With the fast approaching of winter, it is really essential to follow the right health care regime for you so that you can enjoy this fabulous season at the best! Basically, most of the wedding, parties and holiday tend to happen this time, it’s usual to compromise with your diet chart. But due to major climatic changes in this season, it is vital to fill up with proper nutrition.

Talking of winter diet and winter meals, one thing we are very fond of is jaggery or jaggery (commonly known as gur).  This natural sweetener is enriched with many medicinal values and is full of nutrients. A glass of milk along with jaggery can work wonders for you during winters you might not aware of.   

Improves Immunity: Milk, a rich source of calcium when teamed with jaggery, it does not only taste good but also helps in boosting your immunity to fight any host bacteria during winter.

Prevents Anemia: Regular intake of jaggery, in any form or with any food helps combat anemia. A person can obtain 3% of iron of daily value from 10grams of jaggery. So having milk with jaggery is one of the best ways to prevent anemia, especially for expecting mothers.  

Good for Digestion:  If you are suffering from indigestion, constipation, irregular bowel movement, etc., then consuming jaggery can be really beneficial for your health. Consuming jaggery with milk as a part of your regular diet can fasten the process of digestion and give you a quick relief.

Good for Skin: Skin problem becomes a constant worry during winters. Even after using different hydrating gels and moisturizers your skin might not become naturally radiant. If so, simply start to have a glass of milk with jaggery every day to get a smooth and glowing skin and forget all the dryness and itching.

Helps Losing Weight: You will be surprised to know that milk can aid in your weight loss session. Yes, all you need to do is to add jaggery in milk and have it daily. Jaggery is a natural sweetener so it can be a perfect sugar substitute. And cutting sugar is the smartest way to reduce your weight. Yippi!

Reduces Menstrual Cramp: Menstrual pain can at times become worse, more or less witnessed by most of us! Repetitive use of painkillers is not at all good for your health. So, in that case, consume jaggery which has a medicinal property of reducing stomach cramps. Adding milk to it will further give you strength to work during menstruation. Further, jaggery is also effective in fighting mood swings during those days as well.

Reduces Joint Pain: Drinking milk makes us stronger, we all have heard this. And indeed the calcium present in milk helps in strengthening your bones and reduces joint pain. Make it your staple drink with jaggery for better results.

Good for Bone Health: Jaggery is a rich source of potassium and milk contains calcium and other essential nutrients. A combination of both can become the best health drink for improving your bone health and making your bones stronger than before.

Purifies Blood: One of the important benefits of jaggery is that it can purify the blood by removing toxins from the body. So, while having it with milk, not only will it cleanse your blood but also make you stay healthy.

Improves Stamina: Both sugar and jaggery stimulates carbohydrate in our body and provides stamina. While sugar is known for providing instant energy, being a complex carb- jaggery takes time to break down and provide energy that lasts long. So for boosting up stamina, one must consider having jaggery with milk.

So these are the few benefits of winter’s best drink- jaggery with milk. Have it and experience the result yourself. Be healthy, enjoy winters!