3 Inexpensive Supplements That Will Dramatically Improve Your Nutrition

Healthy supplements such as goji berries, chia seeds, or spirulina are great ways to promote health, but very expensive. Ksenia Tatarnikova, author of the blog, talks about three inexpensive food supplements that are available to most of us and enrich the body with almost all the necessary substances.

The diet of a modern person consists mainly of cereals and sugar. Largely because of this, we suffer from obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, we have weak thin hair and bad skin, we start aging earlier. "As many fresh and varied vegetables as possible!" - experts call and immediately add that, alas, there are fewer vitamins and minerals in modern vegetables and fruits, as scientific studies show, every year.

In such conditions, the best strategy is to deliberately include in your diet foods that are as rich in vitamins and minerals as possible. Among them there are very inexpensive, but very effective options. Here are three to get you started.

Sprouts

Wheat, oats, chickpeas (chickpeas), beluga lentils, amaranth - their seedlings are incredibly rich in antioxidants and enzymes, substances that inhibit cell aging, protect the body from the effects of poor ecology, stress and malnutrition.

If you have always thought that there is nothing more useful than fresh leafy greens, know that sprouts will bring your immunity tens of times more benefits. In fact, this is the freshest food in the world, and it appears on our table as quickly as possible, bypassing transportation from distant places, unlike vegetables and fruits from the supermarket.

All you need is to soak the seeds in a clean bowl with a little water (1 centimeter above the seed level) for 8-12 hours. Sprouts love warmth, darkness, they do not need much air, so it is better to cover the dishes with gauze or loosely cover them with a lid and put them in a closed cabinet.

If you are a beginner, start with wheat sprouts (price - 90 rubles for 400 grams, enough for at least six months). They are the tastiest, suit everyone and germinate quickly. You need to buy seeds specifically for germination, they are sold in all health food stores and pharmacies.

Wheat sprouts are rich in iron, potassium, magnesium and zinc, as well as vitamin E, therefore, they improve blood circulation, the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract (indicated for gastritis, colitis), the nervous system, and heal the skin, hair and nails.

Having mastered, you can move on to amaranth seedlings (price - 150 rubles per 200 grams). This unique product is the only one of the sprouts containing squalene, a substance that enriches the body with oxygen (most of us lack oxygen, which causes immunity to suffer). In addition, amaranth sprouts contain a lot of proteins, deficient polyunsaturated fatty acids, they suppress the growth of cancer cells and strengthen the immune system.

Seaweed

Forget about canned seaweed steeped in oil, vinegar and salt: it is not very useful in this form. But crushed dry fucus algae (price - 80 rubles per 100 grams) is a real treasure. In this form, algae are similar to coarse salt and perfectly replace it in any dish (soups, stews, pasta, potatoes, risotto, warm salads with cereals, and so on).

Just add one teaspoon per serving 15 minutes before cooking, and you will enrich your dish with calcium, potassium, zinc, manganese, iron, vitamins C, D, B12, as well as alginate - this substance removes heavy metals and radionuclides from the body.

Algae strengthens the skeleton, hair, nails and teeth, prevents blood clots, improves the breakdown of fats, and the activity of the digestive tract.

Turmeric

The cheerful orange seasoning, cultivated in India for centuries and considered a cure for all diseases, is indeed a powerful antioxidant. It contains curcumin, a phytonutrient that suppresses inflammation in tissues and thereby improves the functioning of the immune and endocrine systems.

This product is able to protect against stroke: turmeric prevents the rupture of blood vessels in the brain and, as a result, the occurrence of intracerebral hemorrhages.

Turmeric (price - 90 rubles per 50 grams) should be added to all dishes - from soups to salads. In addition, it is useful to eat it one teaspoon a day (no more, otherwise allergies may occur), mixing it with honey, urbech and almond or coconut milk into a paste.