| Sunshine is known to be crucial for the production of | | | | imperative that throughout your life, you get enough |
| Vitamin D in the human body. It is a fat-soluble | | | | of it. |
| vitamin that is stored in your body fat. It is a steroid | | | | Deficiencies |
| hormone that has long been known for its important | | | | Deficiencies of the D Vitamin can lead to deficiencies |
| role in regulating body levels of calcium and | | | | of calcium thus leading to bone softening disease (i. e. |
| phosphorus, and in mineralization of bone. | | | | osteoporosis), dementia, heart disease, diabetes, |
| The sun contributes significantly to the daily | | | | Multiple Sclerosis, some cancers, autoimmune |
| production of the vitamin and as little as 10-15 | | | | diseases, and infections. |
| minutes of exposure is thought to be enough to | | | | Deficiencies, as seen above, appear to increase the |
| prevent deficiencies. It is believed that about 30 | | | | risk of a number of diseases or negative health |
| minutes of daily exposure is needed for people with | | | | conditions. One example is rickets in which a |
| dark skin however. | | | | deficiency of the vitamin causes softening of the |
| Active Vitamin D helps calcium and phosphorus to be | | | | bones and can present as aching muscles and joints. |
| absorbed from the intestines into the blood stream | | | | Best Source Of Vitamin D |
| to help keep bones strong and healthy. It is also is | | | | Sunlight is still the best way to obtain vitamin D -- it is |
| also essential for heart functioning. | | | | your body's natural method of creating the |
| Calcium And Vitamin D | | | | substance. But in winter months, sometimes it is not |
| As noted above "D" helps calcium and phosphorus to | | | | possible to receive enough sunlight. When you get |
| be absorbed from the intestines into the blood | | | | your 'D' from sunshine your body takes what it |
| stream. Calcium is needed for muscle contraction, | | | | needs, and de-metabolizes any extra. |
| blood vessel contraction and expansion, secretion of | | | | The words of the wise man ring true, "Truly the light |
| hormones and enzymes, and message transmission | | | | is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to |
| through the nervous system. Because calcium is the | | | | behold the sun." Ecclesiastes 11:7. |
| nutrient that helps you build new bones, it is | | | | |