Health & Fitness
The Best Time to Check Vitamin D Levels is Now!
Checking Vitamin D levels now gives a much more accurate indication of whether you are getting enough Vitamin D during the rest of the year.
Now is a great time to check your Vitamin D levels. You see, in the winter months, your body uses stored Vitamin D from the liver. If your liver stores are not adequate at the end of the summer, the blood will show low levels just before spring.
Checking Vitamin D levels now gives a much more accurate indication of whether you are getting enough Vitamin D during the rest of the year. If you supplement regularly with Vitamin D, your values should be much higher and may even be in the normal range.
Once thought to be just a vitamin necessary for strong bones, recent research indicates vitamin D deficiency plays a role in causing seventeen varieties of cancer as well as heart disease, stroke, hypertension, autoimmune diseases, diabetes, depression, chronic pain, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, muscle weakness, muscle wasting, birth defects, and periodontal disease.
Click Here to read more about this important vitamin/hormone in my Sequoia Health newsletter article entitled The Best Time to Check Your Vitamin D Levels.
