I talk alot about how important dairy foods are around exercise. The proteins in dairy are ideal for helping your muscles recover and grow. Milk and yogurt also contain carbohydrate, so combined with the protein, milk is a natural muscle builder and mood elevator. And it looks like milk is even a great rehydrator.
A study just published in the British Journal of Nutrition compared milk with a sports drink on the impact of rehydration right after dehydrating exercise. Milk significantly outperformed the sports drink in fully rehydrating the subjects after dehydration, compared to the sports drink which did not fully rehydrate the subjects.
So make sure to drink your Good Mood Smoothie right after exercise. I promise that you'll feel the difference immediately, and for the rest of the day.
Yours in a Good Mood,
Dr. Susan Kleiner