Who says drinking milk isn't cool? Milk is not just for newly born babes - health gurus say the body never outgrows the need for milk, whether your are aged 7 or 70. Our bones require continuous calcium in our supply to maintain vigor and agility especially after 35. Milk is essential and a natural-source of calcium and other nutrients, such as vitamin A, that are critical to our daily diet.
Because of its high calcium content, milk prevents the onslaught of osteoporosis (yes, the silent disease that makes the bones brittle and fragile) which afflicts men and women especially, at age of 40 and onwards. Our bones still grow through our teen years, and increase in density to age 35. We need all the calcium we can get to help maintain strength after 30's. Just think of milk as a solid investment, which you can bank on later in life.
Both low fat and full-cream or pure milk have essentially the same amount of nutrients. Therefore, if you are constantly on-guard against fat, there is no reason why you still cannot have all the wholesome goodness of milk. Simply choose the fat-free or light milk variety. Leading an active lifestyle? Milk is ideal stamina-maker for you because it contains more vitamins and minerals than your usual pep or sports drinks. “I put milk on my cereal or coffee everyday. That should be enough.” Wrong. We drink at least three cups of milk everyday to satisfy all our nutritional requirements.
If you seldom see the sun and stay indoors most of the time, you are missing your daily dose of vitamin D that you should get from sunlight. You need vitamin D fortified milk, because the body needs this in order to convert calcium into absorbable levels. If your schedule doesn't give you time to go to the grocery that often, choose “longlife” milk that can sit on your cupboards for days (or even weeks) without refrigeration.
Always have your daily dose of milk within reach - whether you're at work, in school, at home or at the beach. On proper milk storage: milk should be stored in a cool dry place. Once opened, milk should be refrigerated if not used immediately. Make sure your milk is authentic. When buying milk products, make sure it has authencity seal, as required by the Bureau of Food and Drug (right under the expiry date. This way, you are assured of a safe and fresh product straight from the source.
