Calcium

Health benefits of Greek yogurt

Michele Borboa, MS — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 01:07:00 -0700

Rich, thick and delicious, Greek yogurt is more than just a grab-and-go snack that you eat with a spoon when your tummy starts grumbling. This creamy, dreamy dairy product does more than just curb your hunger. Here are just a few of the health benefits of Greek yogurt.

Calcium supplements may give you a heart attack

Michele Borboa, MS — Thu, 24 May 2012 16:15:00 -0700

If you've been taking calcium supplements for your bone health, you could be putting your heart health at risk. A new study published in the medical journal Heart suggests that people taking calcium supplements had a significantly greater chance of having a heart attack. Should you quit supplementing?

Easy nutrients to pack into a school lunch

Michele Borboa, MS — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 09:04:00 -0700

Regardless of age, kids can be picky eaters. Your first grader may not want to eat anything green while your middle schooler may eschew milk for soft drinks. An easy way to ensure that your kids are eating for optimal health and development is to pack their lunches with a variety of foods that include the following nutrients.

5 Stress-busting foods

Michele Borboa, MS — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 05:36:00 -0800

Do you immediately crave comfort food when stress hatchets your happiness? Reaching for your preferred foods—whether they are high-carb, sugary, fatty, salty, creamy, or crunchy—can certainly make you feel better in the short-run, but if your level of stress has you frequently noshing on high calorie comfort foods, you’re going to create another source of stress: weight gain. Here are five healthy stress-busting foods that offer long-term comfort without the need to worry about your waist.

5 Foods powerful women eat

Michele Borboa, MS — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 05:28:00 -0800

You know those women—the fit, confident, happy, high-achievers who are enviable super moms, successful business women, stellar students, or all three. How do they do it? In addition to being masters of time management, they also follow a diet that optimally fuels their body to not only stay healthy and ultra energized, but that also keeps their brains sharp. If you want to be one of “those women,” include in your daily diet the following five super foods that powerful women eat.

4 Nutrients you’re not getting enough of

Michelle Dudash — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 13:27:00 -0700

The recently released report from the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans committee discussed that while most of Americans are over-nourished with calories, they still come up short in key nutrients, vitamin D, calcium, potassium and dietary fiber.

Osteoporosis: Expert answers to FAQs

Linda Melone, CSCS — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 09:40:00 -0700

If you've recently joined the ranks of the 10 million people in the US diagnosed with osteoporosis , you may wonder how and why this happened, especially if you exercise and eat well. We asked osteoporosis expert Dr. Kathryn Diemer, from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, to answer our most perplexing osteoporosis and bone-building questions.

Alternative choices for calcium supplementation

Michele Borboa, MS — Mon, 19 May 2008 05:41:00 -0700

You know that an adequate intake of daily calcium is important to build and maintain peak bone mass, prevent osteoporosis and bone fractures, and even ward off PMS, but those large calcium supplements are hard to swallow and sometimes upset your stomach. Because most diets do not contain sufficient amounts of calcium, supplementation is advised to help you reach your recommended daily intake. The good news is that there are alternatives to the usual large pill calcium supplements.