Vitamin D
Vitamin D is important for good overall health, strong health bones, in enabling the proper function of the heart, brain and lungs as well as supporting the immune system.
Our bodies make the vitamin from sunlight, though we can take vitamin D supplements, as well as a very small amount coming from our food. Vitamin D undergoes several changes in composition within our body before it can be used, when it is ready, it regulates the amount of calcium in the blood, bones and gut and helps cells within the body communicate properly.
Vitamin D enables our body to absorb calcium and phosphorus both minerals required for strong bones. We could eat a diet super rich in these minerals thinking we were strengthening bone but without Vit D it would be a waste of time. A severe deficiency of Vit D leads to that Olde Worlde Dickensian condition "rickets".
Additional functions of Vit D include;
Vitamin D is important for good overall health, strong health bones, in enabling the proper function of the heart, brain and lungs as well as supporting the immune system.
Our bodies make the vitamin from sunlight, though we can take vitamin D supplements, as well as a very small amount coming from our food. Vitamin D undergoes several changes in composition within our body before it can be used, when it is ready, it regulates the amount of calcium in the blood, bones and gut and helps cells within the body communicate properly.
Vitamin D enables our body to absorb calcium and phosphorus both minerals required for strong bones. We could eat a diet super rich in these minerals thinking we were strengthening bone but without Vit D it would be a waste of time. A severe deficiency of Vit D leads to that Olde Worlde Dickensian condition "rickets".
Additional functions of Vit D include;
- Supporting the immune system and improving muscle function
- Supports a healthy cardiovascular system
- Supports the respiratory system and aids brain development
- Anti cancer effects
As well as rickets, a deficiency of Vit D can be associated with asthma, cancer, type II diabetes, high blood pressure, depression, Alzheimers, multiple sclerosis, & Crohns disease.
So, show a bit of skin to boost your natural Vit D levels, but don't go over board and get sunburn, as that has a proven detrimental effect to the body.
So, show a bit of skin to boost your natural Vit D levels, but don't go over board and get sunburn, as that has a proven detrimental effect to the body.
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