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17/Apr/2020

Vitamin D is synonymous with manufactured milk and sunshine. Still, it is one of the most common vitamin deficiencies. This is the case especially now that we are spending even more of our time in the great indoors. Unfortunately, it is also essential to your health. Vitamin D deficiency can cause a number of health concerns. But, it is easily fixed.

What Does Vitamin D Do?

Vitamin D is primarily responsible for allowing your body to absorb calcium efficiently. If you aren’t taking in enough Vitamin D, then the National Institute of Health explains that your body will be unable to produce enough of an important hormone. Called calcitriol, this hormone is very important for your health. Without enough of it, it won’t matter how much sunlight you get or how much calcium you ingest through your diet. Your body can’t absorb it. As an alternative, your body will start to “borrow” calcium from your bones. That’s not a good thing. Especially since it has no intention of giving it back.

In addition to supporting calcium absorption, Vitamin D positively influences your immune system and energy levels. What’s more, it helps your body to regulate your insulin levels. As a result, Vitamin D is incredibly important to your daily diet. A brief history lesson best illustrates this fact.

Vitamin D and Milk

It may surprise you to know that cow’s milk isn’t naturally rich in Vitamin D. In fact, in all started in the 1930s the United States. During this time, the government began fortifying milk by adding Vitamin D. At the time, milk was already a widely accessible foodstuff. More importantly, it was rich in other ingredients that also support bone health. So, milk was chosen as the vehicle to bring Vitamin D to poor children, especially in the slums of northern industrial cities. 

This decision was based on research performed through what is now Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The study revealed the connection between nutritional rickets and Vitamin D deficiency. Rickets was a terrible disease that once affected many poor children growing up in urban regions. It softens the bones and results in a recognizable bowing of the legs.

Today, rickets is virtually gone in the United States, as most American children receive milk as a regular part of their diet. However, recent studies show that times are changing. Now, American adults are the biggest concern.

American Adults and Vitamin D Deficiency

The Scientific American suggests about three-quarters of American teens and adults are Vitamin D deficient. They may be too old to see the typical effects of rickets. Still, Vitamin D deficiency causes plenty of damage. Individuals with a Vitamin D deficiency can experience a whole host of symptoms that affect everything from their physical health to their mood. 

Common symptoms may include the following:

  • Lethargy
  • Irritability
  • Anxiety 
  • Hair loss
  • Weight gain
  • Joint pain
  • Muscular pain
  • Frequent illness resulting from a weakened immune system. 

Due to the wide-reaching symptoms caused by a Vitamin D deficiency, failing to treat the condition can lead to problems at home and at work. These problems can leave you in pain the entire time.

Addressing Vitamin Deficiency

Fortunately, there are many Vitamin D-rich foods that you can work into your diet even when you’re deprived of natural sunlight. Try working some of the following into your diet:

  • Fortified milk
  • Fatty fish like salmon or tuna
  • Beef liver
  • Eggs yolks
  • Orange juice fortified with Vitamin D 

All of these are great additions to your daily diet. However, if you don’t see yourself consuming one of these products daily, then you should look into a supplement.

IV Vitamin Therapy Los Angeles offers intravenous Vitamin D delivery that will make sure you are treating your body with the care it deserves. Sessions are just 20-30 minutes, so they can be easily fitted into your lunch break. Just bring a book or download a game on your phone, and let vitamin therapy do the rest.



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