Forti-D: The Vital Vitamin
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7 out of 10 Filipinos are Vitamin D deficient? Vitamin D deficiency puts you at risk for osteoporosis, and heart and autoimmune diseases. Studies show that, while this vitamin is mainly for bone health, a deficiency can also lead to other chronic diseases as it also directly affects the functions of many vital organs, too.
What is Vitamin D?
Vitamin D is a fat-soluable vitamin, it helps regulate all our 36 vital organs for overall health.
What makes you at risk Vitamin D deficiency
Avoiding the sun
One source of Vitamin D is sunlight. You can get adequate amounts while staying under the sun for enough time. Skin color is also a factor. Thus, the strength of UV rays available to you depends on the length of exposure to sunlight, location of your place, and amount of pigment in your skin.
Not eating enough fish or dairy
Natural and fortified foods like fish and dairy are rich in Vitamin D. A few examples are salmon, sardines, mackerel, and tuna, as well as milk, infant formulas, yogurt, butter, and margarine, respectively. With this kind of diet, you're helping your body absorb calcium and transport it to respective organs. With a deficiency, the active transport of calcium stops.
Existing health problem
Obesity, for example, affects the Vitamin D levels in the body. The higher a person's body mass index, the lower the Vitamin D level. In kidney failure, 99% of calcium is lost, as the said organ fails to absorb it when blood-carrying calcium (and other nutrients) passesthrough it. That's why Vitamin D deficiency is linked to mortality of people on dialysis, while Vitamin D levels are also linked to cardiovascular incidences, especially those with hypertension.
Aging
Elderlies tend to have fall incidences due to muscles weakness and frail bones. Several trials show that these can be minimized with higher Vitamin D levels, which is key to improved muscle function. The trials show that a significant 22% decrease in fall risk among those treated with vitamin D versus placebo or calcium only. Thus, vitamin D supplementation reduces the risk of falling among elderlies and recommended to be part of a fall prevention program. Encourage your aging parents to have ad
Postmenopausal women
Women past menopausal stage can benefit from Vitamin D like those in a population based, randomized controlled trial where they received Vitamin D and calcium treatments. The result: it lowers their risk of cancer after the first year of treatment. Increase your chances of avoiding calcium-related cancer with adequate Vitamin D levels in your body.
Having Dark Skin
Skin color is a factor in Vitamin D absorption — people with darker skin or more melanin absorb less UV rays, and thus Vitamin D.
Signs and Symptomps of Vitamin D Deficiency
- Getting sick more often/low immune system
- Chronic stress and fatique
- Difficulty in sleeping
- Depression or anxiety
- Bone and back pain
- Impaired bone healing
- Bone loss
- Hair loss
- Muscle pain
- Chest pain, palpitations, difficulty in breathing
How can Vitamin D help me?
Vitamin D goes way beyond bone health:
- Optimal calcium absorption
- Muscle strength
- Healthy blood preassure and vessel integrity
- Lower inflamation among patients with chronic respiratory disease
- Regulates insulin production
- Better regulation of mood
Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that functions as a hormone.
It helps regulate all our 36 vital organs for overall health.
Forti-D: the VITAL VITAMIN
Forti-D is the vital vitamin because it can help keep all your 36 vital organs healthy. How? Because our body is full of Vitamin D receptors which are found in cells. This allows us to process Vitamin D we get from the sun, food, and supplements and thereby helps our body organs with their functions.
As such, it is extremely important to have a sufficient amount of Vitamin D in your body. Unfortunately, you can't get it by sunlight or food intake alone. With Vitamin D receptors present all over our bodies, we're reminded how crucial it is to constantly replenish our body's supply.
Is Forti-D safe for me?
Forti-D is safe because Cholecalciferol or Vitamin D3 is the same vitamin your body produces when exposed tos unlight. It is also doctor-prescribed!
Vitamin D3 is processed in your skin, transported to your liver, and your kidneys where it is transformed into its active form. The enzyme responsible for that is also present in colon and brain and many other extrarenal sites. Hence, it's many broadranging effects.
If I can get it from the sun, why do I need Forti-D?
Because in order to get the 800IU of Vitamin D3 that Forti-D has in one capsule, you will need to eat 40 eggs or drink 8 glasses of milk, or 800 grams of salmon everyday. For an average of 1200 mg calcium-rich diet, only 1/3 of that will be absorbed by your body.
Another way to get Vitamin D is to have 5-30 minutes of sun exposure between 10AM and
Is 800IU enough?
Yes, you need at least 800I to maintain the needed Vitamin D requirement of your body. Even healthy individuals need this amount, especially when there is less sun exposure or into a vegetarian diet. However, for Children,, pregnant, or breastfeeding women, it is best to consult your doctor on how much Vitamin D you'll need to keep the body healthy.
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More facts and benefits of Vitamin D
Know more about Vitamin D and its benefits through one of the world's Vitamin D experts: Dr Michael Holick! Here he talks about the effects of Vitamin D for bones, muscles, pregnancy, obesity, and more!