Last year, my mother underwent open-heart surgery to have an aortic valve replaced. Due to complications from the surgery, she needed a pacemaker inserted the following week. Since experiencing these operations, we both learned first-hand just how many resulting limitations there would be not only within her diet and lifestyle, […]

Photo Illustration by Becky Harlan/NPR Photo Illustration by Becky Harlan/NPR Skin care and cosmetics are such a big business that globally, consumers have doubled their spending on beauty products in the past 15 years, according to the consumer research company Euromonitor International. It’s hard to miss. Our visual culture abounds […]