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After a major injury or illness, your own participation and perspective can make the difference between moving past a health crisis and letting it define the rest of your life.

From left to right: Senior Olympics winners John Brent, Tony Indiek Dean Snodgrass pose with their gold, silver and bronze medals.

By Patricia Corrigan for Next Avenue How do you cope with aging? I’ve been thinking about that question since first exploring it two years ago on Next Avenue. This time, I was prompted to add to my list after a rather unusual conversation with my doctor.

Take a deeper look at the current line of thinking on 4 popular food duels. In the world of nutrition, certain debates seem to ping pong back and forth. Like the issue of butter vs. margarine. Or the battle between coffee and tea. It all starts when a new study comes along that seems to give a leg up to one food choice above the other. So the debate over healthy food choices marches on. Here’s a deeper look at the current line of thinking on four of these popular food duels:

A dozen years ago, at the age of 50, Lillie Shockney decided to have breast reconstruction surgery after two bouts of cancer and two mastectomies. The procedure called for removing a flap of skin and fat from her abdomen, used to rebuild her breasts.