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Why should u include cruciferous vegetables in your diet?

INTRODUCTION:
I went  market to buy vegetables. I bought few vegetables and as I saw cabbage the term cruciferous ran in my mind as usual. But didn't buy it as it's rare vegetable used in my home . What is this cruciferous vegetable ? Why eating it is very important ?
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7 simple kitchen changes towards healthier u..

We all want to lead a healthy life. We have to put in some efforts to do this .  Here are 5 simple kitchen lifestyle changes u can make in a step to healthier life..
1. Store water in copper pitcher or copper vessel :


Avoid plastic bottles and use steel or copper bottles .

Copper is vital mineral ,drinking from copper vessel gives the mineral to our body.

It has antimicrobial, antioxidant , anti inflammatory properties.

Make sure to wash and dry and keep the copper vessel clean.





2. Use earthen pots to store water in summer :
Drinking water from clay pots in summer prevents heat stroke.


3. Replace the plastic water bottle and lunch boxes with steel :
These days fancy plastic lunch boxes for kids are available , but ditch the plastic and use other safe option like steel.


4. Take steel spoon with u :
When u eat out , the plastic spoons are used . Use steel spoon for your healthier life and also environmental health.




5. Replace Aluminium cookware with steel :
Heavy exposure to this metal is bad . …
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Vitamin D deficiency - Symptoms , Diagnosis and supplementation.

Mrs. Sita is 54 year old housewife . She developed diabetes 4 years ago and was constantly feeling tired in-spite of following diet, physical activity and oral hypoglycemic medication. 

Most of the regular check ups done revealed normal study. This tiredness sometimes better and sometimes worst now part of her life. Recently, tiredness increased to an extent which impaired her activities of daily living. That's when vitamin D levels was done which showed 11.78 ng/ml indicating she was deficient for vitamin D which was reason for her unexplained tiredness. 

She followed the report with doctor who gave her oral supplements  and she felt much better. 

India is a tropical country with an abundant sunlight . Despite which many deficient cases of vitamin D are seen.

Vitamin D is synthesised by our skin from cholesterol  in our body upon exposure to the sunlight through a chemical reaction.


SOURCES OF VITAMIN D :

Sunlight : Sunlight is a natural source of vitamin D . Foods rich in vitamin D ar…
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