Nutrition@stanns college

WHAT ARE VITAMINS? Vitamins are vital nutrients essential for overall health and proper immune system. They are required in minimal or limited amounts and are considered to be micro nutrients. Water soluble vitamins are required more in the body than fat soluble as they are lost with respective loss of water from our body. WHAT DO VITAMINS HELP IN? Various vitamins have various effects on our body. They are not synthesized enough in the body and have to be supplemented. Vitamin A helps in proper vision, vitamin B helps to keep us energized and vitamin C helps to boost our immune system.   Certain foods that will help you keep up healthy levels of vitamins in the body: FISH : fish is one of the richest sources of vitamin A and D. If you are a vegetarian then there are vitamin D fortified products available in the market like soy milk, cereals and orange juice. Vitamin D is present in various products of our meal and is important for proper absorption of calcium in

         THYROID GLAND a ductless gland in the neck which secretes hormones regulating growth and development through the rate of metabolism.   Thyroid gland is completely controlled by TSH ( Thyroid Stimulating hormone) which is secreted by Anterior pituitary gland which is then controlled by Hypothalamus factor The thyroid gland secretes   thyroid hormones including  1.Thyroxine (T4)   2.Triiodotyrosine (T3)  3. Calcitonine   which primarily influence the   metabolic rate   and   protein synthesis THYROID HORMONES The primary function of thyroid gland is production of  iodine containing thyroid hormones Thyroxine( T4) is a pro hormone of  Triiodothyroxine (T3)  are tyro sine based hormones THYROXINE -  is the major form of thyroid hormones in the blood which has a longer  life  than T3 T4 is then converted to T3 Both of these hormones are partially composed of  Iodine as one of the important element of these hormones The thyroid gland also prod

HEALTHY LIFESTYLE Will a healthy lifestyle give us a healthy life span? Maybe not eternal but it definitely will give us a longer, healthier and wealthier life since ‘HEALTH IS WEALTH’. A healthy lifestyle also reduces the end of life disability by approximately 2 years. So, it’s a healthy and better two years before one goes disabled. One can postpone both death/disability by living life in a healthier way. To live a healthy life, choose always the healthier food and one really has to minimize the consumption of alcohol, sugar beverages, junk food, oil food and also stop smoking. Live healthy, live longer. GO ORGANIC HOW BENEFICIAL IS ORGANIC FOOD FOR YOU AND THE ENVIRONMENT? Eating healthy foods is one of the major aspects for a healthy lifestyle. Organic foods are comparatively healthier than the normal products. Difference lies in the growing methods, organic foods are grown using neutral pesticides which are relatively less harmful to the environment