Vitamin D “the sunshine vitamin” has received quite a bit of attention over the last few years. This vitamin has come under intense scrutiny due to the pandemic and Vitamin D’s ability to help the immune system ward off and recover from infection. Recently, the recommended amounts for Vitamin D increased for people of all ages. This is of great concern as Vitamin D is not found in many foods and virtually all Canadians (and Americans) are deficient.

Vitamin D is a nutrient that helps your body function, ward off disease and helps absorb calcium and phosphorus. Having the right amount of vitamin D, calcium, and phosphorus is important for building and keeping strong bones and teeth.  Vitamin D also helps your muscles, nerves and immune system work properly. Recent research has shown that vitamin D may be linked to;

• Reducing risk of multiple sclerosis
• Decrease the chance of developing heart disease
• Reduce the likelihood of developing the flu
• Improving the outcome of COVID patients
• Improving mood and warding off depression
• Increasing the results of weight loss programs
• Reduce the risk of some cancers.

Vitamin D is made by the body when skin is exposed to sunlight. The amount of vitamin D your skin makes depends on many factors, including time of day, length of exposure, season, latitude, ethnicity and skin colour. Depending on where you live and your lifestyle, vitamin D production might decrease or be completely absent during the winter months. In fact, in virtually all of Canada (and most of the United States) you have no chance of producing enough vitamin D through exposure for all but a few weeks of the year. During those few weeks, we use sunscreen and protective clothing to limit our exposure to sunlight, avoid burning and skin cancer, eliminating any opportunity for vitamin D production. When sun exposure presents a health risk to sensitive skin, how can you obtain the Vitamin D necessary to build strong bones and teeth and to ward off disease? Health Canada and the Canadian Medical Association agree that supplementation is the safest, most effective way for you to receive this important nutrient without risk of overexposure to sun. The current recommendation is 1000 IU daily.

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