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Why is Vitamin D so important? Stress, weight loss, depression, inflammation and heart health are at the top of the list! Could  you be lacking this essential nutrient?

Last year’s family vacation to Cabo was an incredibly relaxing trip as we explored the Pacific coast in our rented Kia mini-van, enjoyed delicious Mexican cuisine, pampered ourselves with multiple trips to the spa and had plenty of pool time while being treated like royalty at the resort!

One afternoon, as I lay by the pool with my daughters, Mallory & Marissa, soaking up some rays, I began thinking about all that sunshine hitting the surface of my skin and converting into valuable vitamin D!

Yes, the thoughts running through my head at times verge on absolute crazy 🤪 I mean who thinks about how many IU’s of Vitamin D there body is generating while sipping a margarita poolside with the girls?! Apparently, me!

But, it occurred to me that a few quick facts about the amazing benefits of Vitamin D might be a great topic for a blog post so let’s dive in!

 

Fact #1 – Weight Loss and Depression

An adequate of Vitamin D aids in reducing depression, promotes brain health, supports hormone balance and a healthy immune system. Plus, Vitamin D helps manage a healthy weight by reducing adipogenesis, the formation of fat cells within the body.

 

Fact #2 – Anti-inflammatory

Vitamin D inhibits inflammatory substances from adhering to cell walls that can cause oxidative stress and promotes the healing of damaged cells caused by toxins in our environment and in the foods that we consume.

Fact #3 – Foods Rich in Vitamin D

Foods rich in Vitamin D include oily fish like salmon and mackerel, egg yolks from pasture raised hens, sardines, shrimp, liver port, butter from grass-fed cows, mushrooms that have been exposed to the sun and Vitamin D can even be found in grass-fed beef.

Fact #4 – Reduces Hypertension and Diabetes Markers

Vitamin D has many beneficial effects. It helps reduce inflammation, reduces hypertension and diabetes markers and it strengthens bone density by modulating minerals including calcium and magnesium. Muscle tissue including the heart has special receptors for Vitamin D which helps to repair and strengthen muscle fiber benefitting the cardiovascular system

Fact #5 – Sunshine is the Best Source of Vitamin D

Many of us have heard that we get Vitamin D from the sun. But, did you know that Vitamin D from the sun is the very best source for the body to utilized? Sunlight exposure converts cholesterol in the blood stream to essential Vitamin D. The human body can produce between 10,000 and 20,000 iu’s in as little as 30 minutes of sun exposure depending on how much skin is exposed.

 

Whether you spend a day at the pool, enjoy some fresh caught Grilled Salmon or add a morning supplement to your routine, Vitamin D is a fat soluble nutrient that is essential for good health.