Woman's World

A great week made easy! Woman's World is written for the traditional, family-oriented working woman. Each issue delivers a feel-good mix of heart-warming human interest stories, practical everyday solutions for work and home, and mouth-watering recipes.

I Want to Be Like Mom

Fill your week with smiles!

Start your week with a Laugh!

Pop culture calendar

It Happened This Week • On May 16, 1986, Top Gun was released. 5 FUN FACTS

This week’s best new books

She saved her mother's life with two transplants! • Eileen Harlin had always been close to her mom, Julia. She couldn’t imagine life without her. So when Julia’s liver failed, Eileen donated part of her own. That was amazing enough. But the next year, Eileen stepped up again and gave her mom a kidney!

Healing benefits of helping others

Wow in understated style • The new no-frills ruffle is a sleeker spin on the classic girlie style for a look that’s cute and chic

Pamper yourself pretty this Mother’s Day • These affordable beauty finds make it easy to indulge in some much-deserved self care—and they make great gifts too!

Tricks to lower blood pressure • It’s no secret that keeping a lid on your blood pressure is one of the best things you can do for your heart. After all, high blood pressure is the #1 cause of heart disease. But when blood pressure is in the healthy range, your whole body benefits. The risk of hearing loss, kidney damage and even dementia drop. And while dips in estrogen that occur during menopause can cause blood pressure to climb, it’s easy to outsmart elevations. Just…

Shortcut Chicken Parmesan

Mindfulness made easy • We hear the word ‘mindfulness” everywhere these days, and new research finds that anchoring ourselves in the present moment really can make us happier and less stressed. These three fun tricks make it easy to incorporate mindfulness meditation into your everyday life—especially if you’ve never tried it before!

Make every step pain-free • As the weather turns balmy, you’d hate to be sidelined from strolling around the farmers market by plantar fasciitis. This heel pain is caused by inflammation of the plantar fascia (which runs from your heel to the ball of your foot). Here’s how to ease the ache naturally

Garden herbs for head-to-toe healing • The herbs growing in your garden (or in pots on your windowsill!) have the power to tame stress, hot flashes and more. Here’s how to harness their hidden health benefits

Healthy hair with ‘hot’ oils! • Beautify your strands with hot oil treatments! For these recipes, pour oil into a heat-safe jar, then set in a bowl of hot water for 2 minutes until the oil is warm

Treaty yourself to good health • Whether you love kicking back on your porch or nibbling on chocolate, your favorite little indulgences are a boon for your well-being

“I cured my migraines with pineapple!” • As a doctor, Emily Smith encourages patients to never stop searching for a health solution. But even she was amazed when she found relief for her chronic headaches…in the supermarket

More amazing health perks of pineapple

Fix a broken metabolism • Ever worry your metabolism is so slow, it may be broken? If you’re a woman over age 50, welcome to the club. “When we’re younger, estrogen permeates every organ in the body, keeping us both fertile and metabolically healthy. But as levels of the hormone drop over time, metabolism struggles,” says menopause expert Mindy Pelz, D.C., whose YouTube videos boast more than 75 million hits. “The good news is that all the metabolic changes we experience can be fixed.” It’s a big reason her ladies-only twist on intermittent fasting earns raves. “Women who try it say their body works like it did in their 20s. They have energy all day and better moods...