Vitamin D3 is vital to our bodies. It is one of the vitamins that our system can produce itself, providing there is enough sun. In our climate sunlight is not always available and this is more of a problem for darker skinned people.
This vitamin is produced photo chemically when the upper layer of the skin is exposed to UV-B rays. Since you need to be in the sun every day for 15 minutes in the middle of the day, it is not likely that many people will want to be exposed to the harmful rays of the sun.
However, help is at hand and all is not lost. There is a dietary supplement available called Suntrex which contains this vitamin. Because it is made entirely out of plant substances, it is also suitable for vegans.
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Why do we need this vitamin? It is responsible for aiding the digestive tract in the absorption of calcium and phosphates which promote strong bones and teeth. It will also help with repairing bones. Furthermore many cells in the body utilise this vitamin for cell growth, immunity and it reduces inflammation.
Indications have recently emerged that it reduces incidences of various illnesses such as auto-immune disorders, diabetes and cardio vascular ailments.
Deficiency could lead to loss of bone density and brittle bones and a higher rate of breaks both in children and adults.
Older people and those who suffer Crohn’s disease are susceptible to bone loss as these groups have a diminished ability to make vitamin D3 and whose kidneys lose the ability to convert it into its active state.
There are not too many foods that contain it, but you will find it in limited amounts in oily fish, such as mackerel, mushrooms, cheese, beef and egg yolks. Unfortunately if you are a vegan you won’t be able to eat most of these things.
It seems that the only way we will get enough of this vitamin is to supplement your diet with health products, drinking milk that has had vitamin D added to it and to be in the sun for a certain amount every day.
This vitamin is produced photo chemically when the upper layer of the skin is exposed to UV-B rays. Since you need to be in the sun every day for 15 minutes in the middle of the day, it is not likely that many people will want to be exposed to the harmful rays of the sun.
However, help is at hand and all is not lost. There is a dietary supplement available called Suntrex which contains this vitamin. Because it is made entirely out of plant substances, it is also suitable for vegans.
Why do we need this vitamin? It is responsible for aiding the digestive tract in the absorption of calcium and phosphates which promote strong bones and teeth. It will also help with repairing bones. Furthermore many cells in the body utilise this vitamin for cell growth, immunity and it reduces inflammation.
Indications have recently emerged that it reduces incidences of various illnesses such as auto-immune disorders, diabetes and cardio vascular ailments.
Deficiency could lead to loss of bone density and brittle bones and a higher rate of breaks both in children and adults.
Older people and those who suffer Crohn’s disease are susceptible to bone loss as these groups have a diminished ability to make vitamin D3 and whose kidneys lose the ability to convert it into its active state.
There are not too many foods that contain it, but you will find it in limited amounts in oily fish, such as mackerel, mushrooms, cheese, beef and egg yolks. Unfortunately if you are a vegan you won’t be able to eat most of these things.
It seems that the only way we will get enough of this vitamin is to supplement your diet with health products, drinking milk that has had vitamin D added to it and to be in the sun for a certain amount every day.
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