KTK-Nutrition

We all know people who have been slim for life.   Those who never seem to pile on the pounds, never seem to gain the extra weight as they age.   So is it just genetics or do slim people have habits that we can learn from?   Many of you have read the book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People .   So what are the highly effective habits of slim people ?   To find out researchers at Cornell University have asked those who have been slim all their lives to volunteer to register at:   http://healthyweightregistry.org/ .   Cornell is compiling a registry of slim people to find out what are their habits that help keep them slim?   You can go to this registry to read more about what they have found out to date.   And if you are one of those people who have been slim for life, then you may be interested in volunteering to join this registry and participate in this research study.   What do they ask these slim people?   They ask them ab...

Many people have jobs requiring them to sit for a long time, up to 8 hours or more a day.   The latest research indicates that you can help reverse the damage sitting does to your health by going on an hour-long walk.    This week, WTOP reported on:   To reverse damage of sitting, take a brisk, hour-long walk . What are the health risks of sitting for long periods? Norwegian scientists studied over   1 million people who sat for at least 8 hours a day.    According to the researchers, this much sitting is as harmful to your health as obesity or even smoking.   A number of studies have shown that prolonged sitting can increase your risk of heart disease, various types of cancer and even an earlier death. But it isn’t just sitting at the job.   A new trend is binge TV watching, such as watching an entire Season of a show on Netflix.    Sitting for 5 hours or more watching TV is also bad for your health.   Add the sitting ...

Can you eat to delay aging and have a healthier brain?   You can.   There are many foods that protect brain health.   In fact, there is a diet plan called the MIND diet. Besides eating healthy, exercising regularly also promotes a healthier brain. What is the MIND diet?   It is a combination of the Mediterranean diet and the DASH diet.   The Mediterranean Diet is a good diet for overall health and the D ietary A pproaches to S top H ypertension (DASH) diet was designed to lower blood pressure.   What is your MIND score?    To score your MIND Diet, assign one point for each of the following components (adapted from the MIND Diet and Keep Active to Protect Your Brain ).   Those with the highest MIND score are 53% less likely to develop Alzheimer’s and have been shown to have a slower rate of decline in cognitive health.   Foods to Eat More of:   How often? Score one point for each item Whole ...