The Benefits of Vitamin D3
Vitamin D3 Benefits
The conclusion of recent research involving 1313 women between the ages of 50-79 stated that: "High serum 25(OH)D concentrations may protect against early AMD in women younger than 75 years."A second study published in the Archives of Ophthalmology May 2007 also concluded that "This study provides evidence that vitamin D may protect against AMD. Additional studies are needed to confirm these findings." Although this is good news, you may be surprised like me that Vitamin D3 benefits are so numerous and so well researched that to ignore this information could indeed affect your health. The Vitamin D Solution: A 3-Step Strategy to Cure Our Most Common Health Problem This vitamin (actually a hormone) is critical to everyone's health and the solution is so simple and inexpensive.
Here are the reported benefits of vitamin D3 from Dr. Holick's The Vitamin D Solution: A 3-Step Strategy to Cure Our Most Common Health Problem "1. Bone Health Prevents osteopenia, osteoporosis, osteomalacia, rickets and fractures 2. Cellular Health Prevents certain cancers, such as prostate, pancreatic, breast, ovarian and colon; prevents infectious diseases and upper respiratory-tract infections, asthma, and wheezing disorders. 3. Organ Health Prevents heart disease and stroke; prevents type 2 diabetes; periodontitis and tooth loss; and other inflammatory diseases 4. Muscular Health Supports muscle strength 5. Autoimmune Health Prevents multiple sclerosis, type 1 diabetes mellitus, Crohn's disease, and rheumatoid arthritis 6. Brain Health Prevents depression, schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease and dementia 7. Mood-related Health Prevents seasonal affective disorder, premenstrual syndrome, and sleeping disorders, elevates the sense of well being" Vitamin D LevelThere are more reasons than one to ask your doctor to have your vitamin D levels checked at your next physical.Find out if you are deficient and if so if you should supplement with Vitamin D supplements or get some safe sun exposure.
Vitamin D and Sun Exposure
" One way to increase your Vitamin D levels is through safe and sensible sun exposure. According to Dr. Halick, "Our richest source of Vitamin D is the sun. Most of us need only a few minutes a day of sun exposure during the summer months to maintain healthy vitamin D levels throughout the year. Always protect your eyes, but expose 25% of your body in order to get the benefits of vitamin D production from the sun. Find out how often you should be in the sun and for how long:
Vitamin D and Sun Exposure
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