KTK-Nutrition

As the weather turns hot, it is so important to stay hydrated.   This week my husband and I went on a long bicycle ride.   It was going to be 95 degrees that day, so we rode in the morning, found a shadier bike path to ride on and definitely brought some water with us.   Water and other liquids are great for hydration, but there are also foods that are hydrating.   My daughter said she loves watermelon in the summer.   Watermelon is a great food for hydration.   What foods can you add to your diet to help you stay hydrated?   Students in my class are often surprised to learn there are foods loaded with water that help with hydration. Our bodies need water and water is actually a required nutrient.   We lose some water every day from sweat, urine and even breathing.   In the summer, we sweat more and we lose more water.   It is important to restore “your body’s water supply regularly”.   Most of our daily water does come from th...

Nutrition is a changing science.   What you may have believed a few years ago, may change as science comes up with new research and new findings.   Sometimes science reinforces what we already know, but sometimes science says just the opposite of what we long believed was true.   One of the changing beliefs is about eggs – good or bad for your heart?   There are other topics of interest in the news recently and here are some of them. Do eggs increase your risk of heart disease?   So many people have learned “eggs are bad” because eggs contain cholesterol and are therefore bad for your heart.   Yes, it is true eggs do contain cholesterol and not a small amount.   The Mayo Clinic notes one large egg has about 186 mg of cholesterol.   For years the American Heart Association recommended we limit eggs because of this cholesterol.   So, what has changed?   Eggs can be good for your heart.   What??? How can this be true when everyone...