Milk Alternatives, Part 4: Almond Milk
Almond Milk: Not Quite Milk! Organic White Almond Milk in a Jug Almond milk is not a terrible replacement for milk as long as you…
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Milk Alternatives, Part 3: Soy Milk
Soy Milk: Not Quite Milk! Ten years ago, all you have to cover your cereal was dairy or cow’s milk. Oh my, how the world…
Milk alternatives, Part 2: Lactose-Free Milk
Lactose-Free Milk
Many American’s suffer from lactose intolerance. The risk of suffering from this ailment increases with your age. The simple pleasure of cheese, milk, and ice cream can make the sufferer quite ill in little no time after consumption. I could not imagine being unable to enjoy these treats. You could take lactase pills or lactose-free dairy products. One example is Fairlife Milk which I wrote about last week. Another example is Lactaid or the look-alikes in your grocery store.
Editorial: My scale is a dirty liar!
Scales misrepresent your weight more than you think.
Nearly all dieters use a scale to judge their weight loss success and all of us have looked down at the scale dejected when we did not see the success we expected. I, personally, have gone from 231 to 224 pounds in 2 months. I would have expected to lose about 16 pounds but yet I have lost only 7 pounds. It is easy to lose confidence when there is less progress denoted on the digital scale.
Milk alternatives, Part 1: Fairlife Ultra-Filtered Milk
Fairlife Milk: The Better Milk
If you visit the Fairlife milk website, you can easily find the claims that it is nutrient-rich milk made with a patented cold-filtration process that removes the lactose and increases the protein content. The claim that their filtration process was inspired by the same process that removes impurities from water. The process reportedly started with dairy from family-owned dairy farms that is processed by soft filters that concentrate and removed parts to leave the milk goodness that had less lactose and more calcium and protein.
List: Ten Weight Loss Tips That Work
Ten Weight Loss Tips That Work
Below is a list of ten weight loss tips that work. I have made a list of weight loss tips that I have made on this site. Some think will apply to use and others will not. I recommend that you pick one or two and slowly add them to your daily plan. Do not overdo change or it will overwhelm you.
List: 35 Tips for Healthy Shopping for Weight Loss or Maintenance
Advice on smartly navigating the weight loss landmines in the supermarket. When trying to lose weight, one of the most difficult activities you must do…
Research: Clay could be a novel treatment for obesity
Research: Clay could be a novel treatment for obesity
These clay particles appear to help prevent weight gain from fats. These particles may lead to the development of new anti-obesity therapies.
Editorial: Pizza is not a vegetable, but you gotta make foods kids will eat.
Michelle Obama was right but missed the mark in her methods.
Before you start reading, I am fairly conservative and a Ronald Reagan fan. I consider him to be the best president in the 50 years I have been on this planet. If this offends you, I suggest you stop reading now. In preparing for this article, I read a few articles on the lobbies that tried to have ketchup and pizza declared a vegetable. Various lobbies over the years have created an effort to get the US Department of Agriculture and the Department of Education to recognize them as a vegetable.
List: 31 Tips for Healthy Shopping for Weight Loss or Maintenance
Advice on smartly navigating the weight loss landmines in the supermarket.
When trying to lose weight, one of the most difficult activities you must do is grocery shopping. Since weight loss is 80 percent diet, going to the grocery store can be an exercise in torture. All those tempting goodies on the shelves, the delicious aromas coming from the in-store bakery, the eye-catching displays of tasty but fattening foods. How do you make it through this minefield blowing up your diet?