Eating For Health

When I talk to people about a healthy diet, they usually think of foods they need to give up and stop eating.   But they should be thinking about healthy foods they can add to their day.   Dr. Oz frequently mentions adding a handful of nuts to your day.   Why?   Because nuts are good for our health.   In one class I was lecturing on how healthy nuts were.   I looked at my students and one student was snacking on a container of nuts.   He said he loved eating nuts as a snack.   And what a healthy choice for a snack.   So why are nuts so good for our health?   Is one kind of nut better than another?   Consumer Reports has a great article, The Best Nuts for Your Health in the February 2019 issue.   Healthline also has a good article on the top nuts t o eat for better health.    Add some cashews to stir fry Why are nuts a great snack food? When I go somewhere and I know lunch might be delayed, I pack some nuts to take along.   Packing some nuts as a snack is a good idea

Are you looking for a diet for good health?   A couple of weeks ago we talked about “eating healthy” and reviewed 3 diets that promote good health, the Mediterranean Diet , the   DASH Diet , and the Flexitarian Diet .   Last week we talked about the highest rated weight loss diets including:   Weight Watchers , the Volumetrics Diet and Jenny Craig .   Whether you want to eat healthy or lose some weight there are healthy ways to do so.   Unfortunately, some people choose diets that are actually bad for their health.   Why?   Maybe they are looking for a quick weight loss fix.   Maybe they are duped into thinking a diet is healthy when it is actually bad for their health.   Whether at the gym or at work you will hear people talking about being on a low-carb diet, or on the Whole30 diet, or some latest fad diet.   These may be fads but also can be quite unhealthy diets.   When the US News & World Report ranks the Best Diets for health, they have diets that fall at the bottom of