Dr. Gurley: Five Things to Do For Your Health in January
Health is the catchword for January. Articles and ads exhort us to live healthier, make changes, do more. Here are five simple things you can do this month to launch your healthier year:
1) Declutter your kitchen - January 3rd is Fruitcake Toss Day, and January is Oatmeal Month. Clearly these are a sign that January is a great time to discover what’s lurking in your cabinets. Imagine your kitchen-clear-out is a game of real-life Survivor. Vote off your island cabinets anything you don’t want to see in your arteries or clinging to your waist. Especially toss all the sodas (even diet!) and juices, which contribute, on average, many pounds per year of calories without even giving you the benefit of feeling full.
Oatmeal, however, is a keeper - whole grains have been shown to give you a large number of benefits - blunting insulin spikes, protecting against type II diabetes (especially in African-American women, where the effects are especially beneficial) and suppressing appetite cravings. Stock up on raw whole-grain goodness and sneak it into as many meals as you can - but especially at breakfast (which studies show is a crucial part of sustained weight-loss success stories).
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