Real food heals. Some popular pharmaceuticals kill. Crazy, you say? Ahem ... here's a solid fact: Every year, over 125,000 Americans die as a side effect of taking a legal drug. No one has ever keeled over from too much cauliflower, watermelon or olive oil.

Fashion expert and author Anna Johnson has coined a new word to explain how to get glamour-girl style at bargain prices: "chiconomy." In Johnson's latest book, "Savvy Chic: The Art of More for Less," she shares lots of tips on how to skip the lure of "fast fashion" and impulse shopping and still put together an impressive wardrobe.

Dear Margo: I recently learned that a cousin was an incest victim from age 10 until she graduated from high school. (It was her father.) When she told her mother, she reacted by blaming her! My cousin was so debilitated by the incest that she never went to college and never found a job. She lives on the opposite side of the country from her mother, who financially supports her. The mother calls her at least five times a day. She forbids her from letting any family members know about the incest and says, "Get over it.