In our day-to-day lives we eat a lot of food, but in general most people prefer Rice, Wheat based Burgers/Pizzas/Tacos/Chapatis/Rotis, Fast foods or generally Carbohydrate rich food stuff, based on grains. Carbohydrates are a vital part of our Macronutrients ( Big portions of food, required for Energy )
Below is an excerpt from NCBI's (National Center for Biotechnology Information, US) Website:
Vitamin C was identified in the early 1900s in the search for a deficient substance responsible for scurvy, which was a serious disease of sailors in the Age of Sail.1,2 In the early literature, scurvy was directly linked to pneumonia. The American paediatrician Alfred Hess carried out extensive studies on scurvy and summarized autopsy findings as follows: ‘pneumonia, lobular or lobar, is one of the most frequent complications [of scurvy] and causes of death’ and ‘secondary pneumonias, usually broncho-pneumonic in type, are of common occurrence, and in many [scurvy] epidemics constitute the prevailing cause of death’.3 Starting in the 1930s, some German and US physicians proposed that vitamin C would be beneficial in the treatment of pneumonia.4
Without going too much adrift with this article or getting on with more Medical Science related information, I am going to jump right towards sharing some useful information, that will help you all in this time of COVID-19 pandemic.
Simply put, if you are suffering from COVID-19 or you want to be strong enough to battle. If at all you have to face this Virus, in addition to all the other vital nutrients and Minerals you have to keep in place. Vitamin C could be one of the most significant.
Our Daily Recommended Intake of Vitamin C is about 60-90mg. Sorry to break it to you but Rice and Wheat give you 0mg of Vitamin C!
How to fix this problem?
I am not a Fan of the Supplements which are made in the factories, rather I first go for the ones made in Farms.
No one likes to pop pills daily and nor are they 100% safe. Each pill contains various Chemicals, in micro grams or in trace quantities. Some act as preservatives, stablizers or for coloring. How are they going to accumulate? interact with cells or not? we have not much information on it.
Nutritional supplements are great for when they become the only option or the last resort. Like in cases where the deficiency is severe, due to long term malnutrition/malabsorption or diseases/illnesses. In such cases your doctor may prescribe you, heavy dosages to start off with, which will help fill the gap between deficiency and RDI ( Recommended Daily Intake )
To start you off with this change in your life, below is a quick list of fruits, which you can incorporate in your daily life, and help meet the RDI, which can also help keep a lot of Diseases at bay!
Cantaloupes/Musk Melons (70mg/200gm)
Oranges (100mg/200gm)
Kiwi Fruits (92mg/100gm)
Mango Pulp (72mg/200gm)
Papayas (120mg/200mg)
Pineapples (94mg/200gm)
Strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, and cranberries. (60-120mg/200gm)
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