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Been hearing a lot about salt lately? So have we. A recent review of seven studies published by The Cochrane Library failed to find a link between heart disease and cutting back on salt, and set off a flurry of stories.

Like many people, I rifle through Us magazine and In Touch when I’m in line at the grocery store and when I’m feeling rich I’ll bring those badboys home with me. That’s not all. Before I start working in the morning, I indulge in a little Daily Mail too (nobody writes a headline like the Daily Mail’s crew of wicked step sisters).

Meet your readers and find out what they thought about part one of The Map of Time: time travel, Victorian-era socialites and H.G. Wells, oh my!

As techniques, safety and efficacy improve – partially due to higher demand because of the increasingly obesogenic environment we live in – bariatric surgeries for weight loss become more sought after as a last resort to achieve a healthy body weight. But that doesn’t mean you just get the surgery and wait for the pounds to fall off. You’ve got to do your part to maximize effectiveness and be healthy, and this is where exercise comes in.

Do painful cramps leave you down for the count once a month? These seven tips give you simple ways to relieve the pain and reduce cramping in the first place.

Our food editor, Claire Tansey, shares her tricks for sweet and spicy, beer-simmered barbecued ribs in five easy steps

Watch this video to get tips on simmering and glazing for the best ribs you've ever had.

Nail art is a major trend this summer, and one of the easiest ways to jump on board, and to DIY, is with the cracked look.

I like to sit beside my boyfriend when we go out for dinner. I think I’m only getting more romantic as I get older. Recently, we headed out for dinner and the server directed us to a table of two. So, of course, my boyfriend moved his chair from across the table next to mine. The server said we couldn’t do this, because, well, we just couldn’t. “But we’re in love,” I said, batting my eyelashes. “We like sitting beside each other.” It didn’t work.

The temperature hovered around 90 degrees on a beautiful sunny day this past weekend but that was nothing compared to my internal thermometer about three seconds after I heard this from a passing motorist. “Smile” the man shouted from the window of his rusty old van.

Wonderful, wonderful salt — which makes everything from french fries and chicken breasts to movie theatre popcorn and asparagus spears taste delicious — is an increasingly well-known impediment to optimum health. And according to U.S. government researchers, salt is particularly problematic when you're deficient in potassium.