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Chicken is a good source of lean, low-fat protein, but some of our favorite recipes deep-fry and over-sauce it until it's only a shell of its former healthy self. We've hunted down nine complete diet disasters to avoid and offered up ridiculously healthy (and delicious) recipes to try instead.

1. Ridiculous: Chicken Parmesan
Traditional chicken parmigiana involves pan-frying the chicken, coating it with bread crumbs, layering on sodium-filled tomato sauce, and adding a generous dose of full-fat cheese. Served over a heaping plate of pasta, it's a 1,000-plus-calorie meal with double the amount of recommended sodium.

Ridiculously Healthy: Try this healthy chicken parmesan recipe instead. It uses part-skim mozzarella, less oil, and whole wheat bread crumbs to make a 365-calorie meal.

2. Ridiculous: Chicken Quesadilla
Order this in a restaurant and you may be getting more than 1,000 calories and 30 grams of saturated fat. Why? Gigantic white flour tortillas, double

When warm weather arrives, so does the urge to liberate your legs-in all their pale, vein-ridden or fuzzy glory. Use these fast fixes (and more serious solutions) to bare yours with confidence.

TO FIGHT FUZZ
The good news is that hair growth on your legs typically slows with age. The bad news? Because the skin on your legs also gets drier, fuzz removal is more likely to cause irritation.

1) FAST FIX: A MULTIPLE BLADE RAZOR
Razors are the gold standard for quick, easy hair removal. "Pick one with multiple blades to get the job done in fewer strokes and minimize nicks and razor burn," says Arielle Kauvar, MD, clinical professor of dermatology at New York University Langone Medical Center. Try (1) Schick Intuition Naturals Sensitive Care ($9.50; drugstores), with four blades centered in a skin-conditioning solid that melts onto wet skin as you shave. Other keys to a clean sweep: Moisten skin with warm water first and shave in the morning, when legs are less likely to be

Veterinarians estimate that as many as 15% of dogs suffer from environmental allergies, most of which begin before your pooch's third birthday and continue--and usually worsen--throughout his life. While you and your four-legged friend may share triggers, his symptoms aren't like yours. "Dogs may lick and chew their paws, scratch constantly, and develop inflamed ears or skin infections," says Jon Plant, DVM, DACVD, a veterinary dermatologist for Banfield Pet Hospital in Portland, OR. "These are all tip-offs that they're suffering from allergies, though only a vet can make the official diagnosis."

Keep your pet healthy naturally

While a veterinarian can prescribe strong meds or even cortisone if necessary, there are also milder treatments with fewer side effects. Regardless of the symptoms' severity, the best approach is likely a combination of the options below.

1) Eliminate Allergens
"We now think that allergens are absorbed through the skin, not inhaled," Dr. Plant

Chaffing is a (miserable) fact of summer. Whether the cause is jogging shorts that ride up, skin-on-skin friction or the underside of a bra, with just a few rubs, skin can become red, hot, inflamed, and, in severe cases, even bleed. So when something rubs you the wrong way, try these 11 strategies.

Get more amazing natural cures

1) Choose natural fibers. No matter what your sport, synthetic uniforms may be more durable, but when it comes to chafing, cotton is the fabric of choice.

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2) Wash, then wear. Wash any new exercise clothes before you wear them to help soften the fabric enough to lessen abrasion.

3) Wrap it up. People who are overweight or who have big thighs, which makes chafing more likely, may find relief by wrapping elastic bandages around the portions of their legs that rub, says Tom Barringer, MD. These bandages will shield the skin when your thighs rub together, so instead of skin

If the warm weather is inspiring you to exercise outdoors this weekend (or for the first time in weeks, depending on how cold and rainy spring has been where you live), there is nothing more annoying-and exercise interrupting-than a side stitch. What's the cause? This sharp pain occurs when the ligaments that run downward from the diaphragm to hold up the liver become stretched. When you run, you breathe in once for each two strides, and you breathe out when one foot-usually the right-strikes the ground. So your diaphragm goes up when the force of your foot strike causes your liver to drop. This stretches the ligament and makes it hurt. This often happens to runners, but you also can get side stitches from walking or even laughing. Whatever the reason, here's how to make them go away.

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STOP. When the pain hits, stop whatever you are doing. You need to relax to calm your twitching muscle.

SLOW DOWN AND WALK. If you're running when you

Getting sick or injured while traveling can mean wasting precious vacation days. That's bad news for the 86 percent of Americans who plan on taking a trip this summer. The good news: More airports are now offering on-site health care. Whether you're suffering from seasonal allergies, have a sprain from lifting heavy luggage, or feel the first signs of a cold or flu coming on, you can ease symptoms while waiting for your flight.

How to never, ever get sick on vacation

Like a typical doctor's office, most airport medical facilities have a waiting area and exam room with x-ray services and vaccinations available. They're staffed by a physician, physician's assistant or nurse practitioner. While most of these centers don't offer prescription meds on site, the medical personnel can write you a prescription and some are even open 24 hours. Your insurance should cover much of the visit. If you're paying out of pocket, an exam by a physician with lab tests and a written

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Good news if you have a few grays: Your mind is actually improving as you grow older. In fact, mid-life just may be the peak time for brain performance, according to a new book, The Secret Life of the Grown-Up Brain: The Surprising Talents of the Middle-Aged Mind (Penguin Books), by Barbara Strauch. From sorting through the latest research, The New York Times deputy science editor uncovered why it's a myth that our brainpower diminishes during middle age-and what you can do to keep yours in tip-top shape. Here are three reasons your brain is changing for the better:

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1. Your mind is expanding. Despite the popular notion that you lose thousands of brain cells as you age, research shows that your brain actually continues to grow cells throughout middle age (defined by researchers as age 40 to 68). This is especially true of the coating of neurons called myelin, which builds connections to help you make sense of your