JUNE 2012/Vol. 27/No. 6
A lifestyle magazine for Costco members
7 Front End
By Ginnie Roeglin and David W. Fuller
COVER/CON TENTS PHO TOGRAPH Y: JERRY AVENAIM
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?
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
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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