Wellbeing Wednesday- Tips for eating well and staying healthy in Brentford this Winter.❄️
Eating healthy plays a crucial part in feeling your best and protecting yourself against illnesses.  So, even if you have spent the last few months with your hand perpetually in the biscuit tin, there’s no time like the present to begin eating healthy. Here are our top tips to help you on your healthy eating journey. ▪️Healthy snacking-  Try swapping your usual high sugar or high fat snacks for treats such as yoghurts, nuts and seeds, or fruit. ▪️ Increase your vitamin D intake
Vitamin D is vital for maintaining healthy bones, teeth and muscles, as well as supporting the immune system and has been found to help fight symptoms of COVID-19. Now we are approaching winter and getting less sun exposure, Public Health England recommends vitamin D supplements. ▪️ Plan ahead  Before the start of the week, try to prepare the week's upcoming meals in advance, or, at the very least, decide upon a meal you will cook for each upcoming night. ▪️ Load up on nutrients  To help keep yourself healthy and protect yourself from coronavirus, it is important to get nutrients that help to boost your immune system. Such nutrients include vitamin A, vitamin C and zinc. These vitamins can be found in fresh fruit and veg such as spinach, sweet potato, oranges, tomatoes and berries aswell as oily fish, meat and dairy. ▪️ Stay hydrated
Drinking sufficient amounts of water is crucial for your body to be able to fulfill its necessary functions in keeping you alive and healthy. ▪️Remember to treat yourself  Lockdown has already restricted our lives, so occasionally throwing out the ‘rulebook’ will ensure you make it out of lockdown not only healthy, but happy, and ready to take on the world.  Here at Quilliam, we want to help you get through these uncertain times.

Look after yourself and take care. ☀️🖤