Vitamin D and Covid-19: why you need vitamin D supplement Now for potential second wave.
Recent event in regards to COVID-19 has clearly shown how important vitamin D is.
Hypes in the media about who need vit. D is deafening! Truthfully, everyone need vitamin D. Dark or pale, chocolate or milky! Think of people as smarties, whatever your colour on the outside, you are the same inside! We all need vit. D. However, certain factors can make it harder to absorb vitamin D, the biggest being how dark you are. But it only means you expose yourself to the sun a bit longer and more frequently.
Warning ⚠️ Please be aware of protection against skin cancer.
We have established that
Vitamin D is not just a fat soluble vitamin, or a sunshine vitamin, for a number of years researches have shown Vitamin D is an essential prohormone vital for overall wellbeing.
Vitamin D works in the body as a messenger carrying messages within the body.
Vit. D receptors are present in every cells of the body. That’s a good clue!
It is vital to know that vit. D is implicated in how the body turn up or down the inflammatory response in the body. Infact, vit. D directly does this – it modulates or regulates the inflammatory mediators.
This determines whether you are unwell and how bad your infection/ inflammation ends.
What you need to do
Get some vitamin D ASAP
In England it is recommended for everyone from the age of 5 and above to have a daily supplement of vitamin D. Please speak with your health practitioners, your Doctor, Nurses, pharmacist. Get advice on over the counter vitamin D3 or get tested to determine what dose you need.
Don’t wait until you start showing signs of deficiency!
