink, not red, lip pencil. (It wont look black onpromise!...

October 12, 2011 · 1 min · 190 words · Joshua Green

Relationship Tricks: How to Beat Money Stress

I thought he seemed blase about improving our lifestyle; he thought my harping over money was annoying. The key: Learn to talk about money concerns the right way and you’ll trade conflict for canoodling. Download SELF’sHow to Talk About Money Without Arguing Pick Your Moment Bad day at work? Don’t cave in to the urge to vent about your mate’s $300 worth of music downloads. Instead, bring up the issue when you’recalm and focused....

October 12, 2011 · 1 min · 194 words · Lori Perez

SELF's 4th Annual Women Doing Good Awards

Christina Hendricks & Jennifer Hudson September cover girlJennifer Hudsonshared the red carpet with fellow WDG honoreeChristina Hendricks. “All of these winners tonight remind me of me 10 years ago.” Next up for Seinfeld? A new book “for people who have given up on cooking,” she says. “It teaches them that cooking can be economical, healthy and doable.” “I’m blown away by the traffic. People spill their guts.” Not surprisingly, Ling is a big fan of the SELF community....

October 12, 2011 · 1 min · 183 words · Robin Moss

SELF's Best Beauty Tips

78% of you use mascara every day. When you lift and separate lashes, it’s easier to apply mascara evenly. 66% say foundation is a daily makeup must. Remember, a little really does go a long way. Forundetectable coverage, use foundation only where you need it. 57% brush on bronzer without fail. When it comes to bronzer, there’s a fine line betweenlooking sun-kissedand covered with dirt. 54% say lipstick or gloss is a necessity....

October 12, 2011 · 3 min · 601 words · Brittney Brown