Vitamin D is often called the “sunshine vitamin” because your skin produces it as you get sunshine. As many persons learned in school, it is a fat soluble vitamin. Your body naturally produces it when it is in the sunlight. This is direct sunlight, not rays through a window. Vitamin D is inserted into milk and many fortified cereals.<\/p>\n
Vitamin D helps your body stay healthy and have strong bones. Muscles and nerves need it to transmit messages throughout your body [1]<\/sup><\/a>. The immune system needs vitamin D to fight bacteria and viruses. Vitamin D works alongside calcium to keep your bones strong [2]<\/sup><\/a>. It also reduces your risk of heart disease, multiple scierosis, and the flu. Studies show that vitamin D reduce depression. Your body is complicated so it is important to have the necessary vitamins and minerals needed for it to work properly.<\/p>\n Vitamin D deficiency is shown by tiredness and aches. Muscle pain and weakness may also be signs [3]<\/sup><\/a>. Insufficient amounts in your body lead to depression and weak bones. Additional vitamin D deprivation leads to heart disease, some cancers, and infections.<\/p>\n The sun is the cheapest source of this vitamin. Approximately 15-20 minutes a day for three days a week is sufficient for most individuals. Persons with darker skin types may need additional time in the sun. Remember, this is direct sunlight, not through a window.<\/p>\n Many food items also have this important vitamin. Cod liver oil tops the list, followed by various fish types. Fortified milk and yogurt, have this vitamin as do eggs.<\/p>\n Vitamin D is the sunshine vitamin because that is a free source no matter your income. Being in the sun also boosts your mood and heads off depression. A short time in the sun helps your body build immunity against a number of viruses, including covid-19 [4]<\/sup><\/a>, lessening the virus’ strength.<\/p>\n Vitamin D is often called the “sunshine vitamin” because your skin produces it as you get sunshine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9833,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[190],"tags":[220,219,203],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9769"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9769"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9769\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9830,"href":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9769\/revisions\/9830"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9769"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Insufficient Amounts<\/h2>\n
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