Plus, the best foods for your bones.
| How Bone-Healthy Is Your Diet? | If you have osteoporosis, adding certain nutrients to your plate can help maintain bone strength and prevent fractures. Learn which foods to put in your shopping cart, plus a few to avoid. | |
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| | We have the answer! While high-density lipoprotein, or HDL, cholesterol is the “good” type that can help protect your heart, it turns out that once you reach an optimal level of HDL (defined as at least 60 mg/dL), more isn’t necessarily better—and HDL levels higher than 80 mg/dL may even pose risks to heart health. |
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| | Average cost of breast cancer treatment in the first year following diagnosis, according to one retrospective study of 8,360 women. The more advanced the cancer when diagnosed, the more expensive the treatment, with average first-year costs ranging from about $60,000 for stage 0 cancer to more than $134,000 for stage 4. |
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#Let’s Get Social | Most of us are hardwired to reach for junk food in times of duress, but while a bowl of ice cream or bag of chips might bring some momentary comfort, they’re actually not effective at relieving stress—and may ultimately make you feel worse. The real stress fighters are high in fiber and/or protein, like the all-stars pictured below. Head to HealthCentral’s socials to learn more about the best stress-fighting foods and other tools for managing the stress that inevitably comes with the chronic life (and life in general). | Facebook Pinterest Twitter | | |
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