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The Dairy Diet

A great source of calcium, vitamins and minerals is dairy foods. While some of us are lactose intolerant, many of us are not. Dairy is a fundamental food source, not to mention a good one. We can still enjoy dairy products in our life. The important key to enjoying what we love is to seek out lower fat versions of it.

For example, powdered milk has a ton of calcium, yet there is no fat. You will also find that powdered milks has a lot less in the way of germs that pasteurized milk does.

In Asia and many other parts of the world, dairy products are very low in their dietary schemes. They are still capable of being healthy if they have enough to eat. In fact, many Asians lack the enzymes needed to digest dairy foods. They are lactose intolerant. Often, they use soy products to replace their cheese, milk or other dairy supplements.

Consider having a soy latte instead of a regular one – it’s lower in fat than even skim milk and you are less likely to pack on the dairy pounds. However, if you are going to use soy, be sure that you are taking a daily calcium supplement – women especially need high amounts of calcium to help avoid osteoporosis and other degenerative bone conditions that can affect them later in life. Also make sure that the soy you use is not artificially sweetened – that pretty much undoes whatever effect you were going for.

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About Heather Long

Heather Long is 35 years old and currently lives in Wylie, Texas. She has been a freelance writer for six years. Her husband and she met while working together at America Online over ten years ago. They have a beautiful daughter who just turned five years old. She is learning to read and preparing for kindergarten in the fall. An author of more than 300 articles and 500+ web copy pieces, Heather has also written three books as a ghostwriter. Empty Canoe Publishing accepted a novel of her own. A former horse breeder, Heather used to get most of her exercise outside. In late 2004, early 2005 Heather started studying fitness full time in order to get herself back into shape. Heather worked with a personal trainer for six months and works out regularly. She enjoys shaking up her routine and checking out new exercises. Her current favorites are the treadmill (she walks up to 90 minutes daily) and doing yoga for stretching. She also performs strength training two to three times a week. Her goals include performing in a marathon such as the Walk for Breast Cancer Awareness or Team in Training for Lymphoma research. She enjoys sharing her knowledge and experience through the fitness and marriage blogs.