The 10 Amazing Health Benefits Of Vitamin D
By
Simon Bandy
Vitamin D is all over the news at the moment, with medical studies taking place worldwide to determine the extent of its effect on Covid-19 patients. Whether it can ease symptoms of the virus or not, following a survey that highlighted how one in five Brits are deficient in vitamin D, Simon Bandy of natural health specialists Veganicity, gives us his top 10 reasons why we really should be stocking up on the ‘sunshine vitamin’ this winter:
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1 It can reduce depression: there’s no doubt that 2020 has been a tough year for all of us, and medical staff are now expecting mental health issues to increase significantly, knowing that we will continue to see the effects of COVID-19 for a long time into the future. Vitamin D can play a vital role in regulating our mood and warding off depression so, as the darker, longer days creep in over winter, it’s the perfect time to dose up.
This Is Why You Need To Add Jaggery In Your Daily Diet 50
New Delhi: Jaggery (or gur) is made from unrefined sugar, and is obtained by boiling raw, concentrated sugar cane juice till it solidifies. Although jaggery is also made from the sap of coconut and date palm, the one made from sugar cane is the one that’s used most widely.
One of the best ways to bring the digestive system back on track is to include Gur/Jaggery in your everyday diet. Most of us aren’t aware but our digestive system tends to get disturbed for a number of reasons apart from the most common factors like indigestion, constipation, etc. So it becomes important that we monitor what we eat, how we feel about the food we eat, and how our bodies react to it. Once, we do this, it’s important to make the necessary changes in our diet.