6Get Some Sun
Vitamin D is essential and its deficiency another epidemic condition in our society. This vitamin aids in the absorbing of calcium for improved bone’s health. Also, it plays an integral part of depression, immune system modulation, and auto-immune disorders.
Our skin helps make this vitamin from the sun you get during the day. As one move away from the equator, the number of vitamin D the skin can make reduces proportionally. The most supplement offers about 400 – 800 IU, which is still not sufficient for most northerners in the northern latitude.
While it’s advisable to use sunscreen whenever you go out to prevent skin cancer, it’s crucial that you know it blocks about 90 percent of the production of vitamin D by your skin. Here’s good news: rather than putting yourself in harm’s way, another great option is to take supplements. Your doctors will measure your levels of Vitamin D and recommend an ideal supplement accordingly. [7]
