JUNE 2012/Vol. 27/No. 6
A lifestyle magazine for Costco members
COVER STORY | PAGE 26
DEPARTMENTS
7 Front End
By Ginnie Roeglin and
David W. Fuller
COVER/CON TENTS PHO TOGRAPH Y: JERRY AVENAIM
Dishing on
Bob Harper
America’s fitness instructor
takes a stab at becoming its
nutrition coach as well.
BY TIM TALEVICH
FEATURES
23 Scoring good credit The basics on protecting and
enhancing your credit score.
BY RITA COLORITO
71 Michelle Obama: American Grown
The first lady talks about
her passion for gardening
and her new book.
BY STEPHANIE E. PONDER
76 The British TV invasion The Brits come to our shores
with some great television
series on DVD.
BY ANITA THOMPSON AND
STEVE FISHER
9 Dialogue
Letters from our readers
13 Fresh Views
Brain food for the
entrepreneur
15 Consumer Connection
By David Horowitz
17 Financial Connection
By Suze Orman
18 Informed Debate
Do the benefits of “super
PACs” outweigh the criticisms?
SPECIAL SECTION: FOR YOUR HEALTH
45 For Your Health
Heatstroke + Myasthenia
gravis awareness +
Buyer’s Pick
64 Creative Cooking
Grilling veggies
BY JUDITH FERTIG
73 Book Pick: Spring Fever
Kathy Trocheck developed
a new persona—Mary Kay
Andrews—and new fans.
BY JUDI KETTELER
75 Arts & Entertainment
Book buyers’ picks
83 Travel Connection:
Mexico
Discover the new Mexico.
BY IRENE MIDDLEMAN
THOMAS
96 Member Connection
Olympic contenders
31 Brain training There are a variety of ways to help
tune up your cognitive abilities.
BY HEIDI SMITH LUEDTKE
37 Tower of power Stair climbing, or tower running,
provides a calorie-burning workout.
BY ANDREA DOWNING PECK
41 Probiotics primer Learn to make friends with your
body’s “friendly” bacteria.
BY BRUCE BURNETT
49 Run, Forrest’s mom, run The St. Luke’s Women’s Fitness
Celebration is a three-day event.
BY KATE PARHAM
49 Let (some) sunshine in New SPF rules will help clarify
a sunscreen’s effectiveness.
BY T. FOSTER JONES
53 Buzz kill Follow a few sim- ple rules to keep mosquitoes at bay. BY RITA COLORITO
59 Tri, and tri again Cherie Gruenfeld is using her
triathlon expertise to help
kids succeed.
BY CLAIRE SYKES
INSIDE COSTCO
88 Buying Smart:
Kirkland Signature™
Toilet Paper
Kirkland Signature is on a
roll with its better, softer
and bigger sheets.
BY PAT VOLCHOK
87 Warehouse Locations
92 What’s New
94 Special Events
95 Services Update
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