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Foods to Boost your Immune System

The immune system has a vital role in the Human Body. It protects us from foreign substances, diseases, toxins, bacterias, and viruses. Maintaining a high functioning immune system is crucial to staying healthy and well. If you have been feeling

  • Feeling lethargic frequently, and you have frequent infections and colds
  • Your wounds take long to heal, and your stress levels are high

The Pandemic has led to people taking extra precautions to remain healthy, and virus free. There are plenty of ways to boost your immune system, including exercise, getting adequate sleep, avoiding stress triggers, and minimizing that stress, however, food is also such an incredible way to support Immunity. In this article, we will discuss foods you can eat to help boost your immune system, and support your body. 

Most people turn to Vitamin C after falling ill, however it can also be used for preventative measures. Vitamin C is said to increase the production of white blood cells in the body; the cells that fight disease and infections. The body does not produce or store vitamin C itself, so consuming it through food is an excellent way to achieve it! 

  1. Citrus Fruits

Fruits such as, Oranges, Lemons, and Limes are all very high in Vitamin C. 

  1. Guava and Bell Peppers

The minimum amount of vitamin C recommended is around 75-100 mg per day, and one red pepper contains roughly 140 mg! Vitamin C is said to improve skin complexion, which is just another added bonus. In 100 grams of Guava, one gets roughly 230 mg of Vitamin C!

  1. Garlic and Ginger 

Garlic has been recognized since early civilizations as an effective tool to fight infections. Thousands of years ago in Ancient India, people used garlic to treat parasites, leprosy, heart disease, and arthritis. It can reduce hardening of arteries and there is some evidence that it may help lower blood pressure. The high concentration of naturally occurring sulfur products in garlic is said to give it such immune boosting properties. Ginger has been shown to reduce inflammation, chronic pain, reducing nausea, and a sore throat. 

  1. Almonds and Sunflower Seeds 

Almonds contain Vitamin E which is extremely powerful, and excellent for maintaining a strong immune system. 46 almonds provide one with 15 mg of Vitamin E – 100% of your daily needs! Sunflower seeds have very important elements such as selenium, phosphorus, magnesium, Vitamin E. 

  1. Turmeric 

This spice is excellent for combatting many inflammatory concerns, and has been used to treat osteoarthritis. It contains curcumin, which can help decrease exercise induced muscle damage.  

The more you include these foods in your daily meals, the more you are boosting your immune system, and giving it the support it needs to fight infections, and viruses.

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Celebrating India Independence Day Virtually

WEConnect has been celebrating India Independence Day with the community in Vaughan for many years, and our celebrations bring together the youth, adults, and seniors in this community. We love celebrating by paying homage, singing patriotic songs, playing music, eating good food, and conducting a parade with our members! This year, due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, WEConnect was unable to organize a large event like the years prior. However, on a positive note, we were able to organize a video compilation sharing how our members are celebrating this year. This virtual event premiered on Saturday August 22nd on our Youtube channel, and is now available for you to watch anytime, and anywhere!

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2020 Social Distance Meeting

Full Virtual Celebration

Thank you to all participants, volunteers, staff, and viewers. We appreciate your contribution to our virtual program! It was an immense success all due to your involvement. We wish you the best year full of health, happiness, and prosperity. Jai Hind!

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Kahaani Examples

Read examples of what you can write in your Kahaani interview form. We want you to share your experiences, and your voice, so anything that defines your journey in life in your country of origin, and in Canada would be perfect. There isn’t necessarily a set tone for you to consistently write about – if you wish to share a hardship in one section, and a funny story in the next, you absolutely can! Do not feel any pressure to talk about just one aspect of your life.

  • Please check your spelling and grammar before you submit your Kahaani!
  • You can search up “online grammar check” and have a website edit your responses for you!
  • Please write a well formed paragraph for each response!

Examples

Please share a funny story or memory (either in family life, friends, career, education, anything!)

“I remember the first I went biking in Canada. It was in January, so the peak of Winter. A friend told me that it was an excellent way to stay active and get some cardio in my day. I went to Walmart and bought a bike and immediately started riding it. The funny part was that the roads were all icy and full of snow. I kept falling and slipping on the ice because I didn’t realize that ice would make the roads so slippery!”

Please share any time you have felt discriminated against, how so? How did you deal with it? You may share multiple events if you would like.

“When my family and I first moved to Canada, I wanted to pursue my dream of becoming a school teacher. In my home country I had always been told that as a woman I should be staying at home with my children, not taking care of other people’s children. I remember feeling very nervous in teaching school, already facing backlash from my extended family members, and struggling to make connections with people of a different age, and culture. There were many people who about the food and snacks I would bring, the daals, curries, and roti I would have for lunch. My peers refused to sit near me and said it “smelled weird.” I stopped bringing lunch for a week until I realized how much I missed it. I love my food and culture and I shouldn’t care what other people think of it. So the next week I continued eating all of the daals, rotis, and curries I wanted and embraced my beautiful culture.” 

How has being in Canada empowered you? (higher education, club involvement, community, career, etc)

“Being new to Canada, I didn’t realize that I could file a complaint for harassment until a colleague saw the way our boss spoke to me. In my country, men are allowed to speak down on a woman; it is socially accepted. I thought it was the same in Canada, and felt scared to lose my job. I had been dealing with the disrespect and harassment for months until my colleague told me that in Canada what he is doing is called an abuse of power, and I have the right to report him for this behaviour. I had felt so alone for months, thinking that maybe I was “stupid” and that I should “go back to my country” because I wasn’t good enough for this one. I am so thankful to my colleague who helped me realize that I am a smart and strong woman who earned her position in this career. I deserve to be here, and treated with respect! One of the proudest moments of my life was filing that report on my boss who was removed from his position.” 

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Introduce Yourself (Example Post)

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right.

You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click the “New Post” button, and tell us why you’re here.

Why do this?

  • Because it gives new readers context. What are you about? Why should they read your blog?
  • Because it will help you focus your own ideas about your blog and what you’d like to do with it.

The post can be short or long, a personal intro to your life or a bloggy mission statement, a manifesto for the future or a simple outline of your the types of things you hope to publish.

To help you get started, here are a few questions:

  • Why are you blogging publicly, rather than keeping a personal journal?
  • What topics do you think you’ll write about?
  • Who would you love to connect with via your blog?
  • If you blog successfully throughout the next year, what would you hope to have accomplished?

You’re not locked into any of this; one of the wonderful things about blogs is how they constantly evolve as we learn, grow, and interact with one another — but it’s good to know where and why you started, and articulating your goals may just give you a few other post ideas.

Can’t think how to get started? Just write the first thing that pops into your head. Anne Lamott, author of a book on writing we love, says that you need to give yourself permission to write a “crappy first draft”. Anne makes a great point — just start writing, and worry about editing it later.

When you’re ready to publish, give your post three to five tags that describe your blog’s focus — writing, photography, fiction, parenting, food, cars, movies, sports, whatever. These tags will help others who care about your topics find you in the Reader. Make sure one of the tags is “zerotohero,” so other new bloggers can find you, too.