VITAMIN D-3

Vitamin D is important for good overall health and strong and healthy bones. It’s also an important factor in making sure your muscles, heart, lungs and brain work well and that your body can fight infection. Your body can make its own vitamin D from sunlight but approximately 90% of all adults living in the Pacific Northwest are deficient in Vitamin D. You can also get vitamin D from supplements and a very small amount comes from the food you eat. The vitamin D you get from sunlight and supplements has to be changed by your body a number of times before it can be used. Once it’s ready, your body uses it to manage the amount of calcium in your blood, bones and gut and to help cells all over your body to communicate properly.

Furthermore, what makes vitamin D unique compared to other vitamins, is that when your body receives vitamin D, it turns it into a hormone. This hormone is sometimes called “activated vitamin D” or “calcitriol.” Getting the right amount of vitamin D doesn’t depend on the foods you eat, to get enough vitamin D you need to expose your skin to sunlight regularly and you may also need to take supplements. This makes getting the right amount a little more complex compared to other vitamins and minerals.

Vitamin D is very important for strong bones. Calcium and phosphorus are essential for developing the structure and strength of your bones, and you need vitamin D to absorb these minerals. Even if you eat foods that contain a lot of calcium and phosphorus, without enough vitamin D, you can’t absorb them into your body. Vitamin D is important for general good health, and researchers are now discovering that vitamin D may be important for many other reasons outside of good bone health. Some of the functions of the body that vitamin D helps with include:

  • Immune system, which helps you to fight infection

  • Muscle function

  • Cardiovascular function, for a healthy heart and circulation

  • Respiratory system, for healthy lungs and airways

  • Brain development

  • Anti-cancer effects

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