Use low-fat and nonfat milk products plus other non-milk to provide needed calcium in an artery friendly way. As we mentioned health professionals recommend consuming 1,000-1,500 milligrams of calcium daily. Each cup/glass of milk supplies about 300 milligrams and you can also try the available varieties of low-fat or nonfat cheeses, yogurts, yogurt drinks, frozen yogurt deserts and milk rich puddings but for variety there’s no need to rely exclusively on milk for your calcium intake.

You can also have calcium-fortified juices, fortified soy milk and soy cream as other means to increase your daily calcium. Plus, you may like to eat green leafy vegetables, tofu, canned salmon and sardines which also contain calcium.

Cancer is now the No. 2 cause of death in the United States, and is high on the list in other western countries. One-third or more of all cancers are thought to be diet-related, so boosting your fruit intake is seen by health professionals as one thrust to lower the incidence rate.

Be sure to eat vegetables that provide health benefits in the form of phytochemicals. Try sweet potatoes, red peppers, broccoli, spinach, eggplant and brussels sprouts for instance which naturally produce these compounds to impart health benefits to the eater!

Five servings of vegetables daily could potentially fight the top three causes of death in the United States and in other countries -- cancer, heart disease and stroke -- at one and the same time!

Eat non-processed food whenever possible to limit your family's intake of additives and pesticides, and for maximmum vitamins and minerals. Make whole grain bread, pasta, and breakfast cereal part of a healthy diet.

Drink 6-8 glasses per day to help prevent dehydration (especially in summer), kidney stones and aid normal bowel movement. Studies show that doing this could also lower the risk of bladder cancer. You can mix with healthful fruit squashes and concentrates to give variety to your drinks during the day.

The result?
Health, fitness and a better life!