- Milk comes from our own mother’s breast. We all know that mother’s milk is the best milk and the healthiest milk we could ever consume.
- Animals also provides milk that we are drinking until now, there’s cow’s milk, goat’s milk, carabao’s milk. It gives us fresh milk that we can put in our daily bowls of cereals and oats.
- Milk made from powdered milk is also popular these days.
Milk is Rich in:
- Calcium – it is the number 1 nutrient that we can get from milk. Calcium helps our body to have stronger bones and teeth. Calcium also contributes to our muscles and blood.
- Protein helps repair damage muscles and cells in our body. Protein acts also as building blocks and fight bad bacteria. Protein is also a good source of energy.
- Potassium helps in maintain a good level of your blood pressure.
- Phosphorus helps strengthen the bones and also gives us energy.
- Vitamin D is good also for the bones.
- Vitamin B12 is good for our red blood cells and nerve tissues.
- Vitamin A gives us a clearer and healthier eye vision. Vitamin A also maintains a healthy immune system.
- Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) it helps our body to convert carbohydrates to energy that we can use for our daily routines.
- Niacin metabolizes fatty acids and sugar in our body.
Milk is packed with health nutrients that we can only have
if we eat salmon, carrots, broccoli, banana, beans, all the nutrients that we
can have from these food are all in milk already. Just drink 8- ounce glass of
milk and you can get those minerals.
Drinking Milk Health Benefits:
- Milk provides a good balance of nutrients
- Milk maintains strong bones
- Milk drinkers are more like thinner that those who don’t drink milk.
- Milk gives us strong and healthy teeth
- Milk with a portion of fruits and vegetables can lower our blood pressure.
- Milk and cardiovascular has a linked that drinking of milk can reduce the risk of having cardiovascular diseases.
- Milk keeps us hydrated. Milk contains a good quantity of water molecule and it is considered that milk is a good fluid for rehydration.
- Milk is known to benefit our skin by maintaining the smooth and fair complexion. Cleopatra the Queen of the Nile is known to be one of the most beautiful in all times. She used to have milk bath everyday to keep her skin soft and beautiful skin.
- Milk consumption can help in reducing acidity.
- Regular Low fat milk consumption reduces the risk of having Type 2 Diabetes
- Women who used to drink milk when they are young until now have a lower risk to develop breast cancer.
- Men who drink 1.5 or more glasses of milk per day have a 35% less of risk to have diseases and cancer.
- Milk doesn't contribute fat so you don’t need to worry about the extra added pounds.
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Drinking 1 glass of hot milk before going to bed
helps soothes your nerves and relaxes your tense muscle for you to fall asleep
immediately.
Lactose Intolerance (lactase deficiency) is the inability of
one individual to digest lactose, sugar found in milk. Lactose intolerant
people have insufficient levels of lactase.
Lactose Intolerance Symptoms and Signs are:
- Abdominal bloating
- Vomiting
- Stomach rumbling
- Stomach cramps
- Flatulence
- Nausea
- Diarrhea
Dairy products: Good sources of Calcium too. Milk is one of
their ingredients.
- Milk
- Cheese
- Ice cream
- Yoghurt
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