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Make use of this in season produce with a ginger and mushroom soup, a dilled pickled side dish, and green beans with pancetta

From a flashy white and red Canada Day outfit, topped off with a fascinator, to two Erdem dresses, we track the Duchess' long weekend outfits.

Since my last post, I’ve had a few people ask me how they should go about choosing a financial advisor - after all, there are so many firms and planners out there it’s hard to know who to trust with your hard-earned money.

A recent health post at the Los Angeles Times looked at brand new research about the causal role that diet pop may have in obesity. It’s very interesting stuff, because it reminds me of another phenomenon: How exercise can lead to weight gain.

Meeting your future husband’s mother is the kind of dramatic, life-altering event that can fuel a hundred thousand romantic comedies. But for one UK woman, a real-life weekend with her future mother-in-law was more in the vein of Saw 4 than Monster-in Law, and the fallout is keeping the British tabloid press humming.

Dear headphones, it’s over. It’s not me; it’s you. You are at times uncomfortably clingy (around my head) and on other occasions leave me hanging (when a wayward hand tugs you straight out of my ears revealing to the world that I warm up to Madonna’s 'La Isla Bonita'.) So that's it, I’m cutting the cord.

The folks at Chicken Soup for the Soul have a new book coming out and they’re looking for stories from women over 50. The subtitle explains it all “Say hello to a better body! Weight loss and fitness for women over 50.” And there is a lot of power to be had in telling your health and fitness story, so if you’ve always wanted to be published in a book, this could be your chance.

I think it's fair to say that most women are consumed by cutting down their consumption. Even the most independent, strong-willed, confident and smart women I know will acknowledge being concerned about their waistlines - even if they're not overweight.

In a lightweight, natural colour this hat will go with everywhere and with everything, and keep you protected.

How often do you help out in your community? Not enough? Never? Turns out that if you’re the volunteering type, you've got a healthy level of happiness. That’s one finding from Dr. Cahit Guven, an economics professor at Deakin University in Australia. His recent research found—surprisingly—that very happy people aren’t as helpful in their communities as you might think.

Avoid the change-room trauma this year. Here's the quick and easy guide to the suits that flatter your body type

Brownie points to all of you who already wear sunscreen daily, but there is more to sun protection than just slathering it on. What you need to know and the perfect product for every woman