Eating For Health

Do you ever even think about the health of your joints or strength of your bones?   Younger people may not but   recent articles in Runner’s World and Bicycling.com brings these important topics to younger and older readers.   Why would younger people be interested in these topics?   My daughter recently was pleased to tell us she and her husband will be running a 10K this year.   This is quite the goal for her as she broke her ankle a few years ago.   I advised her to beef up her bone strength and sent her an article on boosting bone strength.   Older people are concerned about bone strength and joint health because of fear of broken bones and aching joints.    What are some foods and nutrients that promote bone strength and healthy joints? Calcium – Almost all the students I have taught know that calcium is needed for good bones.   But when they analyzed their diets, they were often low and sometimes really low in calcium. ...

Another year and another year when many people make some New Year’s Resolutions.   So many people make resolutions, only to forget about them by February or so.   I read that about 75% of us make resolutions which are broken only a week later.   About half of us actually get through 6 months of keeping our resolutions.   How can you set some health goals that you are more likely to keep in 2023?   How often have you heard people say, “I want to eat healthier” or “I want to lose weight” but then nothing happens.   How can you set some easy-to-follow health goals? Last week I provided some easier ways to eat healthier in 2023.   If you like goal setting, here are some ways to set SMART goals.   First – set some S.M.A.R.T . goals.    Specific – many people set goals that are vague.   Many students in my class start out with goals like, “I will eat healthier.” When I ask them what specific thing they will do, many haven’t really ...