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Alright, well we're going to talk about another major food group, and that is the dairy group.
The dairy group being milk, cheese, yogurt and so on cottage cheese. We need two to three
servings a day. Serving size would be one cup of milk or one cup of yogurt. A cheese
serving would be one and a half ounces. Why do we need dairy. Well aside from being a
good source of protein, we get calcium from dairy products. Calcium is a mineral that
we need in relatively large amounts. That's why we need the dairy products. Calcium of
course is needed for muscle contraction. It's very soothing and relaxing to the nervous
system. Studies even suggest it helps to lower blood pressure. It has an alkalizing effect
on the body. So dairy products are very dependable source of calcium. And I know that some people
don't do well with dairy products. They might be lactose intolerance or have a food allergy
to dairy. That being the case, then a calcium supplement would a good idea. But even those
people a lot of them can tolerate yogurt because they have the friendly probiotic bacteria
in there that help to digest the milk sugar and break it down, make it more digestible.
Everyone should have cultured foods in their diet whether it's yogurt or kimchi for example
which you might find at a Korean restaurant. The cultured foods provide this friendly bacteria.
I like to think of them as keeping a sanitary condition in the bowel. Crowd out the bad
bacteria, the disease causing bacteria. So include cultured foods in your diet. Yogurt
for example. Yogurt makes a good snack. Or plain yogurt can be a condiment on your plate.
A lot of times the sweetened yogurt's a little high in sugar. So what I would suggest you
get the plain yogurt and you control the sweetness. You can add some chopped fruit, some strawberries,
bananas, and grapes or what not. And maybe sprinkle some chopped nuts on top. So that
makes a good snack or a small meal. So make sure you're including those dairy products
or taking your calcium supplement.