By SAM MCMANIS, Sacramento Bee

Quiz: Goat milk vs. cow milk

You won't see any advertisements asking "Got Goat Milk?" or cute spots boasting that "Happy goats come from California." But goat milk is gaining in popularity.
Take our true/false quiz about goat vs. cow milk.
1. Goat milk contains fewer grams of fat than cow milk.

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Drop and give yourself a workout

More than a mere exercise, the humble push-up can be viewed as nothing less than a metaphor for life itself.

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A less-debilitating alternative to hip-replacement surgery

When his right hip finally failed in 2006, when the grinding pain became so unbearable that he could no longer run or play golf, when he had to hoist his leg into the car using his arms, when the uber-active life he had known had ceased, Keith Gault resigned himself to the inevitable.
Hip-replacement surgery loomed.
At the ripe young age of 49.

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Prevent need for hip replacement with self-care

According to Dr. Ron James, an orthopedic surgeon for Mercy Medical Group in Sacramento, Calif., people with healthy hips can prevent the degenerative disease that calls for replacement or resurfacing.

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Don't send kids the wrong message about their bodies

She looked in the mirror one day and didn't like what was staring back at her.
Christy Magnani, 38, was getting old. OK, older. To many, this college professor and mother of two from Folsom, Calif., remains in the bloom of youth. But to her, the mirror did not lie.
"I noticed this wrinkle here," Magnani says, pointing to the vertical line between her eyebrows.

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Don't send kids the wrong message about their bodies

She looked in the mirror one day and didn't like what was staring back at her.
Christy Magnani, 38, was getting old. OK, older. To many, this college professor and mother of two from Folsom, Calif., remains in the bloom of youth. But to her, the mirror did not lie.
"I noticed this wrinkle here," Magnani says, pointing to the vertical line between her eyebrows.

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Test your knowledge about cinnamon

Good news on the nutrition front, courtesy of Scandinavian researchers: Consumption of 3 grams of cinnamon a day may improve people's control of blood-glucose levels. Caveat: The study involved only 15 people.
In any event, let's quiz you about this hearty spice:

1. How much of your daily value of fiber do you derive from consuming 7 grams of cinnamon?

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Courting peril in pickup hoops

Coming late to lunchtime pickup basketball at a recreation center in Sacramento, Calif., Peter Castles had plenty of time to gird himself for a game.
Amid the squeak of sneakers on the hardwood floor, the grunts and the shouting, heavy breathing and flying elbows on the court, the 43-year-old unzipped his duffel bag and went to work.

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Preventing basketball injuries

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons offers the following tips to prevent basketball injuries:
Always warm up and stretch. Warm up with jumping jacks, stationary cycling, running or walking in place for three to five minutes. Then slowly and gently stretch, holding each stretch for 30 seconds.

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Peanuts -- healthy or not?

Peanuts have been getting some bad press lately -- for good reason. But the salmonella outbreak tied to the peanut-processing plant in Georgia shouldn't scare us away from enjoying what is essentially a healthy food.
Test your knowledge with our quiz about peanuts.

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