WITH shorter days and colder weather, winter can be a tough time of year.
Thankfully, a budget-friendly buy can help you to get through the gloom, and even thrive while doing so.
Taking a vitamin D pill each day can help you function in the current gloomy UK weatherCredit: Deegan, Scott
With more grey and gloomy predicted across the UK , the long summer days can feel like a distant memory.
And with the sun-setting earlier than ever, the promise of spring can feel just as far away.
Thankfully, a daily supplement can help you through the dark and depressing .
Vitamin D
A pack of Vitabiotics Ultra Vitamin D 400IU 96 Tablets is currently available for just £2.84 from Holland & Barrett.
Previously marked at £3.95, this pack now breaks down to just 3p per pill, meaning you won’t have to spend much to see out the winter.
With the absence of sunlight, for your health.
And this pill has been rated an almost perfect 4.8 stars from impressed shoppers.
Vitamin D enhances the absorption of calcium, helping to build strong bones and muscle.
It also helps to , making it essential during the cold winter weather.
And this current spout of gloomy weather may last for a matter of weeks, according to meteorlogical experts.
The Met Office has even explained the reason behind the current phenomenon known as anticyclonic gloom .
Anticyclonic gloom
An “anticyclonic gloom”, occurs when a high-pressure system lingers over the UK.
Due to the high pressure, the air sinks to the ground and traps a thin layer of moisture or cloud, resulting in the grey skies and low fog.
The strange weather occurrence can happen during all seasons, but is strongest when the sun is weaker.
In these conditions the cloud will stay stubbornly low, leading to grey, overcast conditions like this week.
Benefits of vitamin D
According to the NHS, vitamin D has a number of health benefits, including:
- Aiding calcium absorption
- Supporting bone density
- Strenthening muscle
- Fighting infection
- Reduce respiratory infection
- Boost mood
- Support cognitive function
Great Smog
The most famous “anticyclonic gloom” was the Great Smog of 1952 in .
The extreme weather event was a fog so thick and polluted it left thousands dead and wreaked havoc on the city.
Similar overcast skies are projected to remain across the country throughout the week.
Other conditions include light winds and drizzly conditions.
Now, drivers have even been warned about the treachorous conditions caused by this looming fog .
And you can with a ahndy gadget from Dunelm.
