Happy Heart Health Month!! February is Heart Health Awareness Month. Did you know that heart disease is the number one killer in the United States? And it kills more women each year than the next four death causes (including all forms of cancer). Every 39 seconds someone dies of heart disease. These facts are scary, but the American Heart Association has given you seven simple steps to lead you to a heart healthy lifestyle. Included in those steps is including low-fat dairy in your diet. Check out Life’s Simple 7.
It is no wonder that Dairy Makes Sense for heart health, because one glass of milk contains nine essential nutrients. We all think of milk having calcium and vitamin D, but how about potassium that helps regulate blood pressure or vitamin B-12 that helps maintain health red blood cells and nerve cells. Learn more here and see how your favorite beverage stacks up against the health of milk.
Here is a quick, easy and fun way to add more dairy into your diet. The recipe is from Midwest Dairy Association.
To get more heart healthy dairy recipes visit the Organic Valley recipe page or the Dairy Makes Sense recipe page.
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