32 | DECEMBER 2017
News
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KEEP YOUR ENERGY
UP IN WINTER
This month sees the shortest day of the year – 21 December. On
that day, in Lerwick on the Shetland Islands, there will be only five
hours 49 minutes of sunlight. Experts say Brits – and that especially
applies to our hardworking installers - need to up their vitamin D
and K intake by eating the right foods and taking supplements.
Brits are being urged to
take a supplement of ‘sun-
shine’ Vitamin D - especially
those north of the border in
Scotland.
The Department of Health
recommends taking a sup-
plement during autumn and
winter when sunlight hours
are limited and our bodies
are unable to make enough
of the vitamin which is
essential for healthy bones
and general wellbeing.
With average sunlight drop-
ping to less than six hours in
some parts of UK experts at
Innopure.com say that upping
your dose of vitamins D and
K can give you the boost you
need to get you through the
dark winter.
A lack of vitamin D can
leave you feeling tired,
unable to think clearly and
it can cause bone pain and
muscle weakness. A severe
deficiency in children can
lead to rickets.
The best source of vita-
min D is direct sunlight,
but from October to March,
when the average hours of
sunlight drops, levels of the
vitamin in your body fall. It
can be found in some foods,
among them oily fish, red
meat, liver, eggs and some
fortified foods including
breakfast cereal.
A spokesperson for Inn-
opure.co.uk, said: “A lot of
people hate the winter and
dread the long, cold, dark
days. Vitamin D is important
for our general well-being
and when you’re not getting
enough it can leave you
feeling tired and groggy, as
well as having the potential
to cause some long-term
problems.
“There are things you can
do to boost your vitamin D
naturally. Eating the right
foods is a good place to
start as is making the most
of any sunny days and
hours there are.
“It’s still unlikely you’ll
get the required dose during
the winter so taking a sup-
plement daily is the obvious
solution. If it goes someway
to helping beat the winter
blues and improving overall
health during the chilly
months, then that has to be
a good thing.”
Innopure.com
SUPERFOODS FOR YOUR LUNCH-BOX
Online healthy retailer
Musclefood.com has re-
searched six superfoods
brimming with vital vitamins
and minerals that can each be
bought for pennies.
Grab a bag of lentils, a dozen
eggs and plenty of broccoli and
you’ll be stocking up on foods
packed with goodness without
shelling out a fortune.
Among the superfoods that
won’t put a dent in your wallet
are eggs, lentils, avo`cados
and oranges.
Compare them with un-
healthy alternatives like crisps,
cereals, fizzy drinks and donuts
and it becomes clear that they
offer great value for money.
See from the table below just
how little you need to spend to
eat well.
Darren Beale, of Musclefood.
com, said: “Most consumers
have heard the argument that
junk food is popular because
eating healthily is expensive.
“But as these foods prove,
that is simply not the case.
There are plenty of affordable
options available that are as
nutritional as they are cheap.”
Musclefood.com
Superfood Superfood price Unhealthy food Unhealthy food price
Lentils 69p for 500g Jam donuts 65p for 5
Eggs £1.65 for 12 Breakfast bars £1.99 for 6
Avocado £1.80 for 4 Chocolate cereal £2 for 510g box
Broccoli 43p for 350g Chocolate cream biscuits 45p for 296g
Oranges 95p for 6 Orange fizzy drink £1.25 for 420ml
Almonds £1.70 for 200g Multipack of crisps £1.50 for 6 packets