As we live in incredibly perilous days, we need to value our health even more, especially amid these uncertain times. But one particular vitamin can provide the added protection that you need Vitamin C, which, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), is an essential, the safest, and one of the most efficient medicines needed in maintaining your health.
Vitamin C is considered an essential medicine because it helps wounds heal faster and decreases the chances of chronic diseases like cancer. It is involved in repairing tissues and the enzymic production of certain neurotransmitters. Integrative and Lifestyle Medicine Doctor Mike Vergara said that strengthening our immunity must be the focus amid the new normal, and Vitamin C can be a primary weapon in making it stronger and fighting diseases better.
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The COVID-19 pandemic seems to be the cause of this hunger spike. FNRI states that more than half of surveyed households reported having less access to food during community quarantine because of: 1) lack of money, 2) limited public transportation, 3) job loss, 4) limited food stores in their area, and 5) being an elderly with no family members to help them buy food.
But food security may be achieved through one’s own efforts. Last year, FNRI posted a call for Filipinos to grow their own food during the pandemic. This way, households are assured of food supply despite limited mobility. This is especially true in urban areas, which are “less likely to consume fresh produce, which are good sources of vitamins and minerals that boost immunity.
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DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña, during his weekly report on Friday, May 14, announced this initiative in order to order to understand better the effects of HFCS.
The study, de la Peña said, is expected to “shed light on whether or not consumption of high-fructose corn syrup can contribute unwanted calories.”
DOST Secretary Fortunato ‘Boy’ T. de la Peña (Screengrab DOSTv Facebook)
Such, he said, are linked to health problems such as weight gain, type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome and high triglyceride levels. “All of these increase a person’s risk to heart disease,” de la Peña added.