Pandemic moment: ideal to take advantage of Vitamin D.

More than ever, in this pandemic moment that we are living in, the ideal is to focus on Vitamin D. It is responsible for metabolizing calcium and phosphorus in our body and is essential for the health of bones, also acting in the intestine and kidneys.

Our daily need can be acquired around 80% for daily exposure to the sun and some foods such as whole milk, liver and deep-sea fish such as salmon and tuna. However, there are few foods that contain expressive quantities, thus, food sources respond only 10 to 20% of the vitamin needed by humans. With that, the rest is obtained with the use of supplements.

What are your main benefits

Resistant Bones 

Vitamin D strengthens bones, as it is primarily responsible for the absorption of calcium from the diet. Calcium strengthens bones and teeth and low levels in the body can cause rickets in childhood and osteoporosis in adulthood.

Strong heart

Helps control the contractions of the heart muscle that pump blood to the body, in addition to relaxing blood vessels and influencing the production of the blood pressure regulating hormone, renin, thus decreasing the risk of cardiovascular diseases such as heart failure, stroke and infarction .

Quiet Pregnancy

The lack of vitamin D can lead pregnant women to abortion, because the lack of vitamin D can lead the body to reject the embryo and at the end of pregnancy, to pre-eclampsia, responsible for hypertension. It can also increase the chances of the child being born with autism, as vitamin D is very important for the child's brain development.

Controlled Diabetes

Vitamin D influences the production of renin and insulin by the pancreas, both important to prevent diabetes.

Healthy Muscles

It contributes to muscle strength and its absence can cause muscle weakness and increase the risk of falls, fractures and injuries.

In addition to the scientifically proven benefits, other benefits of vitamin D are still being researched and studied, such as treatment of autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis and ophthalmological problems, prevention and treatment of some types of cancer such as breast, melanoma and prostate, among others. others.

How can vitamin D fight COVID-19?

Vitamin D is a very nuclear element in the functioning of cells. It acts in virtually all organs and systems of the body, including the immune system. And, at that level, the effects that are known to him are very balanced. It is very important to prevent infections and there are biological reasons that justify it: it increases our ability to fight germs - for cells to engulf the germs themselves to kill them; increases the ability of cells to produce antibodies against germs. It has a beneficial effect on autoimmunity.

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Risks

The benefits of vitamin D are many and undeniable, but like everything in life, too much can harm your health. This excess is only achieved through incorrect supplementation, as the amount of vitamin in food is very low and through sunlight the skin controls the amount produced, ceasing production as soon as the necessary values ​​are reached.

The excess of vitamin D in the body can cause the accumulation of calcium in the blood, causing the calcification of several tissues, mainly the kidneys.

So take additional supplementation of any kind under medical guidance!

Now that you already know all the benefits that vitamin D causes to your health, especially in this pandemic moment, how about running for a little sun or now with the cold coming, to be sure in another way? We have several options where you can find by clicking here. ;)