More on Vitamin D3

Winter sunshine brightens the flowers and our day, but is not strong enough for our skin to make Vitamin D
  • Vitamin D deficiency is most common in winter, affecting 30-40% of the population, with institutionalised adults being the greatest affected. In addition, many more people have sub-optimal levels of vitamin D.
  • Those at particular risk of vitamin D deficiency include people consuming a vegan diet, people with dark skin, older adults, people who rarely expose their skin outdoors and obese individuals. Children under 5 are also at a higher risk.
  • Vegan sources of vitamin D are in the vitamin D2 form which needs to be converted by the body to vitamin D3. Therefore, it can be difficult for vegans to obtain adequate levels of vitamin D especially during the winter.
  • Vitamin D deficiency is associated with seasonal affective disorder and vitamin D supplementation has been shown to be helpful for these individuals who experience this during the winter months.
  • Vitamin D deficiency also plays a significant role in the onset of many other conditions.*courtesy of Cytoplan.com

Vegan foods containing Vitamin D include mushrooms – portobello, maitake, morrel, button and shiitake are best.

Fortified vegan milks – Some milks may be fortified with D2 which is not so easily absorbed. D3 is easily absorbed.

Tofu and supplements. True vegetable sourced Vit D in supplement form can be obtained from The Vegan Society Certified Vit D3 https://www.gardenoflife.com Please check this company out. I have no experience of them, but they say they extract Vit D from lichens on their website.

Vit D boosts immunity, which is a good thing with the ‘flu ( of various strains) season upon us.

Taking care of our gut biome by topping up friendly bacteria with a supplement of Lactobacillus spp. from reliable firms such as BioCare, Cytoplan and Lamberts, also boosts immunity and digestive health.

orders@cytoplan.co.uk customerservice@biocare-email.co.uk https://www.lambertshealthcare.co.uk

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