KTK-Nutrition

Another year and another year when many people make some New Year’s Resolutions.   So many people make resolutions, only to forget about them by February or so.   I read that about 75% of us make resolutions which are broken only a week later.   About half of us actually get through 6 months of keeping our resolutions.   How can you set some health goals that you are more likely to keep in 2023?   How often have you heard people say, “I want to eat healthier” or “I want to lose weight” but then nothing happens.   How can you set some easy-to-follow health goals? Last week I provided some easier ways to eat healthier in 2023.   If you like goal setting, here are some ways to set SMART goals.   First – set some S.M.A.R.T . goals.    Specific – many people set goals that are vague.   Many students in my class start out with goals like, “I will eat healthier.” When I ask them what specific thing they will do, many haven’t really th...

Another year and another year when many people make some New Year’s Resolutions.   So many people make resolutions, only to forget about them by February or so.   I read that about 75% of us make resolutions which are broken only a week later.   About half of us actually get through 6 months of keeping our resolutions.   How can you set some health goals that you are more likely to keep in 2022?   How often have you heard people say, “I want to eat healthier” or “I want to lose weight” but then nothing happens.   How can you set some easy-to-follow health goals? First – set some S.M.A.R.T . goals.    Specific – many people set goals that are vague.   Many students in my class start out with goals like, “I will eat healthier.” When I ask them what specific thing they will do, many haven’t really thought about it.   A more specific goal would be, “I will eat a piece of fresh fruit at lunch every day.”    Not a hard thing to do...

Making any News Year’s Resolutions?   Many people do, only to forget about them by February or so.   I read that about 75% of us make resolutions which are broken only a week later.   About half of us actually get through 6 months of keeping our resolutions.   How can you set some health goals that you are more likely to keep in 2021? First – think of some S.M.A.R.T . goals.    Specific – many people set goals that are vague.   Many students in my class start out with goals like, “I will eat healthier.” When I ask them what specific thing they will do, many haven’t really thought about it.   A more specific goal would be, “I will eat a piece of fresh fruit at lunch every day.”    Not a hard thing to do and a very good, healthy habit. Measurable – the goal of “I will eat healthier” is not really measurable.   But it is easy to determine whether or not you are eating a piece of fruit every day for lunch.   In an earlier blog...

Have you heard of people going on a Detox Diet?   A guy at the gym says he detoxes every January.   For him it is a week long fast with nothing to eat.   He drinks water but his main source of calories is a bit of real juice to drink. Usually during this detox week, he has very little energy and feels light headed.   What a surprise.   When one doesn’t fuel their body, they will not have the energy for exercise and because of low blood sugar can feel lightheaded.   Is there really any reason a person should “detox”?   Is it healthy?   Are there health risks? The Mayo Clinic has some good information on Detox Diets.    Why do some people want to “detox” their body?    Some people think because our environment has pesticides and our food is contaminated, they need to cleanse themselves of harmful chemicals.   Yes, there is some mercury in fish, arsenic in rice and they do use pesticides on the foods we eat. ...