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Can you lose weight without dieting?   Can you eat what you want and lose weight?   New year, new goals.   If one of your goals is to take off a few pounds, do you need to count calories, go on a diet, or just watch the clock?   There is a new weight-loss strategy called, “time-restricted feeding” or TRF.   Apparently, this TRF strategy is not only for weight loss but also to help prevent diabetes, lower your blood pressure and increase your longevity. Recent articles in the Wall Street Journal, “ A Diet Strategy That Counts Time, Not Calories ” and other publications outlines what this strategy is and how it works.    What is TRF?   (Time Restricted Feeding)? With TRF, you eat what you want but not when you want.   Your eating is limited to a 12-hour period of time each day.   So, if you eat your breakfast at 7 AM, you need to finish your dinner and evening snacks by 7 PM and then not eat again until your breakfast at 7 AM.   Thus,...

Can you walk your way to better health?   Is taking your dog for a walk every day good for your health? Walking for Heart Health According to an article in NPR, even moderate-intensity walking can be as effective as running in terms of reducing one’s risk for high blood pressure, heart disease and type 2 diabetes.   So many people think exercise has to be going to the gym, jogging, participating in a sport like basketball.   All these are great activities but going for a walk also has health benefits. The American Heart Association notes, “walking is one of the simplest ways to get active and stay active”.   The organization recommends 150 minutes a week of moderate exercise like walking.   But it doesn’t have to be done all at once.   No time for a long walk, then “even 10-minute activity sessions can be added up over the week”.    The President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition has some suggestions for adding more steps to your day ...

Are you eating some yogurt every day?   You should be.   Researchers are finding more and more health benefits to eating yogurt.   When teaching nutrition, I give the students nutrition “homework” focused on healthier eating habits.   One big piece of dietary advice is to add yogurt to their day.   My husband has added yogurt to his breakfast meal as he finds his breakfast seems to last longer and stave off those morning hunger pains.   I like yogurt at lunch.   Even on vacation, we bring our yogurt or find a store to buy some so we don’t miss our “daily dose” of yogurt. Should you buy low fat or regular yogurt? Consumer Reports has an interesting article, Is Whole-Milk Yogurt a Whole Lot Better?   Taste – some people prefer the taste of whole-milk yogurt and for many it has a richer, creamier taste.   I am so used to low-fat yogurt that whole-milk yogurt seems too rich for me.     Is Whole-Milk yogurt healthier?   Most nutriti...