Here Comes the Sun
PRO:
Sunlight for Good Health
By TEYA SKAE
Avoiding the harsher elements of direct sunlight is not only wise but is necessary, but shunning the sun all together is even more problematic. So, let’s examine the benefits of healthy sun exposure.

CON:
My Skin Cancer Crisis
By BETH LEVINE
“How long has that been there?” my dermatologist asks at my annual skin exam. I wanted her to check out some moles on my shoulders but instead she is examining what I thought was a pimple on my nose. Now that I think about it, it has been there for a while, hasn’t it?

Skin Cancer Signs:
As my story shows, however, not every cancer or precancer will look exactly the way you think it should. Mine looked like a pimple that hadn’t reached a head yet. David J. Leffell, M.D., professor of dermatology at Yale’s School of Medicine, advises watching for these telltale signs

FOOD
The Hens Have it
By Rob Byers & Tara Tuckwiller
No matter what they’re called, there’s nothing gamy about Rock Cornish Game hens, and there never has been. In fact, nowadays, there’s very little that’s Cornish about them. They would be tough to find in a British store. No, this is an American creation, fueled by one man’s dream of a chicken in every pot - or in this case, two little chickens.

Grilled Cornish Game Hens with Bourbon and Lemon

Grilled Cornish Game Hen with grapes and Merguez Sausage

HEALTH
The Power of Pumping Iron
By Judy Foreman
I’m an exercise junkie - and proud of it. I swim, I run, I bike. But, like many other people, I’m a disaster when it comes to lifting weights, also called strength, or resistance, training.

YOUR MOTHER
Have You Heard The One...
Mothers come in all shapes and sizes, races and religions. But the mothers most joked about are Jewish ones. To find out why, ThriveNYC posed five questions for writer Marnie Winston-Macauley, author of more than 20 books and calendars, including “Yiddishe Mamas: The Truth About the Jewish Mother.”