Cheese
The Healthiest Cheese To Eat If You Have High Blood Pressure – Health Digest
Westend61/Getty Images High blood pressure isn’t something you want to ignore. Left unchecked, high blood pressure (aka hypertension) can lead to a host of serious medical issues, from hardening of the arteries to brain damage. That’s one reason to choose the foods you eat carefully. And if you’re […]
What Is The Healthiest Cheese You Can Eat? It Depends – Health Digest
Hispanolistic/Getty Images Do you feel overwhelmed every time you find yourself trying to pick from all the cheeses in the supermarket? There are dozens of cheeses to choose from, and it can be hard to know which is the healthiest. From creamy cheese varieties to hard and aged […]
Avoid Eating This Type Of Cheese If You Get Migraines – Health Digest
Volodymyr TVERDOKHLIB/Shutterstock The Cleveland Clinic explains that a migraine is a type of headache characterized by a throbbing pain on one side of the head. Normally migraines last for less than four hours, but they can linger for days at a time. They are also severe enough that […]
If You Eat Expired Cottage Cheese, This Is What Happens – Health Digest
Elenaleonova/Getty Images It’s easy to lose track of what’s in your refrigerator, especially if it’s full of restaurant leftovers and samples from your cheese-of-the-month club. Sometimes a late-night snack is in order, so you search in the back of your fridge to find that cottage cheese you bought […]
When You Eat Cottage Cheese For Breakfast, This Is What Happens To Your Body – Health Digest
Elenaleonova/Getty Images Are you thinking of skipping breakfast? You’d be in good company: One-quarter of Americans forgo breakfast, according to a OnePoll U.S. survey from 2021 (via StudyFinds). Even so, you might want to give breakfast a second chance. As the first meal, breakfast sets the tone for a day’s […]
Men Over 50 Should Avoid Eating This Cheese Every Day (And Eat This Instead) – Health Digest
Enigma_images/Getty Images Few lunch staples are as commonplace as a fresh ham and cheese sandwich or juicy cheeseburger loaded with fresh toppings. Yet if you’re a man over 50, you’ll want to be careful about the type of cheese you’re tossing on your bun. That “cheese” might not […]
We Tried Eating Cheddar Cheese To Fall Asleep In Record Time. Here’s How It Went – Health Digest
I was at a loss trying to figure out how much cheese to eat before bed. I didn’t want to eat too much, because it might make my digestive system work overtime. But if it’s the tryptophan that supposedly helps people fall asleep, I wanted to get enough to notice a difference. So I searched […]
The Spanish Cheese That Has More Protein Than Meat – Health Digest
Manchego cheese also slightly beats out salmon in the protein column, but an ounce of cooked chicken breast provides 9 grams of protein. Of course, you’ll have to consider serving size. An ounce of meat, chicken, or fish might seem miniscule because you might typically eat between 4 and 6 ounces of those protein sources. Eating […]
Eating Cheese Has An Unexpected Effect On Your Kidney Stone Risk – Health Digest
It sounds counterintuitive that you should eat more calcium to prevent kidney stones, but when you consider how your digestive system works, it might make a little more sense. When you eat cheese with foods high in oxalate, the calcium and oxalate will bind to one another in your stomach, not in your kidneys. Besides, […]
This Little-Known American Cheese Has More Protein Than Meat – Health Digest
Wisconsin is well-known for its cheese, but people from Michigan will point to the small town of Pinconning as its state cheese capital. The Colby-style cheese was first made by Dan Horn in the early 1900s, and Horn’s daughter began selling Pinconning cheese in Michigan’s first cheese store. While you might not want to eat […]