Benefit of Vitamin D on Your Body

You may knew vitamin D for its Partnership with calcium in building Strong Bones.

What you may not know is vitamins D is one of the most important vitamins in terms of long-term health throughout the body unlike other nutrients, it acts more like a hormone then a vitamin, Directly affecting genes responsible for controlling nearly every aspect of cell development.

1.    DEPRESSION

Vitamin D is an important nutrient for mental well-being. Light Therapy, which helps raise levels of vitamin D in the body, is used to treat women with seasonal affective disorder, schizophrenia, depression and other mental disorders.

2.    BLOODPRESSURE

In one study people with hypertension exposed to ultraviolet light not only increase their vitamin D levels about 180 %, but reduced their blood pressure to normal levels.

3.    CANCERRISK

Maintaining high level of vitamin D could reduce the risk of breast cancer as much as 50%, colorectal cancer up to 253% and heart disease, stroke and peripheral artery disease more than 100%.

4.    IMMUNESYSTEM

Low vitamin D level put women at risk for infectious disease likes colds and flu. Vitamin D helps Immune system cells destroy the bacterium that causes tuberculosis, increases production of insulin and enables heart cells to contract.

5.    DIABETES

Research is underway to determine if high Vitamin D levels may help prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes in adults who have prediabetes and are at high risk for type 2 diabetes.

6.    STRONGBONES

Vitamin D helps the body absorb Calcium and important and nutrient for building bone and slowing bone lose. It also can help treat the symptoms of Osteoporosis.