Beat the Flu without a shot!
Why Vitamin D?: Vitamin D softgels supply this key vitamin in a highly-absorbable liquid softgel form. Vitamin D is normally obtained from the diet or produced by the skin from the ultraviolet energy of the sun. The problem is it takes 48 hours for the chemical reaction that produces vitamin D on your skins surface to complete. If you wash your skin within 48 hours of sun exposure you significantly reduce the Vitamin D actually absorbed. Couple that with the fact that most of us avoid sun as we age, sun rays are reduced in the winter, and Vitamin D is not abundant in food and we get get an epidemic of Vitamin D deficiency.
BEAT THE FLU with Vitamin D
According to the findings from a 2010 study that didn't get any widespread attention, vitamin D is a highly effective way to avoid influenza.
In fact, children taking low doses of Vitamin D3 were shown to be 42 percent less likely to come down with the flu. The randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled study included 430 children aged 6-15, who were followed between December 2008 and March 2009. Half were given 1,200 IU's of vitamin D3 daily, while the other half received a placebo. Influenza strains were determined through lab testing of nose and throat swabs. Eighteen of the children taking vitamin D contracted influenza Type A, compared to 31 children in the placebo group. Type B influenza rates were unaffected by vitamin D use, however, the illness resulting from Type B influenza strains is typically milder than Type A.
Considering the fact that influenza was reduced by 42 percent at a dose of just 1,200 IU's a day, it's possible that even better results might be obtained with higher dosages-depending on just how deficient you are to begin with, of course, because it's not really the dosage that matters; it's the amount of vitamin D in your blood.
By Dr. Mercola
Benefits:
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Structural Support - Build a stronger spine
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Helps Maintain Strong Bones
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Supports Dental Health*
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Regulates over 2,000 of the 30,000 genes in your DNA.
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Weight Control
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Hypertension (High Blood Pressure) Regulation
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Research is showing a link to Autism and low Vit D. Important for expectant mothers to have adequate Vit D
