VITAMIN D3!!!

Vitamin D deficiency is considered one of the greatest unrecognized health issues today. This deficiency affects almost half the population. Vitamin D is important not only for bone health, but also to prevent many other conditions, including rickets and osteomalacia. Maintaining appropriate levels of vitamin D can help your body prevent: Musculoskeletal pain and loss of function (fall prevention) Osteoporosis Cardiovascular disease Diabetes Certain forms of cancer Risk factors for vitamin D deficiency include living in a northern climate, winter, obesity and old age.

Taking a vitamin D3 dietary supplement of 1,000 units daily
- This is safe, inexpensive, quick and easy. No prescription is needed.
- Adjusting your diet to eat foods rich in vitamin D
- Although it is difficult to get enough vitamin D in your diet through food alone, the best dietary source is fish like sardines, salmon or tuna. Much smaller quantities also are found in egg yolks, beef liver and fortified food sources such as milk, orange juice, soy milk, cereal and bread.