Vitamin D for Bone Health
Vitamin D prevents osteoporosis, depression, prostate cancer and breast cancer, and even effects diabetes and obesity. Vitamin D is perhaps the single most underrated nutrient in the world of nutrition. That’s probably because it’s free; your body makes it when sunlight touches your skin. The truth is most people don’t know the real story on vitamin D and health. Most Americans are deficient in Vitamin D, yet more and more studies are revealing its vital importance.
A Few Facts You Probably Never Knew About Vitamin D and Sunlight Exposure
Vitamin D is produced by your skin in response to exposure to ultraviolet radiation from natural sunlight.
1. It is nearly impossible to get adequate amounts of vitamin D from your diet. Sunlight exposure is the only reliable way to generate
vitamin D in your own body. Our bodies can produce vitamin D on their own when exposed to sunlight but the skin must be free of
sunscreen, sun blocks and clothing, which all interfere with the process.
2. Sufficient levels of vitamin D are crucial for calcium absorption in your intestines. Without sufficient vitamin D, your body cannot absorb
calcium, rendering calcium supplements useless.
3. Chronic vitamin D deficiency cannot be reversed overnight; it takes months of vitamin D supplementation and sunlight exposure to
rebuild the body’s bones and nervous system.
4. Even weak sunscreens (SPF 8) block your body’s ability to generate vitamin D by 95%. Sunscreen products can actually cause disease
by creating a critical vitamin deficiency in the body.
5. It is impossible to generate too much vitamin D in your body from sunlight exposure: your body will self-regulate and only generate what it
needs.
6. If it hurts to press firmly on your sternum, you may be suffering from chronic vitamin D deficiency right now.
7. Vitamin D is activated in your body by your kidneys and liver before it can be used.
8. Having kidney disease or liver damage can greatly impair your body’s ability to activate circulating vitamin D. Adapted from “The
Healing Power of Sunlight and Vitamin D: An Exclusive Interview with Dr. Michael Holick,” by Mike Adams
What Can You Do?
While experts agree that Vitamin D is crucial, there is some controversy about the best way to get it – some say exposure to the sun is enough, while others encourage supplementation. There are several resources where you can find current information from different points of view and decide what choice to make for you and your family:
To reach your genetic potential through nutrition, Enhancing Health will offer a complete selection of research-based medical foods and nutraceuticals, that will address bone health, hypertension, Type II, diabetes, joint pain, menopause, stress management metabolic syndrome cardiovascular health and weight loss.
To learn more contact Lisa Collett, Certified Health Coach for Enhancing Health, 678-205-1390.
Vitamin D prevents osteoporosis, depression, prostate cancer and breast cancer, and even effects diabetes and obesity. Vitamin D is perhaps the single most underrated nutrient in the world of nutrition. That’s probably because it’s free; your body makes it when sunlight touches your skin. The truth is most people don’t know the real story on vitamin D and health. Most Americans are deficient in Vitamin D, yet more and more studies are revealing its vital importance.
A Few Facts You Probably Never Knew About Vitamin D and Sunlight Exposure
Vitamin D is produced by your skin in response to exposure to ultraviolet radiation from natural sunlight.
1. It is nearly impossible to get adequate amounts of vitamin D from your diet. Sunlight exposure is the only reliable way to generate
vitamin D in your own body. Our bodies can produce vitamin D on their own when exposed to sunlight but the skin must be free of
sunscreen, sun blocks and clothing, which all interfere with the process.
2. Sufficient levels of vitamin D are crucial for calcium absorption in your intestines. Without sufficient vitamin D, your body cannot absorb
calcium, rendering calcium supplements useless.
3. Chronic vitamin D deficiency cannot be reversed overnight; it takes months of vitamin D supplementation and sunlight exposure to
rebuild the body’s bones and nervous system.
4. Even weak sunscreens (SPF 8) block your body’s ability to generate vitamin D by 95%. Sunscreen products can actually cause disease
by creating a critical vitamin deficiency in the body.
5. It is impossible to generate too much vitamin D in your body from sunlight exposure: your body will self-regulate and only generate what it
needs.
6. If it hurts to press firmly on your sternum, you may be suffering from chronic vitamin D deficiency right now.
7. Vitamin D is activated in your body by your kidneys and liver before it can be used.
8. Having kidney disease or liver damage can greatly impair your body’s ability to activate circulating vitamin D. Adapted from “The
Healing Power of Sunlight and Vitamin D: An Exclusive Interview with Dr. Michael Holick,” by Mike Adams
What Can You Do?
While experts agree that Vitamin D is crucial, there is some controversy about the best way to get it – some say exposure to the sun is enough, while others encourage supplementation. There are several resources where you can find current information from different points of view and decide what choice to make for you and your family:
To reach your genetic potential through nutrition, Enhancing Health will offer a complete selection of research-based medical foods and nutraceuticals, that will address bone health, hypertension, Type II, diabetes, joint pain, menopause, stress management metabolic syndrome cardiovascular health and weight loss.
To learn more contact Lisa Collett, Certified Health Coach for Enhancing Health, 678-205-1390.