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Jagger think of Maroon 5’s song “Moves Like Jagger”? —M. Cooper,

Regina King

Myrtle Beach, S.C.

A: You might say he’s

getting some satisfaction from it. “They asked me to come and play with them ... but I don’t think it’s going to happen,” the Rolling Stones frontman, 68, told the BBC in September. “But it’s very ﬂatp Mick Jagger

tering, isn’t it? Hilarious.” Recently, Jagger stretched himself musically by forming a group called SuperHeavy with singer Joss Stone, Eurythmics’ Dave Stewart, reggae artist Damian Marley, and Slumdog Millionaire composer A. R. Rahman. “It was chaotic, but it was also a lot of fun,” Jagger said about the eclectic mix.

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The Southland star, 41, is the social media ambassador for tonight’s SAG Awards (TNT and TBS, 8 p.m. ET). Go to twitter.com/regina king and facebook.com/therealreginaking.

Q: Who is the woman in the J’adore commercial? Is it Charlize Theron?

Do you have any personal Twitter rules? I don’t

—Linda Norton, Flint, Mich.

Which of your characters has been closest to your personality? My work ethic is like Lydia’s

A: Good eye! The

36-year-old actress has been the spokesperson for the Dior fragrance since 2004. In a previous commercial for the brand, Theron undressed while sashaying alone through a Paris apartment to the sounds of Marvin Gaye’s “A Funky Space Reincarnation.” But for her current ad, released late last year, she

think it’s a good idea to tweet negative things. Some thoughts you should keep to yourself.

[on Southland], and the importance of family to Marcee in Jerry Maguire rings true in my life. You’re now dating your longtime friend Malcolm-Jamal Warner [The Cosby Show]. What s brought you together? I believe the universe has

a plan, and we probably wouldn’t have been e ready years ago. We both had to do whatever we had to do to be ready for each other now. Email your questions to Walter Scott at Parade.com/contact. ntact. Letters can be sent to P.O. Box 5001, Grand Central Station, ation, New York, N.Y. 10163-5001.

gained some impressive computer-generated costars: screen legends Grace Kelly, Marlene Dietrich, and Marilyn Monroe. See the 90-second commercial at Parade.com/theron. Q: How did mixed martial arts star Gina Carano snag a role in a big Hollywood movie? —B. B., Houston

“I’M NO SLOUCH. I’M NOT A GOURMET CHEF, BUT I CAN WHIP UP SOME EGGS.” —Tom Cruise on his skills in the kitchen

Email your questions to Walter Scott at Parade.com /contact

A: Oscar-winning direc-

tor Steven Soderbergh, tired of action films featuring female stars who weren’t believable doing difficult stunts, first spotted Carano in a 2009 championship bout.

Though she lost that fight, she won a meeting with Soderbergh and the lead role in his latest film, Haywire. “It was amazing,” says Carano, who hopes to continue acting, about shooting the thriller. “I got my adrenaline fix without having to actually hurt anyone.” Go to Parade .com/carano for photos of the fighting beauty kicking butt on the set. P Gina Carano

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Q: Is Tabatha Coffey as tough with her employees as she is with the people on her reality show? —Anonymous, Armenia, Wis.

A: “I do have the same

demeanor with my staff,” says Coffey, 42, who now helps small businesses other than salons on her series Tabatha Takes Over (Bravo, Tuesdays, 10 p.m. ET). “I am very much the person you see on TV.”

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nominated turn as a conﬂicted gay Mormon in Angels in America to his current series, A Gifted Man (CBS, Fridays), Patrick Wilson shines in roles calling for seemingly perfect exteriors that hide unexpected depths. The actor, 38—who is also starring opposite Charlize Theron in the antiromantic comedy Young Adult—reveals what lies beneath to Thelma Adams.

PARADE We hear you have a Van Halen cover over band with your brothers, s, called Van Wilson. Where re did your love of ’80s music come from? There was always lways a lot of music going on in our house. We were ere three boys in the ’80s, 80s, and we ward rock. gravitated toward I think your teenage eenage years deﬁne your musical roots ts e forever. You’re always looking g or for a theme for your high school hool years. What was your ur ? theme song? I’d say “Goodbye, bye,” by Night Ranger. ger.

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I put that on a lot of mixtapes for girlfriends.

“I DON’T HAVE ANY CRAZY DEEP, DARK SECRETS. I GUESS I DON’T HAVE A TORTURED SOUL.”

You and your wife, actress Dagmara Dominczyk, have two sons, ages 2 and 5. Are they musical? Just yesterday my littlest one was singing singin a song, and he went ov over to the piano to play al along. Not the right keys—he keys—he’s no boy genius—but he sang and played in rhyth rhythm. The older one loves musi music too, but he’s shyer abo about it. What music do they like? They will say what they don’tt like more m than what they t like, and usua usually that’s determined by deter the girls, g who love Justin Bie Bieber. They will say, “Oooo “Oooo, Daddy, I don’t like Justi Justin Bieber”— or “Beaver,” as they say. But we’ll listen to songs, and I’ll point ou out voices to them. My 55-year-old knows Elvis Elvis’s voice. What are yyour Sundays llike? They’re al all about the family. I’m u usually con-

ﬁned to the studio during the week, so I just want to be outside. We do a lot of trampolining. I do back ﬂips—I try to get around twice; I can do one and a half—and we bounce really high. I grew up on one, and my kids know what to do [for safety]. I run a tight ship because I lost a tooth on a trampoline. My brothers and I used to settle our battles there—we’d pretend we were like the WWF [World Wrestling Federation]. What makes you angry? I don’t like being lied to. If I’m not going to get a part, tell me why. On A Gifted Man, your character’s ex-wife returns as a ghost. Do you believe in the supernatural? I’ve never had any weird experiences, but I’m certainly open to it. I don’t feel like life ends here, I guess.

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What’s something people don’t know about you? I love to go to casinos with my wife. I play poker, and she’s an old-fashioned slot queen. She even has a visor. How’s your poker face? It’s okay. Inevitably somebody will go, “You’re an actor, I know who you are. ...” Usually they think if I’m a good actor, then I’m a good bluffer. Or they think I’m crazy rich and will go all in, when I’m a pretty conservative player. One guy was like, “You were in The Fast and the Furious.” And I said, “No, that’s Paul Walker.” He went away for a few minutes and came back and said, “I’ve got it—Into the Blue.” And I was like, “Still Paul Walker ...”

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A: You have two choices: Either don’t serve liquor when he visits or talk to him ahead of time (not when he’s already sloshing around your living room). Tell him he means a lot to you. Tell him you couldn’t live with yourself if anything happened to him on your watch, or to someone else because of him. (Not to mention the fact that if he’s underage, you could be thrown in jail, and if he’s an adult you could be sued.) Tell him it’s a house rule: No one gets behind the wheel after drinking. Then give him the website for the National Directory of Designated Driver Services: drinkinganddriving.org /tools/services.html. It provides phone numbers to call in almost every state when you need a lift home. Pretty nifty, right? It could save your friendship; more important, it could save lives. —Judith Newman Send your questions to Parade.com/mannerup

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n just seven days, more than 100 million of us will gather with Buds and brats, foam koozies and foam fingers, to watch Super Bowl XLVI (NBC, 6:30 p.m. ET) in homes across the country. And whether you’re hosting a party (see our tips on these pages) or attending one, the event is sure to be as behemoth a bash as ever. How the Super Bowl party became such a phenomenon has more possible explanations than Charles Haley has championship rings (he won a record five as a player). Some theorize the game’s midwinter timing plays a big role. “People have gone through the holidays of Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s,” says Robert Thompson, a professor of popular culture at Syracuse University in New York. “By the time the Super Bowl arrives, we’ve broken our resolutions and we’re ready for a party.” Another explanation: the success of the NFL’s halftime show and, as Thompson calls it, “the film festival that Madison Avenue puts on” to make the game an entertainment extravaganza for every viewer, fan or no. But perhaps there’s a more meaningful reason we come together on this Sunday each year. With so much that divides us politically and culturally, and so much that isolates us technologically, celebrating the Super Bowl has become a joyous communal rite. As Mike Mulvihill, senior vice president of programming and research at Fox Sports, says, “The Super Bowl stands as one of the few things, and maybe the only thing, that brings people together.” So break out the cheese dip and the chicken wings, America. It’s time to come in from the cold. —Hilary Sterne

Chow Down!

What does America eat on Super Bowl Sunday? Fill your buffet with these favorites. By Jane and Michael Stern

Anchor Bar’s Buffalo Wings Not so long ago, chicken wings were a throwaway part, ﬁt for soup. But in 1964, Teressa Bellissimo of the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, N.Y., changed all that. One night, faced with a group of hungry men—friends of her son—she deep-fried wings, tossed them with hot sauce, and served them with celery and bluecheese dressing. The men devoured them, the dish was added to the menu, and Buffalo restaurants soon created rival versions. The wings went national in the early ’90s, as the Buffalo Bills

were making four back-to-back Super Bowl appearances. On game day, the Anchor Bar will sell, literally, tons of wings. (Two tons!)

Tucson’s Jalapeño Poppers The food trucks of Tucson, Ariz., are famous for their Sonoran hot dogs, garnished with pinto beans, tomatoes, onions, mustard, hot sauce, and mayonnaise. But one side dish is just as stellar: the bacon-wrapped jalapeño poppers. They became popular in the ’90s as Americans began seeking out spicier cuisine.

Amighetti’s Submarine Sandwich There are inﬁnite regional names for the overstuffed sandwich on brawny bread: sub, hero, hoagie, po’ boy, zep ... And inﬁnite variations in dressing them. In the Delaware Valley, it’s oil and vinegar. In New Orleans, Creole mustard is No. 1. At the original Amighetti’s in St. Louis, you’ll get its “special sauce”— creamy with a kick. Closed on Sundays, Amighetti’s makes an exception for the Super Bowl. Serve the sauce on the side—spread it right before the coin toss. continued on page 13

GET THE RECIPES! Learn how to make these dishes (or taste-alike versions), get a menu of lighter party fare, and ﬁnd a recipe for the cover sandwich at Parade.com/superbowl

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The Blue Willow Inn’s Deviled Eggs These sunny ovals are so treasured in the South—no church supper or holiday party is complete without them—that deviled egg plates are prized family heirlooms. Located in a mansion said to have been the inspiration for Tara in Gone With the Wind, the Blue Willow Inn in Social Circle, Ga., prepares their eggs on the mild side. Postgame treat: Leftovers make heavenly egg salad.

The Fort’s Guacamole The 2012 Bowl will take place at Indianapolis’s Lucas Oil Stadium. If you scooped all the guacamole to be made next Sunday into that venue, it would ﬁll it from end zone to end zone, more than 12 feet deep. No one knows the dip’s exact origins, but the late Sam Arnold of the Fort restaurant near Denver surmised that a cook accidentally dropped avocado into salsa and realized the combo was irresistible. Arnold, a culinary showman who claimed he taught Julia Child how to open a champagne bottle with a tomahawk, was ﬁrmly against adding garlic.

Camp Washington’s 5-Way Chili In the U.S., your choice of chili—Beans or beanless? Thick or thin? Ground meat or chunks?—can be as contentious a topic as your favorite NFL team. Cincinnati residents take pride in their Bengals—and their chili. Created by Greek immigrants, it’s called 5-way for its quintuple layers: spaghetti,

spicy meat sauce, beans, cheese, and onions. The version served at Cincinnati’s Camp Washington Chili has been dubbed “America’s classic.”

ALL-STAR RECIPES!

Football greats share their favorite dishes online. Go to Facebook.com/dashrecipes every day this week.

SUN

Steve Young’s Bean Dip

MON

Terry Bradshaw’s Ribs & Beans

Roger Staubach’s Family Chili + Vince Young’s Short Rib Chili

TUE

WED

Dan Marino’s Pasta Bolognese

THU

Barry Sanders’s Chocolate Cookies

FRI

Brett Favre’s Family Jambalaya

SAT

Mike Ditka’s Da Pork Chops

SUN

Jerry Rice’s Sticky Honey Wings

Pico’s Nachos As the story goes, in 1943 a group of U.S. Army wives went to a restaurant in Piedras Negras, Mexico, for a meal. Because the larder had dwindled to tortillas and cheese, the frantic maître d’—nicknamed Nacho—heated the tortillas, broke them up, melted cheese on top, and added sliced jalapeño peppers. His creation was called Nacho’s Especiales. While the dish can be

that simple, you’ll ﬁnd a hearty rendition at Pico’s Mex-Mex Restaurant in Houston, where it’s crowned with cochinita pibil, or achiote-marinated pork baked in banana leaves.

Tomato Jam’s Pimiento Cheese Pimiento cheese is a utility player—it can be a spread for crackers, a sandwich ﬁlling, a burger topping, or a veggie dip. Its basic components are cheddar, peppers, and mayo. Tomato Jam, a café in Asheville, N.C., uses ﬁreroasted peppers and green olives in theirs. The owner serves it on nachos for his own Super Bowl parties.

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That Weekend

Billion Chicken Wing Portions

Drew Cerza, founder of Buffalo’s annual wings festival, weighs in on four popular variations. —Alex McDaniel

Potato Skins from Spudly’s Super Spuds America’s infatuation with potato skins began in the mid-1970s at T.G.I. Friday’s restaurants, which served them with big fruity drinks. Skins are a reliable base for almost any topping. The Louisiana eatery Spudly’s Super Spuds’ menu of skins ranges from classic cheddar and bacon to sautéed mushrooms, shrimp, or Swiss cheese.

Harry Caray’s Meatballs It’s no surprise that Chicago is a sports-mad city—it boasts teams from all ﬁve major pro sports. Harry Caray’s Italian Steakhouse, founded by Chi-town’s legendary baseball announcer and housing a museum’s worth of athletic memorabilia, has invited former NFL pros to mingle with game watchers on Super Bowl Sunday. The menu’s crowd-pleasers are the sturdy pork-and-beef orbs.

BY THE NUMBERS Two Weeks Before

WHAT DOES YOUR WING SAUCE SAY ABOUT YOU?

The Day Of

11.2 MILLION POUNDS OF POTATO CHIPS

GARLIC-PARMESAN

“The person who likes this is creative, fearless, yet in control. A mastermind like New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick.”

MILD

“Doesn’t take risks, accepts life as it is. Kind of like a Buffalo Bills fan.”

HOT

“Bold—throws on the ﬁrst down, goes for a touchdown on the fourth. Think New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton.”

ATOMIC

“Aggressive, doesn’t need napkins, and doesn’t like to lose— like those Packers fans who wanted an undefeated season.”

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The Game-Is-As-Important-As-AnOrgan-Transplant Guy This guest is as visible as a ref—he’s the one pacing, screaming, and exhorting the gods to favor his team. STRATEGY: Sadly, there’s little you can do. But take comfort in the fact that his behavior will give attendees something to gossip about on the way home.

The Tireless Talker This partygoer sincerely believes that his or her clever and constant commentary is enhancing the evening, but it’s only enraging the people who care about the game. STRATEGY: Give gabbers a space with their own TV, then watch them face off in another brutal sport: competing for listeners. The Nacho-Averse Since game-day fare tends to fall into the “heart-attack-on-a-plate” category, you’ll inevitably have guests with more delicate sensibilities and stomachs. STRATEGY: You needn’t offer up a whole healthy buffet, just one of these: a cheese plate with crackers, veggies with dip or hummus, or a fruit salad. Sky Masterson This guy is on the phone with his bookie nonstop, wagering on the coin toss and number of turnovers and songs sung at halftime—i.e., everything. STRATEGY: Create a $1 betting pool so every guest has a stake in the game. The grid with 100 squares is an easy way to play (ﬁnd one at Parade.com/superbowl).

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FOUR RULES FOR A FOOLPROOF TIME

Activities, crafts, and more to keep your party fumble free By Hollace Schmidt

Give guests a choice of party zones. Create two viewing areas, one for those who want to see every play and one for the chatters and snackers. Joe Trippi, a police lieutenant (and a Buffalo Bills supporter) from Great Falls, Va., has a 52-inch ﬂat-screen in his basement for true football fans, and puts a TV in the kitchen for less serious watchers.

Provide activities for young partygoers. Jodi Fagert, a nurse, Pittsburgh Steelers fan, and mother of a 6-year-old, sets up a children’s room at her Oregon home. She puts out boxes of dress-up clothes and toy swords— plus clear juices that won’t leave stains— and hires a babysitter to supervise. Crafts can also keep kids busy and happy. (Get instructions for three easy projects— DIY pennants, plastic-bag

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Offer extra entertainment to the grown-ups. Since the game can sometimes be dull, Shelly Everett and Rob Kreimes of Sandusky, Ohio, turned their shindig into the “SOUPer Bowl.” Guests bring pots of soup, and people taste them and vote. And the winner scores— a ladle! Also fun: Super Bowl bingo, where the squares are ﬁlled with showtime sights, such as a ﬁeld goal or a car commercial. (Get 18 downloadable cards at Parade .com/superbowl.)

Prepare for the uninvited. Although Fagert does a pregame headcount, she’s learned to get food and drink for an additional 15 drop-ins. Andrew Schrage of Chicago, a New England Patriots loyalist, buys extra frozen appetizers that he can heat up if his spread is depleted.

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The Over-Imbiber The big game evokes big emotions, which can mean lots of drinking. Fans will be mourning the season’s end; their spouses will be relieved (or not) about getting their mates back. STRATEGY: Start the party at 5 p.m., not noon, so there’s less time to indulge. By 9 p.m., cut off the booze and bring out the coffee.

AT A WH E R I C A M E AT S

BE YOUR OWN REFEREE

Don’t let guests’ unsportsmanlike conduct spoil all the fun. Here’s how to tackle ﬁve tough characters. By Judith Newman

WHAT SHOULD I BRING?

Beer is a safe bet— just be careful not to step out-of-bounds. “Respect regional loyalties,” says Marjorie Ingall, a veteran host in New York City whose husband is from Milwaukee. “Don’t get Packers fans St. Louis beer.” Other ideas: anything that celebrates your friend’s team or the game, like a cake in team colors, helmet-shaped coasters, or a “Football Man Candle,” with a dirt and leather scent (at perpetualkid.com). But one of the best gifts is free: staying to clean up afterward. —J.N.

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The Bird Feeder Wars

Or how I got bamboozled by Floyd the Squirrel in my own backyard

PHOTOS: COURTESY OF CONNIE SCHULTZ

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a lantern in a fierce nor’easter. I that Floyd the Squirrel banged on the window. “Hey!” won the epic Battle of the I shouted. “Outta there, mister!” Bird Feeder the moment Off he ran. I gave him a name. Ten minutes later, he was back, Ah, the gift of hindsight. So this time hanging upside down overrated. on the pole with his tongue It all began when, suddenly wedged into one of the feeder’s facing an empty nest late in the holes. I slid open the door and summer of 2010, I heard the call screamed, “Out! Now!” of the wild and decided to buy He slid down the pole and something. I drove to our local darted away. hardware store and got the The next morning, I glanced simplest bird feeder I could find, proudly at the nearly empty feeder because when it comes to assemand sat down across the table bly, I can’t even from my husband, get my bangs to THE FIRST TIME Sherrod, my back look right. to the window. I NOTICED THE T h e f e e d e r, “Holy cannoli,” SQUIRREL, HE dangling from a WAS SWAYING ON I said to him over single hook on a THE FEEDER LIKE oatmeal. “Those A LANTERN plastic pole, was birds would starve your basic song- IN A NOR’EASTER. without me.” bird fast-food Sherrod smiled fly-through. I stuck the pole in the way he does whenever he’s the ground just outside our trying to decide whether to burst kitchen’s sliding glass doors and the bubble floating over my head. filled the feeder from a brand“Honey,” he said, “look behind new 30-pound bag of “The Finest you.” Food for Colorful Birds!” Then I “What?” set up my laptop at the kitchen “Behind you. Look out the table to face it and waited. window.” For half a day, I felt like Snow I turned, and there he was, his White with the fancy pop-up bushy tail flicking as he stared collar and the flock of feathered right at me from his spot atop friends. the feeder. Then he showed up. This was war. The first time I noticed the I bought a new feeder that squirrel, he was clinging to the promised to be squirrel-proof— top of the feeder and swaying like which proved to be a big, fat lie.

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Thanks to my 30-pound bags of birdseed, Floyd has grown to the size of a bear cub.

Next, I posted a photo of the squirrel on Facebook and asked for advice on how to thwart Floyd’s thieving ways. “You named him?” Sherrod said. “Don’t you have work to do?” I replied. I was seeing more of this squirrel than any of our children. Of course I named him. You learn a lot about people when you ask them how to get rid of a squirrel. Violence comes up. A lot. When I emailed a birder friend, she suggested I buy a feeder that flings squirrels into the air whenever they touch the perch. She included a link to a demonstration video. I clicked “play” and watched in horror as one squirrel after another was hurled through the air, each one emitting an animated, high-pitched “whoooaaa.” The voice may have been fake, but by then I was imagining my apologies to Floyd’s widow. I may have been losing perspective. Three 30-pound bags of birdseed later, Floyd has grown to the size of a bear cub. As a result, his success rate has plummeted. About 50 percent of the time, he leaps for the pole only to slide to the ground with a thud. Still, he never stops trying, and, by golly, I admire that. “Do you think I should move the swing over to make it easier for him?” I said last weekend to my husband, who immediately got that look on his face again. “Ho, ho, ho, kidding,” I said. “I’m kidding.” Maybe I am. Maybe I’m not. January 29, 2012 • 17

StayHealthy Push Pencils— and Pedals! Bad news for office workers: Research shows that sitting for long stretches can up the risk of obesity and related health issues. Happily, “any attempt to break up periods of sitting, including exercising at your desk, can help protect your health,” says John Thyfault, director of the Health Activity Center at the University of Missouri. Here are some ideas to try.

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Webble Ergonomic Footrest ($150, webblefootrest.com) This skateboard-like footrest is attached to four casters that glide in all directions. Mostly a fidget-

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Sit-N-Stroll Deluxe Portable Foot Exerciser ($50, sun-mate.com) This device has two foot pedals (with adjustable resistance) that you pump back and forth, as if alternating between the gas and clutch pedals in a car.

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MagneTrainer ER Mini-Exercise Bike from 3D Innovations ($150, magnetrainer .com) To avoid knocking your knees on the bottom of your desk, try turning your chair and pedaling this device while reading, watching videos, or talking on the phone. Or set it on top of your desk and exercise your arms with the included hand pedals.

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Stamina InMotion E1000 Elliptical Trainer ($150, staminaproducts .com) You can use it sitting or standing, though if desk clearance is an issue, you may need to push the pedals forward (as if you were riding a recumbent bike) rather than straight up and down. —Catherine Price

SMART MOVE OF THE WEEK Set up an appointment with your doctor for an in-depth conversation. Write down your questions beforehand, and be sure to discuss your key blood test results and to review your family history. For exclusive video tips from Dr. Oz on getting more from your medical care, go to Parade.com/oz.

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