Eating For Health

Most people have heard about drinking 8 glasses of water a day.   Why?   One reason is to stay hydrated.   And it is important to stay hydrated as it helps regulate your body temperature, prevent headaches and muscle fatigue, helps your brain.   But most people also think to stay hydrated you have to drink plain water or drinks like seltzer water or sports drinks like Gatorade.   But what about tea or coffee drinkers?   Are these drinks hydrating or dehydrating you? A common myth is that coffee or tea dehydrate you.   And to some extent caffeine can be mildly dehydrating.   This means caffeine can act as a mild diuretic flushing out water along with sodium.    So, does drinking tea or coffee with its caffeine lead to dehydrating you? According to Dr. Daniel Vigil of the University of California Los Angeles the answer isn’t what you may think.   “When you drink a cup of coffee or you drink a glass of iced tea, you are n...

On road trips, who doesn’t have to stop at a gas station?   Are there some healthier grab and go foods you can buy at gas stations?   How can you stop those hunger pains but not fill up on junk food?   Healthier Beverage Options 1.   Water – always a good choice to stay hydrated.   Choose a no-calorie sparkling water.   Or treat yourself to some Perrier mineral water. 2.    Juice – most gas stations have 100% juice.   Just make sure you are not reaching for Sunny D, Hi-C or some other highly sugared beverage.    Just heard on TV that half the added sugar in our diets comes from sugar sweetened beverages.   Not sure if this is a true fact but Americans eat a lot of added sugar.   Some people might say juice is high in sugar. 100% juice has no added sugar, just the natural sugar from fructose.   Look for some Naked Juice   which is a blend of many juices and always no sugar added. 3. Milk – ...