Interesting Facts to Help You Stay Healthy

Yes, this is more information from the February Issue of O Magazine. I have to admit that I have 3 years of O Magazines that I have not read. This year I have decided to at least look at the contents. As usual, I found a lot of information that I am interested in. This is the only magazine that I buy. Ok, enough free advertising and on to the information.

- Evidentally Nestled has come out with goat-milk ice cream. It contains less water and more minerals than cow's milk. Goats are free of antibiotics and growth hormone. And it has half the fat of the regular cow's milk brands. I may have to try some of this.

- Consuming more than 74 grams of fructose a day can raise your risk of hypertension.

- Zero-Calorie soda can put you at risk of kidney disease. Scientists from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston studied 3,000 women over an eleven year period and found that those who drank two cans or more of diet soda doubled their chances of accelerated kidney decline. Kidney normally declines with age, but speeding up the process could increase the risk of kidney failure.

- A Spanish study of more than 10,000 men and women found that those who ate a diet high in olive oil, fruits, veggies, nuts, legumes, cereals, and fish were 30 percent less likely to develop depression. The Mediterranean diet improves the health of the inner lining of the blood vessels and synthesizes substances important to brain function. This is the third time this diet has come to my attention. I think that I will have to check it out.