Keeping Fit and Healthy!
1/13 Make the Right Choice Think of carbs as raw material that powers your body. You need them to make sugar for energy. They come in two types: simple and complex. What’s the difference? Simple carbs are like quick-burning fuels. They break down fast into sugar in your system. You want to eat less of …
1/17 Start Your Day With Probiotics These good bacteria help rebalance the flora in your digestive tract. They’re the “live cultures” in fermented foods like yogurt and kefir, good choices even for many people with lactose intolerance. (Probiotics also come in supplement form if all dairy is off-limits.) Thick Greek-style yogurt will give you double …
You probably have your ways of testing fruit ripeness. Do they work? Find out the best way to tell if your fruit is ripe. 1/16 Cantaloupe A few days at room temperature is all you need. It’s ready when it starts to have a strong smell of … well … cantaloupe. Once it’s ripe, you …
Overview With cholesterol, just like in any movie or TV show, there’s good guys and bad guys. LDL, or low-density lipoprotein, cholesterol contributes to plaque that can clog your arteries. If a clot occurs, you could suffer from a heart attack or stroke. Luckily, the HDL, or high-density lipoprotein, cholesterol finds these bad boys and …
