I have always been a lover of spending the day at the beach and soaking in the sun, however with fall here and winter approaching the sun is soon becoming a treat instead of a habit. Although less sun exposure means less sunburns, it can also mean a decreasing amount of Vitamin D.
Before writing this post, I knew a little bit about the importance of specific vitamins, but very few specifically. After reasearching the benefits of Vitamin D, I was suprised to learn how many important roles it playsin our bodies; for example, Vitamin D aids in calcium balance within your body, helps boost your immunity which is so important during the season changes, and also aids in cell differentiation.
Vitamin D however can be difficult to get the daily reccomendation solely through food. However common foods that contain Vitamin D are:
- Salmon
- Tuna
- Mackerel
- Orange Juice
- Milk
- Eggs
However, Vitamin D is a difficult vitamin to get the daily recommended dose simply from food, many doctors do reccomend taking a supplement to ensure that your are getting the full benefits. After all the reasearch, I feel it’s time to welcome fall because with proper supplementation I’m not losing out on anything.
I’m in Northern New England and have been trying my best to take a proactive approach this year to vitamin D — eating lots of wild salmon, taking a Cod Liver Oil supplement, getting sun… So, we’ll see what happens when winter kicks into high gear. A good article on this that I’ll pass along (it was helpful to me in figuring out what to do) is this one from the Women to Women Clinic in Maine… Is vitamin D deficiency casting a cloud over your health? . the advice applies equally well to women and men, imo.
Not sure if that showed up… Good vit D info here: http://www.womentowomen.com/healthynutrition/vitamind.aspx
A good article on this that I’ll pass along (it was helpful to me in figuring out what to do) is this one from the Women to Women Clinic in Maine…