As If Vitamin D Didn't Do Enough Already

If you don’t live anywhere near the equator (think Eau Claire, WI for example) chances are that in the colder months of the fall and winter you are not getting enough Vitamin D.  This crucial vitamin is formed by the body when exposed to sunlight.  Typically during the summer months we make plenty but when the air turns crisp and the coats come out Vitamin D levels plummet.  That is why I recommend to everyone to take a Vitamin D supplement during the winter months.  Vitamin D does many, many things but it has a major role in immune function.  Ever notice colds are rare during the summer and common during the winter? Do you think there are more bacteria and viruses hanging around in the warm summer or freezing winter?  No matter how you cut it Vitamin D is important stuff and this link discusses some recent research linking Vitamin D deficiency  to heart disease.

 

As reported at naturalnews.com

 

http://www.naturalnews.com/038463_vitamin_D_deficiency_heart_health_studies.html