October 21, 2008
No doubt, you’ve already read something about the anti aging advantages of Vitamin D. The miraculous vitamin has been in the news quite a bit recently - particularly Vitamin D3.
If you haven’t heard about the benefits of Vitamin D, here is a brief list:
There are lots of other research studies being done with additional benefits discovered all the time.
But here is some controversial news about Vitamin D you may NOT know:
Fact: Your body produces Vitamin D naturally with sun exposure.
What you don’t know:
Fact: Most sunscreens actually block the rays that produce Vitamin D. Since sunscreen has been widely used, the occurance of cancer has also gone up!
What You Don’t Know: It turns out that since Vitamin D3 protects against some cancers, by inhibiting the sunshine from sunscreen, we are actually increasing our cancer rate.
According to the American Dermatology Association, it is absurd to ask anyone to get any sunshine without sunscreen.
Fact: The government recommends 400 units of Vitamin D per day
What You Don’t Know: Most research indicates that 4,000 units per day is needed.
Vitamin D poisioning can occur if you take too much, but the incidences are actually pretty rare. Testing is recommended.
Important questions to ask yourself:
Am I deficient in Vitamin D?
How do I go about getting tested?
What do I look for when buying Vitamin D?
Making anti aging a part of your life can be easy with the right information.
To answer the questions you have about this important vitamin, go to Anti Aging Vitamin D