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What do the medical terms we hear really mean? We decode them for you here so you can talk to your doctor with ease.
Artery:(art-ur-ee) A type of blood vessel that carries blood from your heart to the rest of
Good Advice or Think Twice?
WHAT THEY SAY:
Skip the sunscreen and get 10 minutes of sun daily for vitamin D.
THINK TWICE:
It’s true that most Americans don’t get enough vitamin D. And it’s also true that exposing our skin to sun, without sunscreen, helps our body make this essential nutrient. However, there are healthier ways to get vitamin D—ones that don’t involve wrinkles, skin cancer or premature aging. You can get all the vitamin D you need
from food and supplements. Food choices include salmon and other fatty fi sh, shrimp, beef liver, egg yolks, and vitamin D-fortifi ed foods like milk, most cereals and some brands of orange juice, yogurt, and soy products. However, to meet your daily requirement, you might need to take a multivitamin or vitamin D pill. The U.S. government’s recommendations
for vitamin D: up to age 50, 200 international units (IU); ages 51-70, 400 IU; ages 71+, 600 IU.
BOTTOM LINE:
You don’t need to risk skin cancer for your daily dose of vitamin D. You can get enough of the nutrient from foods and supplements.
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your body.
Arteriosclerosis: (are-teer-io-skla-ro-sis)
When your artery walls become thick and hard due to high
blood pressure, smoking or other diseases. The common term is “hardening of the arteries.”
Atherosclerosis:(ath-a-ro-skla-ro-sis)
When plaque (see next defi nition) builds up on your artery walls.
This causes your arteries to become narrower, and restricts blood fl ow to your heart and brain.
Plaque:(plak) An abnormal patch on a surface, like when fatty cholesterol builds up on the inner lining of your blood
vessel and hardens.
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HEALTHY TIP
Reach for a glass of low-fat chocolate milk after your workout.
Low-fat chocolate milk contains: • key proteins for repairing and building muscles
• potassium and sodium to replace minerals lost from sweating
• calcium for bones • sugar for energy
It’s the perfect recovery drink. One cup is 158 calories.
VITAMIN D ILLUSTRATION: MARK MATCHO; MILK: MAREN CARUSO/GETTY; POSTURE GRAPHIC: CHELSEA LARSSON
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