The Important Benefits Of Vitamin D In Your Diet

Vitamin D is an essential vitamin your body needs to function at its best. So, what are some important benefits of vitamin D? Well, it is sometimes referred to as "the sunshine vitamin" because the sun's rays produce it and our bodies absorb it through the skin. I call it the happy vitamin. Vitamin D is also found in whole-fat dairy products. Wherever you get it from, you need it for healthy bones, as well as many other benefits. Let's dive into the importance of vitamin D, as well as the health benefits.

Vitamin D Is Good For Strong Bones

Our bones are made of calcium, and our bodies need an ongoing calcium supply for health and bone maintenance. Vitamin D helps stimulate the calcium in our body.

If your Vitamin D levels are low, your body will not deposit calcium to your bones. Instead, that calcium will be deposited into your bloodstream. Without the nutrients they need, your bones will begin to weaken, and you may become more prone to breaks and fractures. 

Vitamin D Protects Cardiovascular Health

Daily consumption of vitamin D may help protect you from a range of heart diseases like sudden cardiac arrest or heart failure. 

Improved Blood Pressure

Daily vitamin D supplements may help reduce high blood pressure, especially if taken when your blood pressure spikes.

Elasticity Of Arteries

Healthy vitamin D levels can help maintain and improve the elasticity of your arteries, avoiding the hardening of arteries that leads to poor cardiovascular health.

Improved Muscle Function

It is not only your bones that suffer from low vitamin D; your muscles start to weaken as well when you suffer from a vitamin D deficiency. Vitamin D can help strengthen muscles, improve their performance, and increase stamina. 

Decreased Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes

Some studies have indicated individuals who consume the recommended amount of Vitamin D on a daily basis may actually have a lower risk of developing Type 2 diabetes than those who did not.

Reduced Risk Of Cancer

Daily consumption of vitamin D may help reduce the risk of various cancers, including ovarian, lung, breast, throat, colon, and prostate. Vitamin D may help reduce the rate at which cancer cells spread from one to another. Thus, possibly contributing to both the prevention and treatment of cancer. 

Guard Against Viral Diseases With The Use Of Vitamin D

Vitamin D may help protect our body from viral diseases like the flu and help us recover from illnesses more quickly. 

Reduced Risk Of Preeclampsia With Use of Vitamin D

Preeclampsia is a condition caused by low vitamin D and affects primarily pregnant women.  This condition was previously known as toxemia, and it causes high blood pressure, high amounts of protein in their urine, kidney damage, and many other life-threatening problems to both the mother and the baby.

Vitamin D may help prevent preeclampsia and promote a healthy pregnancy. 

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