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According to government guidelines, fruit, along with vegetables, should form the cornerstone of your diet. Yet, the reality is that a mere 12% of adults meet the recommended 1 ½ to 2 cups of fruit (or the equivalent) daily. 

There’s no denying that fruit is healthy. It’s loaded with fiber, essential vitamins and minerals, antioxidants, and other protective substances that guard against chronic diseases, from heart disease to cancer to mood disorders like depression and anxiety. But if you’re looking for the healthiest fruits to prioritize, here are some with impressive science-backed benefits.

What is the healthiest fruit?

Blueberries take the title of healthiest fruit. Blueberries’ stunning hue comes from their anthocyanins — an antioxidant believed to be responsible for their numerous health benefits. Long-term studies suggest that including blueberries in your regular lineup may lower the risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes. Blueberries may also improve cognitive performance and strengthen your brainpower.

Additional research suggests that high blueberry intake may help you maintain a healthy weight. A study among healthy female twins found that the twin who ate more blueberries had lower body fat compared to the twin who ate less. Plus, high anthocyanin intake was associated with a 3% to 9% lower body fat mass and less belly fat among these ladies.

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Desserts to satisfy your sweet tooth (without the guilt)

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In two-thirds of American families with children, all parents work outside the home. But American society is still largely built around the assumption that one parent does not. The lack of affordable child care and the laughable mismatch between school hours and work hours (including summer vacation, when parents are left to figure out who will care for their kids for three months), have beneath them the idea that a stay-at-home parent (read: mother) should be around to take care of things. Yet paradoxically—and much less remarked upon—American society also gives stay-at-home parents a raw deal, ignoring them in policy and providing little material or cultural support while using them as a political cudgel.

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For two years, my Netflix password has been: tricke22ry-notiLonal-freely-soSak-lice-slacken. Yes, really. It is a strong, unique password, and it ticked boxes for reducing the chances of me getting hacked. But for all its security protections, the password was a nightmare to type into an onscreen TV keyboard, and it constantly annoyed members of my family who shared my Netflix login. It’s just the tip of my password suffering, though.

I use a password manager to generate and store all the login details for the 337 accounts I’ve made—from pizza delivery and airlines to social media and online shopping—over more than a decade online. However, using a password manager compulsively and having hundreds of strong passwords likely puts me in the minority: Many people use the same password across multiple accounts or use passwords that can easily be guessed.

The way we use passwords has been broken for a long time, but that’s finally changing. Over the past year, it has become possible to ditch the password and move to passkeys instead. Passkeys are generated codes—created using public key cryptography—that are stored on your device or in your password manager and let you log in to websites and apps using your fingerprint, face recognition, or a PIN. They can’t be guessed, leaked, or stolen, and they stop phishing attacks in their tracks, according to those behind the technology. Passkeys are widely considered to be more secure than passwords.

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By now, every major security company has probably rolled out its own virtual private network, or VPN. Norton Secure VPN has a strong security pedigree from the NortonLifeLock name and an affordable, flexible pricing scheme that places it well within impulse-purchase territory. A refreshed design for its client software along with new features such as split tunneling and a kill switch help enormously. Add to this the lifting of the ban on BitTorrent and P2P traffic, and Norton Secure VPN has become a competitor worth watching in the VPN space.

How Much Does Norton Secure VPN Cost?

Norton lets you choose a subscription that renews monthly or annually, with a discount for the longer of the two. When we review VPNs, we focus on the monthly pricing for comparison. Seen through that lens, Norton Secure VPN compares quite favorably. Monthly plans start at $4.99 for one device, $7.99 for five devices, and $9.99 for 10 devices. As of this writing, the average per-month cost of a VPN is about $10.05. Several other VPNs manage to beat that price and offer excellent service, such as Editors’ Choice winner Mullvad, which costs a flat 5 euros ($5.73 at time of writing). Still, Norton represents a remarkable, and remarkably flexible, value.

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Julie and John Gottman are among the OGs of marriage therapy and research. The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work, one of John’s early works, is among the bestselling marriage books of all time. And the Gottman Institute, which houses the research facility known as “The Love Lab,” is considered the gold standard for relationship research. The Gottmans, who have been married to each other since 1987 (he’s 81 and she’s 72), have a new book, Fight Right, about how couples can learn to disagree lovingly. TIME asked them to comment on some of the most common pieces of marriage advice. They didn’t hold back.

If you fight with your partner, you’re not meant for each other.

Julie Gottman: That is pure, unadulterated myth. For one thing, people have different personalities and different lifestyle preferences, so when they live together, those are going to manifest. What we have found from our research about really successful couples is that they fight frequently. What they tend to do is go much deeper underneath the surface of a fight, asking questions of one another that are meaningful, that get down to core issues, perhaps background history that’s gotten triggered in some way or if it conflicts with what we call an “ideal dream,” the values that are most important to you and how you want to live those values and live those passions. When people slow down to ask questions of one another, they end up with greater connection and greater compassion from understanding their partner better.

Every marital argument has a solution; you just have to find it.

John Gottman: Well, that’s a myth, because 69% of all conflicts are not resolvable; they come from those personality differences. People tend to argue about the same issues over and over, and those issues don’t have a solution. But the master couples find a way to accommodate those differences in personality—even to laugh about them—but find temporary solutions to the differences. It’s not so much a matter of resolving the issue as learning to understand the differences and accept those differences, and maybe even be enriched by them in a relationship.

In every fight, one person is right, and one person is wrong.

Julie: That’s the way people sabotage connection during a fight—by fighting to win, as opposed to fighting to understand. The purpose of a fight is to understand that person’s perspective and where it comes from, to give it some empathy, validate it, understand it better, and then move towards a solution. If you turn it into a contest or a competition, then one person wins, and the other person feels resentment, feels upset, feels angry because they lost; it doesn’t feel like a connection.

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Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) data for the UK also reveals men under the age of 25 are four times more likely to be caught drug-driving – and twice as likely to be caught drink-driving.

Sammy’s older brother Jamie Morris, 25, told the BBC he feared the combination of young men and cars was “lethal”.

Jamie, from Llangynog, Wales, said he remembered “hyperventilating” when he learned of his brother’s death.

“It was just tears and crying,” he said. “You are just broken.”

Sammy and Lewis had been on a night out in Henley-on-Thames with another friend, John Yolland.

All three had a passion for cars, but Sammy could not yet drive.

John described himself and Lewis as “beemer (BMW) boys”, attracted by the “thrill of the speed” and “smoking tires”.

He said he had been meant to give Sammy a lift home on the night of the crash.

“But Lewis had a new BMW and Sammy had not been in it yet, so [he was] quite excited for that,” he said.

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(Left to right) Lewis Moghul, John Yolland, and Sammy Phillips

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Spring is on its way, so whilst you’re planning your spring cleaning schedule, you may be wondering how to wash pillows and bed sheets to get them smelling and feeling as fresh as possible. Over time, sweat and natural skin oils can soak through your pillows, mattress protector, and bed sheets, so you’ll need to give them a big deep clean to ensure they’re hygienic for sleeping on. Otherwise, you could be inviting in all sorts of nasties such as dust mites, mold, bacteria, and even bed bugs.

Bed bugs feast on your blood and can really irritate your skin, causing you to scratch all night long. The same goes for dust mites – they can trigger allergy-like symptoms such as a runny nose, sneezing, coughing, or sore throats. Washing your pillows on a regular basis helps stop the build-up of bacteria that can cause breakouts, skin inflammation, and itching. 

Here, we walk you through how to spring clean your pillows and bed sheets, including techniques and the products you need. If you’re looking to revamp your sleep space ready for spring and need a new bed, our guide to 2024’s best mattresses for all sleepers and budgets contains our top recommendations.

One of the things that puts people off washing their pillows is that they don’t think that they can be washed in the washing machine. Many of this year’s best pillows are made from microfiber, and the great thing about this pillow material is that it can be machine-washed.  

Microfiber pillows over time attract dirt, sweat, and allergens, so regular cleaning won’t only keep those at bay, but they’ll also prolong the life of your pillow. However, before you set about the process, do read the care label of your particular pillow to ensure that you can follow these steps when spring cleaning. This is the same advice we share when explaining how to clean a mattress.

1. Remove any pillow protectors

Pillow protectors are something that you should consider if you don’t already have them. Pillow protectors act as an extra shield against sweat, oils, and little pests like dust mites from getting into your pillow. You can also machine wash your pillow protectors on a more regular basis to really keep your bed fresh. 

2. Pre-treat stains and smells

Pillows attract stains, it’s normal and natural, so don’t worry if you see stains pop up. However, if you have stubborn or deep stains, it’s best to pre-treat these before you pop them in the washing machine.

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