Vitamin D is known for its benefit for health and beauty. Our body can produce its own vitamin D with a little help from the sun. You guessed it, UV rays. Meaning, exposing oneself to a known risk factor of skin cancer, not to mention wrinkles and dark spots. We can always use sunblock, but this act will hamper the production of vitamin D as sunblock "blocks" UV rays from penetrating our skin.
Fortunately, we don't have to risk ourselves to get our vitamin D. A lot of food stuffs contain enough vitamin D to protect our health and beauty. A few examples are salmon, sardines, mackerel, cod liver oil, shiitake mushrooms, and vitamin D-fortified yogurts and cereals.
Why is vitamin D so essential? Because its primary function is to strengthen our bones, teeth, and muscle. Vitamin D helps our body to absorb calcium, an essential mineral that composes bones and teeth, and helps muscles to work. Vitamin D also helps in preventing arthritis, osteoporosis, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and seasonal affective disorder, to name a few.
We are all aware that vitamin D is essential for our bones. We also need to be aware of a thing about aging, called the shrinking of the bones and muscles and tissues (Oh, my!), including the facial ones. The result would be wrinkles, hollow looking cheeks, and don't forget the jowls. So, take enough vitamin D for the sake of your everlasting beauty (and health). For those who are undergoing extreme dieting, you might need to take vitamin D supplement. You don't want to look like you age a century after you shed the pounds.
Cheerio!
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