Vitamin D (60 tabs)

Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin best known for its roles in preventing rickets and maintaining proper levels of calcium in the blood. The 'Sunshine Vitamin' is generally acquired by the body in two ways - exposure to the sun's ultraviolet (UV) rays and dietary intake.

Vitamin D supplementation helps to prevent Vitamin D deficiency which is important as the vitamin is a factor in the maintenance of good health.

Furthermore Vitamin D helps in the

• development and maintenance of bones.
• development and maintenance of teeth.
  
• absorption and use of calcium and phosphorus.
  

It has generally been thought that if you get enough time in the sun and eat a diet with foods like Vitamin D fortified milk, deficiency will not be a problem. However, many factors come into play when it comes to your body receiving UV exposure to the sun and processing that into vitamin D in the body.

Things like time spent in the sun, age, genetics, use of UV-blocking sunscreens, and even where you live can all have an effect.

Maintenance of Good Health
Vitamin D is an important factor in the maintenance of good health. Furthermore Vitamin D helps in the
development and maintenance of bones and teeth, and the absorption and use of calcium and phosphorus.

Anti-Ageing
Anti-Ageing Researchers theorise that inflammation and oxidative stress play roles in the ageing process, and that Vitamin D decreases the levels of compounds that may cause inflammation in the body.
Findings from a study published in 2007 suggest that Vitamin D may play a part in slowing the ageing process and the onset of age-related diseases. They concluded that:

“The results demonstrate for the first time that people who have higher levels of Vitamin D may age
more slowly than people with lower levels of Vitamin D...”

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