5 nutrients your diet needs NOW!

These are 5 nutrients that you have to include in your diet and that’s it. The content of what we eat is what makes a food “good” and yes, many foods have many compounds, nutrients and etc. that we need. Focusing on its content only reveals how much there is at our disposal and how little we take advantage of it. So don’t worry, here is a list of what we can include in our diet without problem:

• Lycopene . A little more tomato? Yes. A study published in September 2017 in Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics found that lycopene, a nutrient in tomatoes, may help improve ovarian tissue health in rats. So we recommend you take it into consideration.
• Lithium . It helps regulate mood and is usually prescribed for people with bipolar disorder. But it can also help avoid “the blues.” Try eating foods that contain lithium, such as whole grains and vegetables.
• Vitamin D. The sunshine vitamin is as important as ever, reveals a new study in the August 2017 issue of the Journal of Nutrition. Researchers recently discovered that supplements of this vitamin can help reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and prediabetes.
• Hill . Essential to maintain intestinal bacteria levels. Researchers reveal in a report in Cell Host & Microbe that mice with lower levels of choline were more likely to contract metabolic diseases from a high-fat diet. Eat wheat, chicken, fish, soy and broccoli.
• Potassium . Bananas, beans, spinach and avocados: add them to your weekly menu if they are not already there. A review article published in April 2017 in the American Journal of Physiology – Endocrinology and Metabolism mentions how potassium can help lower blood pressure.