A fantastic master hormone is at work in your body now. Modern science was unaware of the multiple functions for so long that was name a vitamin, because just a little prevents rickets.
It was believed until just a few years ago, that Vitamin D only affected bone health. It is now known that there are Vitamin D receptors on almost every cell in the body.
Benefits of Vitamin D:
1. Lowers Blood Pressure
2. Reduces risk of heart attack
3. Strengthens the immune system
4. Reduces the risk for autoimmune diseases such as: lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, and diabetes
5. Increases the body's ability to ward off infections
6. Reduced cancer risk
Major natural source of Vita-D
Our major source of Vita-D.was intended to be our skin.
* We can get Vita-D by conversion of substances in the skin after exposure to sunlight.
* Receiving adequate sunlight is difficult:
* Many geographical locations do not receive enough sunlight to adequately supply the body with the required amounts
* Even people living in the sunny south often do not have adequate amounts of Vita-D
* Spending most of he day indoors means that window glass blocks the UVB light from us
* Darkly pigmented skin is a natural sunblock
* Elderly people have a much harder time converting sunlight
* Vita-D production is hindered in obese people
* The amount of Vita-D in food is minimal
Supplements
* Taking vitamin supplements, specifically D3 (cholecalciferol), is necessary for good health
* The recommended daily allowance of 600IU is adequate for preventing rickets
* Some experts are now stating that 5,000 IU daily is the recommended daily allowance.
* Vitamin D-3 is extracted from wool (in an-animal friendly way)
* Vita. D-2 is (ergocalciferol) is made from eradicated mushrooms. It is a very weak substance
* Physicians wishing to supplement a person's levels often prescribe Vitamin D
Side Effects
* Steroids can interfere with absorption
* The weight loss drug Orlistat also interferes with absorb ion
* Cholesterol lower statins will raise Vitamin-D levels.
Our major source of Vita-D.was intended to be our skin.
* We can get Vita-D by conversion of substances in the skin after exposure to sunlight.
* Receiving adequate sunlight is difficult:
* Many geographical locations do not receive enough sunlight to adequately supply the body with the required amounts
* Even people living in the sunny south often do not have adequate amounts of Vita-D
* Spending most of he day indoors means that window glass blocks the UVB light from us
* Darkly pigmented skin is a natural sunblock
* Elderly people have a much harder time converting sunlight
* Vita-D production is hindered in obese people
* The amount of Vita-D in food is minimal
Supplements
* Taking vitamin supplements, specifically D3 (cholecalciferol), is necessary for good health
* The recommended daily allowance of 600IU is adequate for preventing rickets
* Some experts are now stating that 5,000 IU daily is the recommended daily allowance.
* Vitamin D-3 is extracted from wool (in an-animal friendly way)
* Vita. D-2 is (ergocalciferol) is made from eradicated mushrooms. It is a very weak substance
* Physicians wishing to supplement a person's levels often prescribe Vitamin D
Side Effects
* Steroids can interfere with absorption
* The weight loss drug Orlistat also interferes with absorb ion
* Cholesterol lower statins will raise Vitamin-D levels.
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