10/04/2021
If you’ve never had your vitamin D levels checked, it might be a good idea! Especially if you live in a northern latitude with long winters where your skin doesn’t see any light for long periods of time. Some people can get enough vitamin D from exposure to direct sunlight. However most doctors recommended always wearing sunscreen and never allowing direct sunlight to touch your skin. So the alternative is taking it in through diet. Vitamin D isn’t naturally found in many foods, but you can get it from fortified milks and cereals and fatty fish like salmon, mackerel and sardines. Read nutrition labels and be aware of how much you are getting on a daily basis. Many people don’t realize they are deficient until they have a health crisis. Vitamin D deficiency is associated with of several diseases including osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease, inflammatory bowel diseases and cancer. Vitamin D is essential for maintaining healthy bones as your body cannot absorb calcium without it. Vitamin D also regulates many cellular functions in the body. It’s anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and neuroprotective properties support the immune system. Increased serum blood levels of vitamin D are associated with increased immune function and resistance to disease. It’s Recommended that healthy adults get 2000 IU of vitamin D daily- more if you get little or no sun exposure. Stay mindful and be healthy.
Germany: Vitamin D supplementation may be a cost-saving approach for substantially reducing cancer death in older healthy adults aged above 50 years, finds a recent study in the journal Molecular...