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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. Health Kick Emergen-C Pink packets, $11 for 30;EmergenC.com. 20 goes to the Keep a Breast Foundation. Project Pink soccer ball, $20. 100% aids breast cancer research. Hit the Half-Pipe K2 GB Pop snowboard, $500;K2Snowboarding.com. $75,000 benefits BCRF. Smoothie Sailing Odwalla Pink Poetry Superfood, $3; natural food stores....

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. A cup What to look forA lightly padded shaper bra. You don’t need superstrong support, yet a lot of A-cups go for curve-crushing styles anyway. Why not feel more feminine? “Even no-nonsense athletes try on shapers and say, ‘I like this,'” Lawson says. Padding also helps dim headlights....

Somewhere around mile 120, Laurie Andrews was inhabited by aliens. On the outside, she was covered in earthlysand. But inside, her entire body was screaming from a foreign invasion. She tossed and turned for six hours a night, wedged between other runners in a rickety lean-to. But Andrews willed herself to finish that day’s 26-mile run in roughly five hours. Then she got up the next morning and ran another 11 miles to the finish line....

Can chemicals in sunscreen actually cause cancer? Sunscreen is still a must. Not all sunscreens contain the chemical in question. If you’re concerned, opt for those made with zinc oxide, titanium dioxide or Mexoryl. Why do so many nonsmoking women get lung cancer? Lastly, take ownership of your air. I’ve read most canned foods contain bisphenol A (BPA). How can I avoid exposure? You’re right to be concerned. Opt for fresh or frozen foods instead of canned and wash hands after handling receipts....

to deliver waves of pleasure. I scream in safe-sex ecstasy, pulling him toward me for the big finale. But each woman peppers her fantasies with unique details a la Captain Condom. It’s not surprising: Women tend to have similar feelings aboutsex and in life. So, we’re pulling back the sheets! “For most people, fantasies should stay just that. “You feel self-conscious.” Get ready to have the sex of your dreams!...

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. The clubhouses offer support groups, lectures, self-discovery workshops (yoga, cooking, etc.) MyCancerPlace.comDon’t face cancer alone. Women’s Cancer NetworkCreated by the Gynecologic Cancer Foundation, WCN is all about education and public awareness. Check out the online survey to find your risk for various types of cancer....

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. I thought, ‘Oh, great, now I’m stuck!’ but then I suddenly realized that it was a breast cancer walk. Until that moment, I’d wanted to cram cancer down in my pocket." At left: Kotb at the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure event in 2009....

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. Not that I’m counting or anything. I’m nervous about my first crack at 26.2. At this point, my weekly training mileage averages at about 40 miles per week. This weekend will be my last big 20-mile training run before the official “marathon taper” sets in....

Even if exercise isn’t your favorite thing in the world, don’t skip it. “I hate to work out. I get in a bad mood when I have to do it! I’m not athletic. The truth is, you work out for health and you do look better. And I have a responsibility to the show. Nobody wants to see Gloria with a flat ass!” But don’t go crazy either. “I exercise because you need it to stay slim and stay put, especially as you get older....

Some have been great investments and others have never been used. I started cooking on my own in college on a verylimited budget. Shop within your budget for these six essentials that have helped keep meeating healthyover the years. In my opinion you really only need three knives. A sharpener will keep your knives working well and that will keep you a happy chopper! Half the battle of making a salad is cleaning all the veggies, especially the lettuce....

I’m just about as slow as a New York City bus in the middle of a transit strike. I was running slower than 10 minute miles at that point. Iwanted to go faster. This was partially due to impatience and wanting to “get my runs over with.” So I went to see training guru,Neil Cook, atAsphalt Greenon the Upper East Side. He’s a seasoned multi-sport coach with more than 45 years of commitment....

Love these slim shapes, but we’ll all want to hit the gym before wearing the cream colors! Can’t wait for spring. Feeling like you want to show leg, not abs? These new shapes are fun, modern, a twist on the old school style. An arm and a leg. Love the fact you could wear this and feel cozy and chic! It’s both sexy and powerful. You’ll feel bold and beautiful....

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. Even if you have a light beer, you’llstill strike 200 calories in 90 minutes. *Calculations based on a 135-pound woman. Then “run” your errandsto the market, the wine shop, the bakeryon two wheels. You’ll burn 200 calories in 23 minutes (or 4.6 miles) of pedaling....