9 Ways to Live Healthier in 2018 - The New York Times

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We all should eat better, exercise regularly and get more sleep. We hear those three pieces of advice so often it can be easy to drown them out. But there’s a reason this advice has become so cliché: Combined, they truly can result in a healthier life, physically and mentally. But where should you begin? We’re here to help. Below is the best advice from The Times on ensuring that your body and mind are in top shape in 2018, whatever that means for you.
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Vitamin D and Calcium Don’t Prevent Bone Fractures - The New York Times

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Vitamin D and calcium supplements are widely used for the prevention of bone fractures in older adults, but a large analysis confirms earlier reports they do not work. Chinese researchers pooled data from 33 randomized, placebo-controlled trials with more than 51,000 participants to look for an association between taking the supplements and a lowered risk of fracture. The analysis, in JAMA, found none. Some of the studies looked at calcium and vitamin D separately, others with the two supplements combined.
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After 2nd Bout With Cancer, Seeking to Heal His Body and Mind - The New York Times

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Because he was in such a hurry to get to his granddaughter’s high school graduation, James Riddick did not realize he had forgotten his cane until he reached the bus. “Certain things you get so dependent on, it becomes like part of you,” said Mr. Riddick, 80. On that day, more than a year and a half ago, he stepped up into the bus, slowly and shakily but without incident. He has not used his cane since. Mr. Riddick was left hobbled and his body severely transformed after a battle with bladder cancer in 2015, 14 years after he overcame prostate cancer.
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Rules for Reporting a Planned Death: No Photos, No Pad, No Pen - The New York Times

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Last March, as part of a series called The End, reported by Times correspondents around the world, John Shields of Victoria, British Columbia, permitted me to enter not just his life, but also his death. It was, undoubtedly, one of the most profound workdays I have ever had. In May, I wrote this behind-the-scenes story about how I came to be in Mr. Shields’s hospice room that morning.
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The Only Way to Keep Your Resolutions - The New York Times

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New Year’s Eve is a time to set goals: to eat better, to save more money, to work harder, to drink less. It’s Day 1 on the road to a “new you.” But this road, as we all know, is difficult to follow. Humans are notoriously bad at resisting temptation, especially (as research confirms) if we’re busy, tired or stressed. By Jan. 8, some 25 percent of resolutions have fallen by the wayside. And by the time the year ends, fewer than 10 percent have been fully kept. Unfortunately, the problem of New Year’s resolutions is, in a way, the problem of life itself.
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The Failed War on Drugs - The New York Times

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The war on drugs in the United States has been a failure that has ruined lives, filled prisons and cost a fortune. It started during the Nixon administration with the idea that, because drugs are bad for people, they should be difficult to obtain. As a result, it became a war on supply. As first lady during the crack epidemic, Nancy Reagan tried to change this approach in the 1980s.
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From Trump to #MeToo: A Dizzying Year in TV News - The New York Times

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A cable-news-obsessed president turned TV journalists into household names. A nationwide reckoning on sexual harassment ended the careers of some of television’s best-known personalities. And Americans, seeking clarity amid the noise, turned to networks like Fox News and MSNBC in record numbers. Two New York Times media reporters analyze 2017, the year when TV roared back. Michael M.
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How the Russia Inquiry Began: A Campaign Aide, Drinks and Talk of Political Dirt - The New York Times

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WASHINGTON — During a night of heavy drinking at an upscale London bar in May 2016, George Papadopoulos, a young foreign policy adviser to the Trump campaign, made a startling revelation to Australia’s top diplomat in Britain: Russia had political dirt on Hillary Clinton. About three weeks earlier, Mr. Papadopoulos had been told that Moscow had thousands of emails that would embarrass Mrs. Clinton, apparently stolen in an effort to try to damage her campaign. Exactly how much Mr. Papadopoulos said that night at the Kensington Wine Rooms with the Australian, Alexander Downer, is unclear.
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