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What is Vitamin D?
Vitamin D, also known as the "Sunshine Vitamin," is a fat-soluble vitamin that acts to maintain normal blood levels of calcium and phosphorus.¹ It is one of the oldest hormones and is crucial for the development, growth, and maintenance of a healthy body.²
“Just 20 minutes a week of sunlight on the skin... can deliver 90 percent of your daily Vitamin D requirements.”
Sunlight Reverses Aging
Health.com
“Sun exposure to the skin is the human race's natural, intended, most effective and most neglected source of Vitamin D.”
SunshineVitamin.org
“Exposure to UVB present in sunshine... is the body's natural way to produce Vitamin D, accounting for 90% of Vitamin D production.'”
Vitamin D. One Big Reason We Need Sun Exposure
TanningTruth.com Who should receive Vitamin D?”
The most vital role of Vitamin D is to aid in the absorption of calcium, helping to form and maintain strong bones.¹ It is important that all individuals, regardless of gender, race and age, receive the recommended daily dose of Vitamin D.
How can I get Vitamin D?
Food: Unfortunately, very few foods naturally contain Vitamin D. Good sources of the sunshine vitamin include dairy products such as eggs and fotified milk, some breakfast cereals, fatty fish such as salmon and tuna, and cod liver oil.¹
From the sun: Sunlight is the best and only natural source of Vitamin D. Unlike dietary supplementary Vitamin D, when you get Vitamin D from sunshine your body takes what it needs and de-metabolizes any extra.³
Why is Vitamin D good?
Vitamin D can be associated with lowering your risk of numerous health conditions: including 17 varieties of cancer, heart disease, stroke, hypertension, autoimmune diseases, diabetes, depression, chronic pain, osteoarthritis, muscle weakness.†
Sources of information include: ¹Vitamin D-MayoClinic.com; ²VitaminDcouncil.org; ³SunshineVitamin.org; †TanningTruth.com; Dietary Supplement Fact Sheet: Vitamin D; UVadvantage.org; Health.com
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