Shakerela Health Design

Today’s health tip of the day is to get your daily dose of vitamin D. Vitamin D is important for a whole host of reactions in the human body and contributes to health in a significant way. Recently German researchers report that a daily dose of vitamin of 83 micrograms per day had lower levels on triglycerides and markers of inflammation like tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha).

We get Vitaman D from various food sources AND from sunlight. The vitamin D that we make from sunlight is more bioactive in the body, however during the winter months, it’s often difficult for many people to get sufficient Vitamin D because there is little time for sun exposure.

Supplementing with Vitamin D in the diet may help support health levels, especially during the process of weight loss when many nutrients may be lacking in the diet.
In adults, it is said vitamin D deficiency may precipitate or exacerbate osteopenia, osteoporosis, muscle weakness, fractures, common cancers, autoimmune diseases, infectious diseases and cardiovascular diseases. There is also some evidence that the vitamin may reduce the incidence of several types of cancer and type-1 diabetes.
So make sure to get your daily dose of Vitamin D to help support your health.
Wishing you the best of health!

Sincerely,
Dr. Luigi
Website: http://drluigi.com

Source: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
May 2009, Volume 89, Pages 1321-1327, doi:10.3945/ajcn.2008.27004
"Vitamin D supplementation enhances the beneficial effects of weight loss on cardiovascular disease risk markers"
Authors: A. Zittermann, S. Frisch, H.K. Berthold, C. Götting, J. Kuhn, K. Kleesiek, P. Stehle, H. Koertke, R. Koerfer