Do you have Vitamin D Deficiency?

All vitamins are essential in order to maintain our bodies balance. Vitamin D in particular is important because it helps maintain bone density which allows healthy bone growth. Calcium is useless without vitamin D. Vitamin D allows calcium to be absorbed into the body. Studies have found that a lack of vitamin D in the body can lead to osteoporosis. Moreover if you have a high vitamin D intake, you can lower your risk of developing breast cancer, prostate cancer, and colorectal cancer.

Vitamin D Deficiency Symptoms

If you are vitamin D deficient you may experience some of the following symptoms:

Muscle pain and weakness, Muscle cramps, joint pain, fatigue, chronic pain, weight gain, high blood pressure, sleeplessness, trouble concentrating, headaches, bladder problems, constipation or diarrhea.

Not everyone who is vitamin D deficient suffers from the same symptoms. Sometimes their deficiency can even go unnoticed.

How to incorporate more Vitamin D in your life

1. Spend time outdoors - the sun is the best source for vitamin D.

2. Eat more fatty fish (salmon and herring), shrimp and oysters, shitake mushrooms, beef, and liver. These foods are rich in vitamin D

3. Use supplements. Take vitamin D supplements or multivitamins to ensure that you are getting all of the vitamins and minerals your body needs.

If you think you may have a vitamin D deficiency, visit your doctor and ask for a 25-hydroxyl-Vitamin D test. This is the only test that will test for a vitamin D deficiency.


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The Physical Benefits of Vitamins

Vitamins are the essential building blocks of maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Many of us take multivitamins and vitamins to satisfy our body's nutritional needs, yet unaware of what each vitamin is doing for us. There are many other aesthetic benefits of using vitamins that will make you feel and look healthier.

Vitamin A

• Found in orange vegetables like raw carrots, sweet potatoes, squash, and cantaloupe


• Vitamin A improves the eyes ability to adjust to changes in light
  
• It also acts as a natural moisturizer to the skin making it soft and smooth

Vitamin B9 (Folic Acid)

• Found in green vegetables like spinach, broccoli, and asparagus, mushrooms, liver, and dried beans and peas


• Vitamin B9 is important to take during pregnancy because it allows the rapid reproduction of cells and benefit your developing child. This will also prevent birth defects


• It may act as protection against some forms of cancer and heart disease

Vitamin B12

• Found in fresh fish, dairy products, beef, pork, and eggs
  
• Vitamin B12 increases energy, reduces stress, improves the memory, helps the digestive system, and makes the immune system stronger.


• It can also act as a natural anti-depressant because of it's ability to help your body create serotonin (a feel-good chemical)

Vitamin C

• Found in strawberries, melon, citrus fruits, papaya, raw or steamed broccoli, and brussel sprouts.


• Vitamin C helps boost the immune system, fighting colds, protecting against cancer, and the prevention of heart disease.


• It also improves the strength of teeth and makes the gums healthier, and fights against sun damage making the skin appear and feel healthier.

Vitamin D

• Found in egg yolks, fatty fish, and fortified milk. The sun is the best source for vitamin D
  
• Vitamin D is the best immune system booster. It is said that vitamin D helps fight against cancer and tuberculosis.


• Vitamin D will give you strong bones and teeth because it helps the body absorb calcium

Vitamin E

• Found in vegetable oil, mayonnaise, peanuts, whole grains, sunflower seeds, yams, and sweet potatoes.


• Vitamin E is the best protection against free radicals, helps prevent cancer, improves the immune system and protects against heart disease.


• It also improves the look and feel of the skin reducing pores and balancing the production of oils. Vitamin E is the best vitamin for healthy hair.

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Vitamin D extends and improves life

A few minutes of sunshine a day goes a long way - literally.


Experts have recently revealed that a regular intake of vitamin D has the capability of extending your life expectancy by up to 7%. A lead researcher Dr. Philippe Autier said it is not clear how vitamin D lowers risks of mortality, but he suggested that it may block cancer cell proliferation or improve blood vessel and immune system functions. In past studies, vitamin D has also been proven to prevent other life -threatening illnesses such as breast cancer, heart disease, high blood pressure, and multiple sclerosis. In addition, vitamin D maintains the calcium and phosphorous concentrations in the body, therefore makes stronger healthier bones.


On top of the physical health benefits that vitamin D provides, sunshine has also been proven to increase levels of serotonin (a chemical in the body that acts as a messenger to the brain) therefore instantly increasing and enlightening the mood. Next time you find yourself overcome with negative emotions, try taking a breather outdoors in the sunlight.


When the weather doesn't permit, or if it's during winter months, try taking vitamin D supplements. Research has found that the benefits of these supplements can be even greater than that of direct sunlight, as sunlight imposes harmful rays to the skin upon too much exposure - especially to infants. The recommended dose of vitamin D per day for an adult is 1000 international units (IU). Talk to your doctor about taking vitamin D supplements during fall and winter. Vitamin D will improve your immune system and put you in better mood.

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The sunshine vitamin reduces cancer risk.

Most Americans are not getting enough vitamin D, a fact that may put them at risk for developing cancer, according to a landmark study conducted at Creighton University School of Medicine.

The study followed older women for 4 years. During that time, the women who were taking vitamin D supplements had a dramatic reduction in risk for cancer when compared with women who did not get the vitamin.

Vitamin D enhances the body's immune response to potential cancer cells, said Joan Lappe, PhD, RN, professor of medicine and the study's director.

Study participants took 1,100 IU of vitamin D3 (an animal form of the vitamin that is more active and effective in humans than D2, made from plant sources). The dosage is also 2 to 3 times more than the current recommended daily requirement, which the researchers think should be increased for all. Supplements can be taken with or without meals and do not have to be spaced throughout the day. No side effects were noted.

There is a growing body of evidence that a higher intake of vitamin D for both men and women may be helpful in the prevention and treatment not only of cancer, but also high blood pressure, fibromyalgia, type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and rheumatoid arthritis and other diseases, the researchers said.

Humans make their own vitamin D3 when they are exposed to sunlight. In fact, only 10-15 minutes a day in a bright summer sun creates large amounts of the vitamin. But exercise caution because the sun's ultraviolet B rays also can cause skin cancer. Sunscreen blocks most vitamin D production.

Also, the latitude at which you live and your ancestry also influence your body's ability to convert sunlight into vitamin D. People with dark skin have more difficulty making the vitamin. People living at latitudes north of the 37th parallel – Omaha is near the 41st parallel – cannot get their vitamin D naturally during the winter months because of the sun's angle.

The results of the study were reported in the online edition of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

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