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Colon cancer screening starts at 45 and men keep skipping it

Three ways to get it done, what the prep actually involves, and how to fit the whole thing around work, kids and your training week.

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Marathon training on four runs a week and no free time

You don't need six days and a coach. You need one protected long run, a wife who knows the plan, and the discipline to skip the hero workouts.

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Pressure-test my business idea

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Eating well at 25, at 45 and at 65

The same three groceries carry you through every decade. What changes is how much you get away with, and how fast.

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How to quit nicotine when you can't take a week off

You're not fighting a chemical so much as twenty small appointments a day. Here's the plan that holds up on a bad Tuesday with a sick kid.

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Where does your phone charge overnight?

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The hearing you've got left is all the hearing you get

Hair cells don't grow back. A few dollars of foam and thirty seconds of technique will save you from asking your kids to repeat themselves at forty-five.

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Check your ears, your neck and your left forearm first

Five minutes a month in your own bathroom catches most of what matters, and nobody has to see a doctor to do it.

Delicious.com — Nine thousand recipes and a plan for tonight

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The shoulder twinge that ends benching and what to do instead

You don't need six weeks off. You need to find the angry direction, change the angle, and add eight boring minutes.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next fortnight.

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Weight loss is arithmetic, and the arithmetic isn't hard

A pound of fat is about 3,500 calories. Everything after that's habits, and the habits are the part nobody tells you the truth about.

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The back exercises that actually hold up in the research

Most back advice is invented. A small number of moves have real evidence behind them, and all of them fit in ten minutes before the kids wake up.

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Rehearse the raise conversation with me

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Your comeback takes twelve weeks whether you like it or not

The fastest way back from an injury is the boring way, and it fits around a job and a bedtime routine better than you'd think.

Names.com — The name is the first thing you sell

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What to do about anxiety when you can't take a month off

Caffeine math, a worry window, and a straight answer on the day you stop managing it yourself and call a doctor.

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What was your first ever job?

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The four places a runner's knee hurts and what each one means

Point at the sore spot with one finger. Where it lands tells you most of what you need to know before you spend a dollar.

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If you snore and you're always tired, get the sleep test

Sleep apnea wrecks recovery, blood pressure and patience, and most people who have it think they're just busy. Two free questionnaires and one night of testing.