Chennai: With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, let’s choose to share thoughtful gifts like almonds with our loved ones, which will not only bring a smile to their faces, but will add to their health, immunity and well-being in the longer run.
Bollywood actress Soha Ali Khan said, ‘Valentine’s Day is a special occasion to showcase affection, concern and care and the best way to do that is by sharing thoughtful gifts. This year, I plan on
sharing almonds as they are known to be the gift of good health. They contain several nutrients like in Vitamin B2, Vitamin E, magnesium, and phosphorus that help in leading a healthy life’.
Sheela Krishnaswamy, nutrition and wellness consultant said, ‘My suggestion is, while choosing a gift for your loved one, look at foods that are tasty yet offer a diversity of health benefits. For this, one of my top suggestions is almonds. Almonds can aid in better managing lifestyle diseases like diabetes, which is becoming increasingly common in India, by helping lower the blood sugar impact of carbohydrate foods that they are eaten with, which affects fasting insulin levels’.
According to fitness and celebrity instructor, Yasmin Karachiwala, ‘One needn’t necessarily celebrate Valentine’s Day by planning a fancy dinner, or taking an expensive holiday. It could simply be investing more in your partner or loved one’s health by buying them a gym membership, enrolling them in an online Pilates class or pushing them to take better care of themselves and working out with them regularly.’