The advice: Chug eight glasses of water a day.
Why it's useless:
Why it's useless:
Peeing every 20 minutes is seriously a waste of time. The real deal: It is good to be well hydrated, but if your urine is clear or close to it, you're probably getting enough fluids. If its neon yellow lol, lighten things up by adding one or two glasses a day. "Once your body adjusts to getting more fluid (and you don't have to run to the can every 10 minutes), add another", says Karen Benzinger, R.D., a dietary consultant in Chicago who specializes in health care. And don't forget that all liquids--including tea, juice, fizzy water--help keep your body sufficiently saturated. :)
The advice: Shut the kitchen down after 7 p.m. to prevent weight gain.
Why it's useless: After a long day at the office and a trip to the gym, you either eat dinner at 9:30 or starve. The real deal: The rule was meant for the nighttime nosher who mindlessly wolfs down a bag of Oreos while watching television. If you get home long after dark, a late dinner is perfectly fine. "A calorie is a calorie, no matter what time you eat it", according to Katie Clark, R.D., M.P.H., assistant professor of family health care nursing at the University of California, San Francisco. But do keep your evening meal light--along the lines of a chicken breast, steamed broccoli, and brown rice. Too much chow will keep you up at night: To break down all that food, your gut has to churn like a cement truck. Eating dinner late at night is not necessarily bad for you.It's all about calorie expendature(If you're exercising and managing calories, you're bueno!)
Why it's useless: After a long day at the office and a trip to the gym, you either eat dinner at 9:30 or starve. The real deal: The rule was meant for the nighttime nosher who mindlessly wolfs down a bag of Oreos while watching television. If you get home long after dark, a late dinner is perfectly fine. "A calorie is a calorie, no matter what time you eat it", according to Katie Clark, R.D., M.P.H., assistant professor of family health care nursing at the University of California, San Francisco. But do keep your evening meal light--along the lines of a chicken breast, steamed broccoli, and brown rice. Too much chow will keep you up at night: To break down all that food, your gut has to churn like a cement truck. Eating dinner late at night is not necessarily bad for you.It's all about calorie expendature(If you're exercising and managing calories, you're bueno!)
Coffee and Ulcers
The thinking, until recently, was that excess stomach acid caused ulcers and that coffee would contribute to the stomach acid. Recent studies show that most ulcers are caused by a particular bacteria, nameld Helicobacter pylori . Those ulcers can be cured easily with antibiotics. An important distinction to make is that while coffee or spicy foods for that matter don't cause the ulcers, they may serve to aggravate or expand existing ulcers.
The thinking, until recently, was that excess stomach acid caused ulcers and that coffee would contribute to the stomach acid. Recent studies show that most ulcers are caused by a particular bacteria, nameld Helicobacter pylori . Those ulcers can be cured easily with antibiotics. An important distinction to make is that while coffee or spicy foods for that matter don't cause the ulcers, they may serve to aggravate or expand existing ulcers.
