Since you're interested in wellness, so I thought I would share this with you.
Vitamin D has been a hot topic in the news. Recent research studies show that vitamin D - the "sunshine vitamin" - offers a multitude of important benefits including supporting healthy heart function, immune and bone health. And surprisingly, up to 80% of Americans may have insufficient levels.
Here is an excerpt from webmd.com regarding Vitamin D Deficiency.
Symptoms and Health Risks of Vitamin D Deficiency
Symptoms of bone pain and muscle weakness can mean you have a vitamin D deficiency. However, for many people, the symptoms are subtle. Yet even without symptoms, too little vitamin D can pose health risks. Low blood levels of the vitamin have been associated with the following:
- Increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease
- Cognitive impairment in older adults
- Severe asthma in children
- Cancer
Research suggests that vitamin D could play a role in the prevention and treatment of a number of different conditions, including type1 and type 2 diabetes, hypertension, glucose intolerance, and multiple sclerosis.
It's me again.
Are you getting enough vitamin D? If you're not sure, Shaklee's new vitamin D quiz can quickly calculate the recommended level of vitamin D supplementation based on eight simple questions.
Click here to take the quiz and give me a call. I'd love to hear your results!
To Your Health,
Lisa
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