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Comforting hot drinks that are healthy for your bones

1/9/2015

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It's winter here in the Chicago area, with temperatures dipping below zero. Starting with Irish breakfast tea or coffee with milk in the morning, soup at lunch, green tea in the afternoon, and maybe hot chocolate for dessert, hot drinks get me through the day. 

Here's a link to 5 healthy hot cocoa recipes that will give you alternatives to the commercial mixes you can buy in the grocery store, which usually have too much sugar. Homemade hot cocoa with milk or milk alternative has lots of calcium and cocoa has antioxidants.

Regarding coffee and bone density, general guidelines from the Osteoporosis Foundation suggest that coffee in moderation is fine, but drinking more than 3 cups a day could lead to poor absorption of calcium. Other caffeinated beverages such as black tea or soft drinks pose the same risk. Additionally, more than 2 alcoholic drinks a day could affect calcium absorption and weaken bones. So an occasional Irish coffee for dessert would not hurt - just don't overdo it.

As I mentioned in a previous post, miso broth packs a lot of nutrients and homemade chicken or beef broth made from meat with bones has calcium and other benefits. Last fall when I was on a clear liquid diet for a day, I tried hot apple juice diluted with water to cut down on the sugar.  (One cup of apple juice has 26 grams of sugar.)  I thought it was just as good as full-strength hot apple cider. 

Happy sipping by the fire this winter!


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    Sue Omanson

    I am a "boomer" myself, and interested in bone density because of a family history of osteoporosis. I believe that the condition is not inevitable, but it is hard to fight in our culture. As a patient, exerciser, friend, mom, citizen, and consumer, I want to share what I've learned.

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