☀️Importance of Vitamin-D….the sunshine vitamin!

There’s a reason that Superman & other Kyptonians feel amazing after exposure to sunlight!!

As you may or may not know vitamin D helps to maintain your immune system and strong bones amongst a few other things.

A fun fact is vitamin D is often regarded as a Prohormone (hormone)

Prohormones are substances your body can convert into a hormone

Ok, I won’t go into geek mode don’t worry

Just know when your body receives vitamin D from various sources such as sunlight, food & supplements it converts it into a hormone called activated vitamin D or Calcitriol which is one of the essentials for your health and well-being.

‘But what does vitamin D do for me’

Vitamin D does the following for you:

• Helps to keep your muscles strong (low levels of vitamin D can lead to muscle weakness, especially in the elderly)

• Helps to build strong bones and overall Skeletal health (your body needs vitamin D to extract calcium from the food we eat. Low levels of vitamin D mean this will be a less efficient process

• Protects against heart disease (one of the largest studies ever done concluded that having a low level of vitamin D increases the risk of heart disease.)

  • Link to study - Vitamin D improves heart function, study finds -- ScienceDaily

• Helps to protect against gum disease (low levels of vitamin D have been linked to periodontitis the final destination on the way to gum disease)

• Helps to support brain function (low levels of vitamin D could increase the risk of developing dementia)

Go enjoy the sun but also protect your skin and keep hydrated!