Hey there,
Our bodies need vitamins to function at peak health and performance. They support important bodily functions. Vitamins also provide energy and help in cellular production as well as cell function. Not getting enough vitamins could lead to nutritional deficiencies and other dysfunctions.
One of the important vitamins you need to have is Vitamin D.
Vitamin D promotes strong and healthy bones and boosts energy levels. Your muscles, heart, lungs, and brain need this vitamin to function. It also helps different parts of your body fight infection.
There are natural ways to get Vitamin D – from sunlight, certain foods, and supplements. Your body processes Vitamin D from sunlight and supplements need to be changed by the body before it can be used. Your body then manages the calcium in your bones, gut, and blood thus helping the body properly communicate.
You can get Vitamin from the following foods:
- Cheese
- Egg Yolks
- Fatty Fish such as salmon, mackerel as well as tuna.
- Beef liver
- Fortified Vitamin D foods such as dairy products, orange juice, and soy milk.
Among these food choices, it's been found that fish is the best source of Vitamin D.
When your body doesn't have enough vitamin D, it may result in vitamin D deficiency.
Vitamin D does so much more than make your bones strong, regulates the expression of genes that can influence your immune system to fight infection, bacteria, and viruses and get rid of them. Vitamin D helps protect you against many things such as:
- Cardiovascular disease – this helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, heart disease, and hypertension.
- Autoimmune disease – Vitamin D prevents autoimmune diseases because it's a potent immune modulator.
- Infections such as but not limited to influenza – Helps fight all kinds of infections.
- DNA repair and metabolic process – It's been found to regulate genes and control more or less 80 different metabolic processes. This includes DNA repair as well as boosting the immune system and other biological processes.
So there are a few simple solutions: spend more time in the sun, eat more foods that are rich in vitamin D, or take supplements to increase your vitamin D levels.
Vitamin D3 is well regarded as the best choice in terms of supplements. How much vitamin D is needed to help correct your deficiency depends on the severity of your condition as well as your health risks. The time of the year also has a hand to play in this, if your blood is on low levels and it's coming into winter, you'd need more time. Detecting the deficiency early is important so you can have more time to improve and maintain your levels.
Take supplements with meals that contain fat. It's been shown that when consumed with a meal, especially one that contains fat, there's a chance of an additional 32% vitamin D absorption. In certain studies, people were told to take the supplement with their biggest meal containing the most fat and in about three months they managed to get their levels right again. Consult your doctor to see what vitamin D supplementation guidelines he can suggest.
I hope this helps!
Sue
PS, please check out my blog for other interesting & helpful articles!
0 komentar:
Post a Comment