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When it comes to vitamins and immune health, most people think of vitamin C. Tall glasses of orange juice, or on-the-go packs of Emergen-C are often seen in the hands of those trying to stave off a cold or keep well during flu season.
The advice we don’t see as often: get some sun!
But perhaps we should. Vitamin D3 is also crucial to bolstering our body’s immune response. There are some ways to work more vitamin D3 into your diet—fatty fish such as tuna or salmon, along with cheese, eggs, or foods fortified with vitamin D3 such as dairy products, some cereals, or even good ol’ fortified o.j. are a few of the ways to consume more vitamin D3.
The most common way we get vitamin D3, though, doesn’t come from what we put into our bodies but what gets onto it: sunlight. When we’re exposed to sunlight, the cholesterol in our skin cells generates vitamin D3. But therein lies the rub: As our lives have gotten busier and busier—and more focused on working at our desks or bingeing Netflix on our sofas—many of us have seen a drop in sun exposure. As a result, more and more of us are at risk of low levels of vitamin D3.
With the COVID-19 pandemic sending so many of us indoors to work from home, socialize at home, dine at home, exercise in our homes—you get the idea—sun exposure has gotten even lower for most of us.
And that’s a problem, because vitamin D3 deficiency can lead to a host of health problems. Low vitamin D3 has been linked to everything from rickets to an increase in respiratory infections such as pneumonia and bronchitis, and this important vitamin plays a crucial role in keeping our immune system healthy.
So what can we do?
If you’re lucky enough to have a yard where you can soak up some sun while maintaining safe social distance from others, you may want to make a point to spend a little time there each day. (It’ll help with the cabin fever, too!) You may also want to add some of the aforementioned foods to your cart on your next grocery shop. But for some, especially those who already tend toward low vitamin D3, that may not be enough to close the gap to optimal levels.
That’s why it’s important to take a high-quality vitamin D3 supplement, especially if you’re going to be spending a lot of time indoors and out of the sun. For most people, 1000-4000 IU daily is enough to achieve optimal vitamin D3 levels, and you should not take more than 4000 IU per day without consulting with your health professional.
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