Vitamin D Supplements

Vitamin D has long been recognised by health professionals for its positive effects on the body. Vitamin D promotes healthy bones as it helps to regulate the calcium and phosphate in the body. We need these nutrients to keep our bones, teeth and muscles healthy. Vitamin D supplements also play a role in maintaining bone structure. This is why vitamin D3 supplements have been increasingly popular in recent years.

It is now becoming apparent that vitamin D supports good health in many different ways. For this reason, vitamin D3 supplements have become a staple in many people’s diets. As a result of modern lifestyles, levels of this vitamin have dropped significantly, so Public Health England now recommends that everyone in the UK take vitamin D supplements in the autumn and winter. There are a range of different forms of vitamin D that can be found in fish, eggs and fortified milk. We also produce this naturally when our skin is exposed to natural sunlight and it is then stored in our fat for when the sun goes.

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Known as ‘the sunshine vitamin’, vitamin D is created when sunlight touches the skin. The positive effects of this vitamin on healthy bones have long been recognised. What’s now becoming apparent is the many other ways it supports good health. Modern lifestyles mean that, for many, levels of this vital nutrient within the body have dropped. Public Health England now recommends everyone in the UK take vitamin D tablets in the autumn and winter. Our vitamin D tablets and vitamin D3 drops use the D3 form of vitamin D - the body's preferred form.

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Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that is naturally present in some foods, fortified in others and vitamin D supplements are also available. Vitamin D3 is recognised for its role in the maintenance of healthy bones, as well as many other aspects of our health.

Vitamin D3 is primarily absorbed through the skin from direct sunlight which is then stored in body fat for when we are not out in the sun. For people who are unable to access a healthy amount of this vitamin, vitamin D3 supplements are a good alternative. So, vitamin D3 supplements can help people to consume enough of this important vitamin.

Vitamin D3 is an important vitamin that plays a role in supporting many key areas of health. It is widely known for supporting the immune system but it also plays a vital role in supporting healthy teeth, bones and muscles. This is the main reason vitamin D supplements are highly recommended for all age groups.

Vitamin D3 supplements help the body regulate the amount of calcium and phosphate, which are needed to support healthy teeth, bones and muscles, as well as contributing to healthy blood calcium levels. Vitamin D supplements are also important for healthy cell division, which is a vital function in the human body.

Vitamin D supplements are also important for healthy cell division, which is a vital function in the human body.

The ideal vitamin D3 supplement dose for adults is 1000IU.

Pregnant and breastfeeding women should take 400 units of vitamin D3 supplements daily, newborn babies should take 300-400 units and children aged one month to 18 years should take 1000 units daily.

A person with a vitamin D deficiency has low levels of the vitamin in their blood. A vitamin D3 deficiency in children can lead to rickets, a condition that results in bone deformities and in adults, a deficiency can cause osteomalacia which causes bone pain. This is a reason people begin to take vitamin D3 supplements. Low vitamin D3 levels can also lead to less severe symptoms such as poor muscle strength, a weakened immune system and feelings of fatigue.

In the UK, it is recommended that adults and children over the age of 4 should consider taking a vitamin D supplement in autumn and winter when the sun is not strong enough for your body to produce vitamin D in response to sunlight.

Children aged 1-4 should take a vitamin D supplement all year round!

Taking the correct dose of vitamin D3 supplements is very safe. However, if your vitamin D3 levels are too high over a significant time period as a result of taking the wrong vitamin D3 supplement dosage, this may cause too much calcium to build up in the body which can result in weakened bones and damage to the kidneys and the heart. Therefore, it is important to regularly get your vitamin D3 levels tested when taking high strength vitamin D3 supplements.

There have been some anecdotal reports that suggest taking Vitamin D3 supplements close to bedtime can interrupt normal sleep patterns.