There is a secret vitamin in the neighborhood, wandering around your body under cover. This "vitamin" has just one single purpose, although some researchers believe he has ulterior motives. He goes by the inconspicuous codename of "D" ? Vitamin D.
Don't be fooled by his clever disguise. D is no vitamin. He's a steroid hormone, slipping through your body under guise of a vitamin. And he doesn't have dozens of functions, like vitamin C or vitamin E, just one vital mission ? to mineralize your bones!
Mineralization is a key objective of every body. Imagine if we all had flabby bones. The world would look like a Salvador Dali nightmare. Vitamin D saves us from having flabby bones.
More importantly, vitamin D saves us from having brittle bones. He prevents us from rickets and osteomalacia by balancing the calcium and phosphorous in our blood. Ooh, that D is a clever one. Not only is he a master of disguises, but he is a master chemist, constantly monitoring, measuring and balancing the mix so it just right to ensure everybody has strong and healthy bones.
Word on the grapevine is that 30% to 40% of hip fractures in elderly people are the result of insufficient vitamin D. So we caught up with D, and managed to slip away with a rare interview transcript:
"D, some of your fans can't get enough of you. What should they do?"
"Get plenty of sun. That is the key. Where the sun touches your skin, that's where I will be."
"But, D, what about people who can't? What about people in the far north, or those who wear head-to-toe clothing or who are stuck indoors?"
"If you find yourself overdressed in a dungeon in Mongolia, get a good multi-vitamin supplement."
"D, that's a wonderful idea."
"Or drink lots of milk, fortified with me, of course. Some breakfast cereals are fortified with me, too. I also hang out in a lot of saltwater fish, like tuna and sardines and herring and salmon. And I love to slip around in the ol' cod liver oil."
"So if we can't get enough sun, milk and fish will do the trick."
"That's right, but be careful about milk products. Not all of them are made with fortified milk. I make no commitment to be there if they are not."
"What about the supplements, D?"
"A good multivitamin supplement should do it for most people. Get a liquid supplement, cause those pills just don't digest. You just end up flushing me down the toilet...ooh, I hate that feeling."
"Yuck."
"And you shouldn't need a specific vitamin D supplement, because it is possible to overdose. And you wouldn't want too much of a guy like me around."
That was all we could slip through the lines. But I think we learned a lot about what it is like to live the life of a secret vitamin. To our hero, vitamin D, we offer our best wishes. May everybody get plenty of vitamin D to keep their bones strong and healthy for many years to come.
About The Author
David Leonhardt runs The Liquid Vitamin Supplements Store: http://www.vitamin-supplements-store.net
Learn more about vitamin D: http://www.vitamin-supplements-store.net
http://www.vitamin-supplements-store.net
As I have become more involved in using functional nutritional... Read More
Undoubtedly calcium has become a hot topic of controversy. We... Read More
MSM is a wonderful supplement with a low toxicity rating... Read More
As much as we would like to deny it, the... Read More
Herbal supplements have become hugely popular over the years, and... Read More
Zma is a unique combination of vitamins and minerals that... Read More
The food is the raw material for the body. Minerals... Read More
Nitric oxide supplement has many benefits and there are many... Read More
The ancient Egyptians had a cure for "night blindness". They... Read More
MSM (methyl-sulfonyl-methane) is a nutritional supplement derived from natural organic... Read More
With dietary supplements making their way in our daily life,... Read More
I know protein is good for me, but do I... Read More
If you read my last article about bitter orange, it... Read More
There are numerous herbal supplements on the market today that... Read More
Myocardial infarction is a technical term used to describe an... Read More
A popular mineral today, coral calcium, is mainly calcium, but... Read More
Because whey protein products have a wide variety of uses... Read More
In parts one and two of this series, titled "Take... Read More
Do you ever find yourself asking any or all of... Read More
If you break the word apart, Nutra has to do... Read More
Benefits of using Vitamin A products:Retinol is pure and active... Read More
Over the past few years, Coral Calcium has received a... Read More
I have frequently heard alcoholics who are in early recovery... Read More
Vitamins is something people been using for a while and... Read More
Many of you are probably aware that The American Medical... Read More
1. Most of the modern western diets contain way too... Read More
Difficulty sleeping can affect many aspects of life. People who... Read More
1. What supplements do you take?A multivitamin, Glucosamine-MSM-Chondroitin, Odorless Garlic,... Read More
Vitamins and minerals play a major role in becoming healthy... Read More
Use of herbs and herbal therapies has been an integral... Read More
No Money in PreventionI have been recommending a wide variety... Read More
Vitamin E is an absolutely vital nutrient in your body,... Read More
Since Dr Basant Puri, a consultant psychiatrist and senior lecturer... Read More
Since its discovery in the late 1950???s Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10)... Read More
Vitamin B1 also called as thiamine is one of the... Read More
Coral Calcium is an excellent source of readily accessible and... Read More
I have frequently heard alcoholics who are in early recovery... Read More
Many of you are probably aware that The American Medical... Read More
Vitamins are organic compounds that the human body cannot produce... Read More
After nearly 4 years of research and development, Flavonoid Sciences... Read More
Supplement ? what is it?Supplement is a term that means... Read More
Since the 1960???s there have been numerous controlled clinical trials... Read More
Proper nutrition is fundamental to optimizing your health. By eating... Read More
Coenzyme Q10 has exploded onto the health scene. This powerful... Read More
L-carnitine is synthesized in the body from the amino acids... Read More
With a high cholesterol and heart disease in the family,... Read More
Zma is a unique combination of vitamins and minerals that... Read More
Diet Supplement ? when are they used?Why diet supplement is... Read More
Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD) is responsible for numerous deaths in... Read More
Vitamins, minerals and other nutrients are essential to the health... Read More
Nutritional Supplements |