11 Foods for Healthy Bones

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Build a strong structure

When it comes to building strong bones, there are two key nutrients: calcium and vitamin D. Calcium supports your bones and teeth structure, while vitamin D improves calcium absorption and bone growth.

These nutrients are important early in life, but they may also help as you age. If you develop osteoporosis, a disease characterized by brittle and breaking bones, getting plenty of calcium and vitamin D may slow the disease and prevent fractures.

Adults up to age 50 should get 1,000 milligrams of calcium and 200 international units (IUs) of vitamin D a day. Adults over 50 should get 1,200 milligrams of calcium and 400 to 600 IU of vitamin D. Get these nutrients by trying these 11 foods for healthy bones.

Our Lose 5 Pounds in 7 Days Diet

A weekly diet menu plan and exercise tips designed to help you lose weight quickly.

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From Health magazine

Want to drop up to five pounds fast without turning to fad detox diets (like spicy lemonade or cabbage soup) that teeter into scary territory? No worries. There are safer ways to go. Try our plan, and you won’t have to sacrifice the flavors you enjoy (how about steak and blue cheese?) or the nutrition your body needs.

We’ve put together a 1,200-calories-a-day diet that’ll help you lose three to five pounds in a week—and finish with a flatter belly, too. Key foods (like sweet pineapple, creamy Greek yogurt, and soothing peppermint tea) banish bloating, and naturally low-sodium foods (like quinoa) help prevent water retention and get rid of water weight. Download the menu plan. (PDF)

Diet developed by Dawn Jackson Blatner, RD

Yoga for Great Legs

Magic Yoga Move: Yoga for Great Legs

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Who doesn’t want strong, slim legs? Here’s how I got mine: Chair to Warrior 1 to Warrior 2 to High Lunge. This sequence hits every part of the thighs and calves, not to mention your hips and butt.

Staying strong in each pose keeps muscles fired the entire time, and transitioning from pose to pose activates other muscles we don’t often use, helping to tone every inch. This routine builds strength, too—you’ll definitely notice the difference the next time you bike, hike, or just take the stairs. Go through the sequence 8 to 10 times (or until you really feel the burn) 3 to 5 times a week for the ultimate transformation.

How to do it:

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1. Stand with feet together. Exhale as you push hips back to squat down, as if sitting in a chair.At the same time, lift arms up toward your ears, holding palms together, fingers pointing toward the ceiling.

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2. Keeping abs strong, inhale and step right foot back, turning toes out to 45 degrees. Your left knee stays bent, positioned directly above your ankle.

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3. Exhale, opening your arms, hips, and torso to the side. (Turn your right foot out a little more, if needed.)

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4. Inhale as you lift your back heel, turning your toes, hips, and torso forward, and raising your arms up alongside your ears (keep shoulders down) so hands are directly above shoulders with palms facing in.

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5. Exhale, stepping right foot forward to return to Chair squat. Repeat sequence on opposite side.

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