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Jennie Ready's Dubai

Dubai "The City of Gold" is a fascinating city to visit for many reasons; including its fantastic shopping, white sand beaches, wonderful cuisine, creative architecture and cultural experiences. Dubai is the 2nd largest of the Seven Emirates. However, it certainly doesn't do things by halves; with the city currently home to the tallest building in the world, the largest manmade island in the world (the Palms), world's largest shopping centre and, from earlier this year, the busiest airport in the world. Burj Khlaifa, the world's tallest building, is definitely worth a visit. It is a staggering 828 metres tall and holds a number of records including the tallest free-standing structure in the world. It certainly is an amazing feat of engineering and one you can't miss!! A must for any shopaholic is Dubai Mall. The mall has over 1200 shops, which will definitely keep you (and your credit card) busy for at least a day! If you prefer to do your shopping somewhere a bit more traditional, then it is worth going to the night markets and visiting the Gold and Spice Souks. A Dubai City Tour is a great option, as this will give you an overall picture of the city – or, if you would like a more unique experience, you could try a Desert Safari with BBQ dinner, or a Dhow Dinner Cruise. For an exhilarating family day out, there is Wild Wadi's Water Park, or Ski Dubai which is located at Mall of the Emirates. Dubai has many hotels to choose from, including a large number of 5-star hotels such as the well known Jumeirah Beach Hotel, the luxurious Burj Al Arab and the magnificent Atlantis The Palm – which even has an underwater restaurant and its own Dolphin Bay. Emirates flies out of Auckland 3 times per day, making Dubai easy to get to and a great stopover choice.

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If you shun the sun, slather on sunscreen, are indoors most of the day, suffer from milk allergies, or adhere to a strict vegan diet, you may be at risk of vitamin D deficiency. Known as the sunshine vitamin, vitamin D is produced by the body in response to skin being exposed to sunlight. It is also occurs naturally in a few foods – including oily fish, fish liver oils, and egg yolks – and in fortified dairy and grain products.

Research into vitamin D continues to show its many health benefits. Vitamin D is essential for strong bones and teeth, muscle function, general immunity, depression and anxiety, plus it is associated with reducing the risk of getting many serious and life-threatening diseases.

University of Otago research has found that vitamin D deficiency is causing a rise in rickets among young New Zealanders, which is a worry. Their findings are newly published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. This rise in rickets is also a world-wide trend and is becoming a global health issue. Rickets is a serious bone growth disorder that can lead to skeletal and dental deformities. It can also cause several other developmental problems. Currently, no national statistics are kept on rates of rickets due to vitamin D deficiency in New Zealand, so the situation could be worse than we think.

There is no disputing that fact that vitamin D plays many vital roles in our well-being. Changes to our lifestyle, diet and supplementing when needed are the keys to curbing vitamin D deficiency.

The easiest way to get vitamin D is by exposing your skin to direct sunlight, specifically, ultraviolet B (UVB) rays. Fair-skinned people only need 15 minutes of skin exposure to the sun to produce the vitamin D their body needs. The darker your skin, the more time you need in the sun. The amount of vitamin D you get from sun exposure depends on the time of day, your skin tone, where you live and how much skin you expose.

In winter, a supplement is probably your best choice and Vitamin D3 has been shown to be the best for supplementation. Easy to swallow capsules or chewable tablets are available from HEALTH BY LOGIC, 20 Silverdale Street, Silverdale Village.