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Did you know that you have more than 200 bones? They hold
up your body and work with your muscles to keep you moving.
Without bones, you’d be one big blob!
When you’re a baby, you have more than 300 bones. But by
the time you’re an adult, you’ll have just 206. Why? Because
some of your bones join together as you grow.
To be able to grow, bones need lots of calcium (say cal-see-um)
and exercise. Running and jumping are great for building strong
bones.
Source: The Office on Women’s Health in the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services
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Everyone has to deal with stress. You may feel
angry. Your heart may beat faster. You may
even feel like screaming or hitting something.
Those are not good ways to deal with stress.
Here are better ways. Instead of doing
something that may make things worse, try…
Exercising. Active bodies make
“feel-good” chemicals.
Laughing. Tell jokes to your friends.
Look for what is funny about a
stressful day. Laughing always makes
us feel good.
Talking it through. You don’t have to keep your
feelings bottled up. You may feel better if you
share your feelings with someone you trust.
Taking a break. Get away from what is
causing you stress, even for a few minutes.
Take a walk. Get a healthy snack. In other
words, “chill.”
Getting your sleep. Kids ages 5 to 12 should catch
10 to 11 hours of Zzzz each night. When you don’t
get enough, you may feel tired and cranky.
Remember that stress happens to everyone.
You can make smart choices to get through it.
Source: BAM! Body and Mind by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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Take good care of your bones!
Find these hidden foods, which can
help keep them strong. Look up,
down, forward and backward.
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Chilled to the bone—to be very, very cold
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You’ve probably heard that milk is good for
your bones. It’s true! Milk has both calcium
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get calcium from foods like yogurt, cheese and
almonds. Vitamin D helps your bones use the
calcium. Lots of foods have calcium, but vitamin
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Foods with vitamin D are:
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You can also get Vitamin D from sunlight!
Source: The Office on Women’s Health in the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services
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