Eating For Health

Most people know drinking milk is important for healthy bones.   But how about your overall health?   And for years the American Heart Association and other organizations have recommended low-fat or fat-free milk for heart health. But a new study sheds a different light on real milk and whether or not whole milk may be a healthy choice.   In fact, the latest research is showing that drinking real whole milk may actually lower your risk of diabetes and high blood pressure.   What do the studies find? 1.       An international study found a link between consumption of real dairy foods, especially whole fat diary, and lowering one’s risk of high blood pressure and diabetes.   The study looked at nearly 150,000 people from 21 countries across the globe whose ages ranged from 35-70 years old.   They asked these individuals how often they ate certain foods.   Dairy foods included real milk, yogurt and cheese.   Researchers als...

Last week we talked about people who start off on a diet, lose weight and then seem to stop losing.   Why?   I noted that SparkPeople had an interesting article on “8 Reasons Why You’re Not Losing Weight” written by a personal trainer.   We covered 4 of these reasons last week and this week we cover the personal trainer’s other 4 reasons.     Reasons for Not Losing Weight –   based on SparkPeople and good nutrition advice from a registered dietitian. 5.        Y ou are not being consistent –you need consistency to establish good habits. You start out strong, sticking to your diet and exercise routine.   Then you step on the scale and haven’t lost the weight you wanted and you fall into the trap of going off the diet and skipping the gym.   You say, “What’s the point?”   to justify going off the diet and exercise regimen.   Or you have that one dessert and then say you’ve ruined your diet and stop ...

Last week we talked about how a mobile app can help with weight loss goals.   But Apps can not only help one track what they eat, they can help one achieve fitness goals as well as weight goals.   Not everyone wants to lose weight, so one can use an App to put on pounds and “bulk up” as well as lose unwanted pounds.   So what Apps are out there?   The NYDailyNews recently reviewed the top 6 smartphone apps for losing weight.   MyFitness Pal – - Calorie Counter and Diet   Tracker - one of the more popular Apps.   Both PC Mag and Wired’s editors have chosen this app.   This App counts calories with a database of over 2million foods, and users can share their triumphs and frustrations.   It tells you if you get too many calories or not enough for the day.   This app not only tracks food intake but also your exercise.   This app comes with a bar code scanner so you can easily record packaged food items.   Downside, it do...