How to cope with spring avitaminosis?

In late winter the human body experiences stress as a result of lack of sunlight, vitamins and slowing down of all metabolic processes. Vitamin cocktails will help you to avoid this condition and help your body to overcome the spring hibernation. In your diet must not include more fruits and vegetables, which are gathered in autumn and placed in storage — they are vitamins to spring, there are very few.


Memory loss, numbness of extremities, stomach problems indicate a deficiency of vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin). Bleeding gums, poor healing of bruises and wounds – a reminder of the lack of vitamin C (ascorbic acid). If you worried about fatigue, insomnia, headache, loss of appetite – the body requires vitamin B1 (thiamine) and B9 (folic acid). Mouth sores, cracks on lips, dermatitis and peeling skin is a sign of lack of vitamin B6 (pyridoxine).


Be aware that the field and garden fruits in the course of their prolonged storage of partially losing the nutrients and the excessive heat treatment reduces the amount of vitamins. It is therefore desirable fruits and vegetables to be consumed raw, to prepare salads. Of the methods of heat treatment are acceptable only steaming or in the oven. The same methods of heat treatment are desirable for fish and meat.


Note on nuts and dried fruits. Raisins, dates, prunes or dried apricots are an effective weapon in the fight against the lack of strength and bad mood. The fact that fruits are dried immediately after harvest, respectively, they saved the maximum amount of nutrients. Dehydrated fruits are a kind of a vitamin a concentrate, they are rich in calcium, magnesium, iron and other nutrients. Dried fruit and nuts are well absorbed by the body, normalizing its work, and as a source of necessary energy.

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