If you haven’t heard about the benefits of Vitamin D, here is a brief list:

• inhibits inflammation (major cause of aging)
• maintains calcium balance
• helps to regulate blood pressure
• boosts your immunity
• protects against some cancers (mainly colon)

There are lots of other research studies being done with additional benefits discovered all the time.

But here is some controversial news about Vitamin D you may NOT know:

Fact: Your body produces Vitamin D naturally with sun exposure.

What you don’t know:

• Wearing sunscreen inhibits Vitamin D production.
• You may be deficient in Vitamin if you are dark skinned or tan because its absorption is inhibited with too much melalin.
• Vitamin D production decreases as we age, so you may be deficient if you are over 40.
• People with extra weight require more Vitamin than their slender counterparts.

Fact: Most sunscreens actually block the rays that produce Vitamin D. Since sunscreen use has gone up, so has the incidence of cancer!

What You Don’t Know: It turns out that since Vitamin D3 protects against some cancers, by inhibiting the sunshine from sunscreen, we are actually increasing our cancer rate.

Of course, the American Dermatology Association strongly disagrees, saying it’s ludicrious to suggest people expose themselves to sunshine without sunscreen.

Fact: The government recommends 400 units of Vitamin D per day

What You Don’t Know: Most research indicates that 4,000 units per day is needed.

Vitamin D poisioning can occur if you take too much, but the incidences are actually pretty rare. Testing is recommended.

Important questions to ask yourself:

Am I deficient in Vitamin D?

What is the testing procedure?

What should be considered before purchasing Vitamin D?

You can incorporate anti aging techniques in your life easily.

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