ınside WHAT’S VOLUME 55, NUMBER 3A
Misc.
Between Us
You First
The Mail
AARP & You
Ask Lee
4
6
8
62
63
What’s
New
11 Ideas=Cash
Launching your
invention is simpler
than you think
12 Hospital Food
You’ll Love
It’s healthy and it
actually tastes good
13 Newsmakers
Bonnie Raitt
overcomes grief;
Bob Marley’s son
Ziggy grooves on
13 Bob Marley
Money
24 More Cash!
Five steps to fatten
your bank account
29 Calculating
Your Nest Egg
Worried about
retirement? Make
a plan with these
online tools
Health
14 Heal Joint Aches
Your knees, elbows,
and shoulders will love
these treatments
18 Shed Pounds!
How snacking can
help you lose weight
20 None a Day
When you should
steer clear of some
multivitamins
Just
for Fun!
30 Cinco de Mayo
Throw a fab fiesta
with these hot picks
for tacos and tunes
34 Entertainment
Lionel Richie goes
country, and I Love
Lucy is back!
36 Value Vacation
Six beautiful
bridges—and, yes,
you must look down
37 Books
Dr. Sanjay Gupta
offers insider insights
on medical errors
30¡MU Y DELICIOSO! Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with our easy and fun recipes.
CLOCK WISE, FROM TOP RIGH T: IAIN BAGWELL/GE T T Y IMAGES; VERONICA SUMMERS/SPLASH NE WS/CORBIS; WIREIMAGE
Family &
Friends
58 When Your Child
Won’t Talk to You
More and more kids
are “divorcing” their
parents. An expert
provides advice for
rebuilding ties
61 Bad to the Bone
Despite osteoporosis,
she lives like a
daredevil. Should her
partner stop her?
Etc.
70 Puzzles
72 Big 5-0h
Genie Francis,
who grew up on
the set of General
Hospital, turns 50
May 26. Plus:
Craig Ferguson,
Jeff Dunham, The
Incredible Hulk,
Marilu Henner,
Mr. T, and Barbra
Streisand
AARP THE MAGAZINE (ISSN-1541-9894; USPS-#357-600) is published bimonthly by AARP, 601 E St. NW, Washington, DC 20049. One membership includes spouse/partner. Annual membership dues are $16, including
$4.03 for an annual subscription to AARP THE MAGAZINE and $3.09 for an annual subscription to AARP Bulletin. A three-year membership is $43; a five-year membership is $63. Dues outside domestic U. S. mail limits:
$17/year for Canada/Mexico; $28 for other international countries. Periodicals postage paid at Washington, D.C., and additional mailing offices. Canadian Publications Mail agreement #40030163. Canadian return
address: 2744 Edna St., Windsor, Ontario N8Y 1V2. POSTMASTER: Send address changes for AARP THE MAGAZINE c/o AARP, P. O. Box 199, Long Beach, CA 90801. AARP assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts
or other materials submitted for review. AARP THE MAGAZINE, AARP, the AARP logo design, Movies for Grownups, and Modern Maturity are all registered trademarks of AARP. Entire contents Copyright © 2012 by AARP. All
rights reserved under the Berne and Pan American copyright conventions. Reproduction in whole or part without written permission prohibited. Printed by RR Donnelley, Mattoon, Illinois. Ride-along enclosed in edition 10.