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The Absolute Healthiest Breakfast You Can Eat If You Have High Blood Pressure – Health Digest
Daniel De La Hoz/Getty Images High blood pressure (hypertension) is a common issue among adults. According to the American Heart Association, roughly half of U.S. adults have high blood pressure and many of those people don’t even realize that they have it because there are usually no symptoms. […]
The Healthiest Cheeses You Can Eat (And Surprising Benefits Of Each) – Health Digest
Riska/Getty Images Whether it started as an accident tracing back to around 1000 BCE or as a means to preserve the milk extracted from newly domesticated animals (via Encyclopedia Britannica), cheese has become a beloved dietary staple for people around the globe for millennia. Through a complex fermentation process […]
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 […]
Science Says This Is The Healthiest Way To Cook Bacon – Health Digest
Marciobnws/Shutterstock You may love bacon, but its nutritional elements aren’t likely to love you back. Truth is, bacon isn’t exactly the type of food you’d find on most healthy eating meal plans since it’s basically a fatty cut of meat. However, you may not have to say goodbye […]
The Healthiest Cheeses You Can Eat If You Have High Cholesterol – Health Digest
Granger Wootz/Getty Images Your annual trip to the doctor confirms some bad news: you have high cholesterol. Immediately, your brain reviews all the foods you might have eaten that led to high cholesterol. While it might seem to make sense that foods high in cholesterol could creep up […]
The Healthiest Popsicles To Stay Hydrated All Summer Long – Health Digest
Mikolette/Getty Images Let’s face it; water can start to bore our taste buds as we work to stay hydrated during the summer months. Thankfully, we can mix things up with the help of foods, such as celery, cucumber, and watermelon, which are largely made up of water. Alongside […]
The Healthiest Midnight Snacks You Can Eat For A Better Night’s Sleep – Health Digest
Maggie Moon’s first healthy midnight snack suggestion is a ¼ cup of walnuts mixed with chopped kiwi. As a staple of the sleep-friendly Mediterranean diet, walnuts contain both melatonin and magnesium, two sleep-promoting nutrients. Citing a recent 2021 study published in the Annual Review of Nutrition, Moon tells us, “Walnuts and kiwi both contain serotonin, […]
The Healthiest Way To Eat Pasta If You’re 50 Or Older – Health Digest
Pasta has a GI of 50, which is considered low, but that doesn’t mean it has little impact on your blood sugar. Glycemic load (GL) considers how much carbohydrate is in a portion of the food, so a larger serving of a low GI food can still cause your blood sugar to rise. Pasta has […]
Science Says This Is The Healthiest Steak You Can Eat (And It Has An Unexpected Benefit) – Health Digest
To be clear, all cattle are fed grass at first. It is what happens after the first 7-9 months of their existence that changes things. It is estimated that around 80% of cows in the U.S. are eventually moved into what is known as concentrated animal feeding operations, or CAFOs. At these feedlots, the cattle’s main food […]
The Healthiest Items You Can Order At A Costco Food Court – Health Digest
As explained by Dr. Amy Lee, the rotisserie chicken Caesar salad, priced at $6.99, offers a good combination of protein and complex carbs. “You have your protein from the chicken and your vegetables as complex carbs,” explained the expert. What’s more, the chicken in the salad is not fried and “probably pretty decent with the protein per serving,” added Dr. […]