Are you getting enough sun?

Research carried out by the University of Zurich has concluded that Vitamin D is necessary to maintain healthy bones consistently throughout life – with the implication that taking a vitamin D supplement whilst young may have long term beneficial effects.

Not just about healthy eating

Most of us assume that provided we are following a healthy, well balanced diet then our bodies will be receiving all the nutrients they need for correct function. This train of thought is inaccurate where Vitamin D is concerned. In order to achieve the required levels of vitamin D our bodies need every day we would need to consume fatty fish such as salmon, mackerel, herring or trout twice daily! In order to ensure that we are receiving as much of this essential vitamin are body needs we should also be getting plenty of exposure to sunshine – or perhaps using a dietary supplement.

A unique vitamin

Vitamin D is unique in that, in order to successfully carry out, many of its functions it needs to work in conjunction with other nutrients such as magnesium – found in deep green, leafy vegetables such as curly kale and spinach. This factor may well be the reason many people make the erroneous assumption that a sufficient supply of vitamin D may be ingested through healthy diet alone. Continue reading →