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Some celebrities are fashion pioneers. Gwyneth Paltrow takes on that role for diet trends. Here, a history of her food habits.

MACROBIOTIC, 1998-2002
Paltrow researches macrobiotic food for her father, Bruce, who was diagnosed with throat cancer; she gradually adopts the lifestyle herself. Bruce says the diet is like "biting into The New York Times."

JUNK FOOD, 2004
Craves grilled cheese and French fries while pregnant. She later says, "I couldn't look at brown rice" and "What I learned during my pregnancy is that there is a real lack of Mexican food in London, and the pizzas are too small."

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FOODIE HEDONISM, 2008
Joins Mario Batali and Mark Bittman in filming PBS's food and travel program Spain...On the Road Again. She eats clams, chocolate, and sandwiches and jokes that she's going to "gain ten kilos on this trip."

PESCATARIAN, May 2008
Tells W magazine that she hasn't had

Courtesy of PurellKate Sullivan, Allure magazine

They are prolific, disgusting, and phobia-inducing-yet they are also immunity builders. Below, some facts that will make you want to wash your hands immediately.

36 B.C.: Year Italian scholar Marcus Terentius Varro published a theory that swamps may breed illness because of "minute creatures that cannot be seen by the eyes."

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590: Year Pope Gregory I invented a post-sneeze prayer-"God bless you"-as sneezing was considered an early sign of the plague.

3: Number of times a day Henry VIII of England ordered that the walls and floors of his son Edward's rooms be washed to prevent illness. Edward died, likely of tuberculosis, at age 15.

18: Percentage of women who died in childbirth at a Viennese hospital in the seventeenth century. When Ignaz Semmelweis, an obstetrician there, made doctors wash their hands with chlorinated limewater before examining pregnant women, the mortality rate dropped to

Catherine Devine, Allure magazine

Who has the time to wait for New Year's resolutions to kick in? (Or not.) These 15 tricks will change your look-for the better-now.

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When you spend as much time chatting with top makeup artists, scrutinizing runway trends, and reporting from backstage as we do, you learn a few things-like what those weird fan-shaped brushes do, and more importantly, the coolest makeup and nail trends for the new year. So here they are, plus all of the products you need to get them. Fan brushes not required.

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It's the time of year when we all get motivated to trade in our bad habits in exchange for some new-and-improved ones. Here are some handpicked resolutions that will lead you to a more beautiful year.

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We hope you're into heavy metal because the spring 2013 runways were ablaze with shades of silver, gold, platinum, and bronze. But this isn't a hint of glimmer or a demure shine. It's loud, unabashed glitz that will have you rocking and rolling all night long. Here, our favorite ways to wear the trend.

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Rory Evans, Allure magazine

Open your eyes: People unwittingly-and commonly-do damage to their thinnest skin by engaging in these behaviors.

1. Using too little sun protection. Some sunscreens feel like Sriracha when they find their way to the retina, which may explain why people often skip over the eye area when applying. "But you really want to put it all the way around the eye, the brow bone, even the upper eyelid,: Dover says. (Don't neglect the corners of the eyes, where crow's-feet form.) For a gentle and effective formula, try Neutrogena Pure & Free Liquid Daily Sunscreen SPF 50.

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2. Side-sleeping. It can be a hard thing to maintain, given your slumber, but try to sleep on your back. "If you lie on your side, it causes creasing in the skin," Katz says. Over time, it remains etched in there.

3. Applying makeup heavy-handedly. Use a brush to put on eye shadow and concealer, since fingers can tug at skin. And then remove all makeup every

Lexi Novak, Allure magazine

All that holiday indulgence have you feeling a bit more Pillsbury Dough Boy than Sugar Plum Fairy? You don't need to overhaul your entire diet and exercise regime to get back in shape. Just avoid these ten common weight-loss pitfalls.

Additional reporting by Cara Birnbaum, Meirav Devash, Alyssa Kolsky Hertzig, Brooke Le Poer Trench and Kristin Sainani

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