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Vitamin D Day
November 2. Every year. It's Vitamin D Day. The hormone precursor is finally getting attention. And it needs it.
Vitamin D and Physiology
When vitamin D comes into your body, it goes through all sorts of processes and is turned into different forms to be effective. In this article, we’ll teach you a little about this process, and how vitamin D works in the body. Where does vitamin D come from? Vitamin
Could vitamin D be the key to slowing aging?
What if the key to slowing down the aging process was as simple as getting enough vitamin D? A landmark study published this year in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition suggests that vitamin D supplementation may do exactly that—by protecting the very structures that keep our cells young.
Vitamin D Deficiency
For a number of reasons, many people aren’t getting enough vitamin D to stay healthy. This is called vitamin D deficiency. Am I deficient in vitamin D? You may not get enough vitamin D if: * You don’t get enough sunlight. Your body is usually able to get all