Benefits of Vitamin D

Vitamin D is an essential vitamin that plays a huge role in keeping you well.

Your body is able to produce this fat soluble vitamin naturally. This happens when you get exposed to ultraviolet light from the sun.

Taking a supplement is an option. But really, the very best way to get any vitamin is from its most natural source. Getting out into the sunshine is the best option.

• Regulates the calcium and phosphorus levels in your blood helping you to maintain normal levels of both of these minerals.


• Promotes better calcium absorption in your small intestine. This helps you to have stronger, denser bones. Better calcium absorption helps to prevent tooth decay and lowers your risk of osteoporosis, rickets, and osteomalacia.


• Improves the functioning of your immune system and helps to prevent many types of cancer.


• In one study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, people who took at least 500 IU (international units) of vitamin* D each day had a 7% lower risk of death than those who took a placebo.

Becoming deficient in this essential vitamin can be dangerous. Click here to learn more.

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