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The 6 Biggest Health Mistakes Women Make in Their 30s

By: Joan Raymond For many women, turning 30 marks the real beginning of adulthood. You’re established in a career, and maybe in a relationship. You might be thinking about starting a family. You feel pretty good about yourself, and all the health indiscretions of your 20s — remember those all-night parties and how you still managed to make it to work the next day? Let’s face it, ages 30 to 39 are prime times. “All in all, the 30s are a very positive time for health, but it’s also the time you have to start developing excellent habits as an investment in the future,” says Dr. Debra DeJoseph, medical director of The Women’s Health Institute at University Hospitals in Cleveland, Ohio. In other words, the healthy lifestyle habits you ignore now could set the stage for a less than healthy life in your 40s and beyond. Here are the six…