The sunshine vitamin
FOOD & HEALTH
Roughly 10 minutes in the sun, provides around 10,000 units of natural Vitamin D.
So, why is Mr. D so important? Because it not only supports your bones, muscles, intake of calcium, but it is one of the number 1 vitamins we need to strengthen our immune system!
Vitamin D is the vitamin we stack up from the sun. Sunlight is our greatest source of Vitamin D, which provides us with about 90% of our Vitamin D, but due to the fact that many of us work inside these days, and our lifestyle leading us to mainly be inside a lot more we are missing that vital exposure to the sun. The truth is, even in a normal year it is thought that around 60-80% of us are Vitamin D deficient, even more so as winter sets in.
The more melanin you have in your skin directly effects how much Vitamin D your can produce, so the darker your skin the higher your risk of Vitamin D deficiency. The right way to take your Vitamin D is in the morning or aery afternoon, with snack or meal that contains healthy fats.
We can absorb Vitamin D from certain foods: salmon, tuna, caviar, eggs, mushrooms, orange juice, beef, milk, cheese, butter, yogurt, etc.
Benefits of Vitamin D:
— better sleep (quality & duration)
— feel better (enhances mood, reduces depression & feelings of anxiety)
— weight (can help reduce weight by preventing fatigue)
— immune support (supports heart health & minimizes cancer risk)
— fights infections & repairs DNA
— energy (boosts energy; improves muscle function, growth & recovery)
Low Vitamin D diseases:
— schizophrenia, autism
— erectile dysfunction, back pain, frequent infections and colds
— hair loss, dry skin & slow wound healing
— depression & mood swings, trouble sleeping, anxiety
— weak bones & arthritis
— weakened immune system, heart disease
— seasonal affective disorder
