Bones need a proper balance of minerals. Anything that upsets this balance compromises bone health. (Shutterstock.com)

The key to understanding bone health is understanding minerals.

The primary mineral in your skeleton is calcium, but bones do not live on calcium alone. Drop a piece of chalk (calcium carbonate) and it will easily shatter. No one wants an all-calcium skeleton.

Although calcium supplements are the most common strategy for maintaining strong bones, Americans are much more likely to be deficient in magnesium—a mineral that provides strength and a bit of flexibility to bone tissue.

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