Vitamin D deficiency is associated with osteoporosis or loss of bone density. Vitamin D also influences so much more than that.
Besides keeping bones strong, it activates a defense “army” that kills off the bad guys (i.e., viruses, bacteria, cancer cells).
Vitamin D is also anti-inflammatory. Chronic inflammation is the initiator of most degenerative diseases (i.e., heart disease, cancer, autoimmune and diabetes), this is why you want a normal level of Vit D in your system throughout the year.
Deficiency of Vit D has been associated with a leaky gut, a known link to autoimmune disease, allergies and many degenerative diseases. Anything that leads to a leaky gut should be addressed urgently.
Sources of Vit D:
Get sun rays: some sunlight is good for you. You don’t need to go out at high noon, but about 20 minutes per day with your arms and chest exposed and/or in shorts is enough to produce about 10,000 IUs (international units) according to the vitamin D council. Other factors to take into consideration is the latitude in which you live and the color of your skin. The farther you are away from the equator, the more difficult it is to get adequate sunshine year round. Additionally, darker skin tones cannot absorb enough UV to turn it into adequate vitamin D.
Supplement with vitamin D3 (not D2) in a fatty medium. Vitamin D is a fat soluble vitamin so it’s best delivered with some dietary fat for easier absorption.
Make Vit D apart of your daily intake and you will find greater levels of health!
Besides keeping bones strong, it activates a defense “army” that kills off the bad guys (i.e., viruses, bacteria, cancer cells).
Vitamin D is also anti-inflammatory. Chronic inflammation is the initiator of most degenerative diseases (i.e., heart disease, cancer, autoimmune and diabetes), this is why you want a normal level of Vit D in your system throughout the year.
Deficiency of Vit D has been associated with a leaky gut, a known link to autoimmune disease, allergies and many degenerative diseases. Anything that leads to a leaky gut should be addressed urgently.
Sources of Vit D:
Get sun rays: some sunlight is good for you. You don’t need to go out at high noon, but about 20 minutes per day with your arms and chest exposed and/or in shorts is enough to produce about 10,000 IUs (international units) according to the vitamin D council. Other factors to take into consideration is the latitude in which you live and the color of your skin. The farther you are away from the equator, the more difficult it is to get adequate sunshine year round. Additionally, darker skin tones cannot absorb enough UV to turn it into adequate vitamin D.
Supplement with vitamin D3 (not D2) in a fatty medium. Vitamin D is a fat soluble vitamin so it’s best delivered with some dietary fat for easier absorption.
Make Vit D apart of your daily intake and you will find greater levels of health!
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