Vitamin D

I remembered I just told a friend of mine recently about the importance of Vitamin D production in the body. She was visiting town, and it is obvious that she is afraid of being 'dark skinned' from sun exposure. Well, many Malaysian females are afraid of being expose to sun. They either sensitive to hot weather or afraid that their skin turn dark color. The question is, is beauty more important then health? Let's find out what Vitamin D can do for our health. 

Vitamin D is known to have support our body's health systems in a variety of ways. A lot of people are deficient in Vitamin D. Why? Could be from lack of sun exposure and food we eat. Below are the lists of impact of Vitamin D in the body.

• Heart health
• Cell formation and cell longevity
• Skin health
• Pancreatic health
• Aging process
• Sleep patterns
• Hearing
• Reproductive health
• Athletic performance
• Eye health
• Vascular system health
• Respiratory health
• Immune health-Most people feel in better health during the summer sunshine months, ever wonder why? 
• Healthy mood and feelings of well-being
• Weight management, including carbohydrate and fat metabolism 
• Hair  
• Strong and healthy bones, because vitamin D encourages calcium uptake
• Muscles
• Proper digestion and food absorption

People with limited sunlight exposure, overweight people, pregnant women, elderly and dark skinned people, need Vitamin D the most. Your bare skin needs at least 10-15 minutes of exposure to direct sunlight every day to produce the vitamin D you need. What's more, vitamin D is very rare in foods, and is only available in very limited quantities in organic eggs yolks, salmon, sardines, liver, etc. 

Folks, Vitamin D protects us from prostate and breast cancer and others autoimmune diseases as well. It is arguably the most potent anti-oxidant among all Vitamin category. Do you recall I mentioned about sun can also boost our seratonin levels? So, spend more time outdoor under the sun and stop being a couch potato. Stop watching TV or play video games and computers at home!