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Daily Monitor
Monday February 15 2021
Summary
With Covid-19 continuing to affect a number of people, it is important to remember the food you can consume to boost your immunity.
Flu and colds are around us most of the time because the disease-causing microorganisms are always around us. With the Covid-19 pandemic, strengthening our immunity, alongside the observation of the Ministry of Health SOPs has never been more important. Boosting your immunity will help you keep certain diseases at bay or fight them off fast.
Lemon
Isaac Kabazzi, a nutrition public health practitioner, says lemons, just like other citrus fruits are high in Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid), an ingredient effective at protecting your body against flus and colds. “Frequent consumption of lemon empowers the body to quickly fight off a flu bout or reduce its severity thus a shortened period of the ailment. The immunity boosting properties of Vitamin C also reduces inflammation,” he says.
Daily Monitor
Monday January 18 2021
Try as much as possible to avoid buying or keeping unhealthy foods in your home or at work . PHOTO/Fbwoman
Summary
If you are craving junk food too often, it can make it difficult for you to lose weight. Junk food or sugar loaded foods are generally high in calories with zero or minimum nutrition. Here are some effective strategies to beat junk food cravings.
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After a good start, with a healthy breakfast followed by a nutritious lunch, your body betrays you at about 3pm hence a fierce sugar craving. Isaac Kabazzi, a nutritionist, says we are naturally addicted to sugary foods because sugar induces a drug-like effect, altering the chemistry in our blood, thus imposing neurological changes. “When we eat sugar, our body secretes the hormone of happiness (serotonin) and feel-good hormones (endorphins), which gives us that temporary feeling of happiness.”
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