Vitamin D

Since being told that I was Vitamin D deficient, I have been on one of my little quests to discover all things Vitamin D.  This little vitamin has some amazing uses and quirks.

• It helps keep the heart rate regular.

• useful when treating people who are going through detox from alcohol and drugs. 

• Vitamin D supplements can reduce the occurrence of colon and breast cancers. 

• Lack of adequate Vitamin D will lead to osteoporosis, or brittle and weak bones. 

• This vitamin has even been used to help in the treatment of cystic fibrosis, Parkinson’s disease and Crohn’s disease.

• vitamin D can help the body differentiate between certain cells. This ability to differentiate is necessary to help the body and the immune system fend off invading or dangerous cells.

• It is also believed that larger levels of this vitamin may protect people against a number of autoimmune diseases. 

• Vitamin D may even prove to be very helpful in the prevention or treatment of diabetes.  

(facts found on http://www.natural-source-vitamins.com/vitamin-d-foods.html  which is a pretty cool site for all things vitamin and deserves a look!)


 Pretty cool, huh!  So where do we get Vitamin D?  The sun is the best source, but as we all know, Michigan is not conductive to sun, especially in Winter.  Not only that, but a lot of people are on medications that prohibit them from spending lots of time in the sun.

So what do you do if you are Vitamin D deficient, but can not spend a lot of time in the sun?  You search out alternative methods of acquiring enough of this amazing little vitamin.   
Foods are the best most natural way of getting more D into your system.  Here are some that can help:

• A great source of natural vitamin D foods is dairy products. You get Milk, cheese, and yogurt are really great sources.  (Does that mean that a daily dose of ice cream will do it?) 
• One of the best sources for Vitamin D is cod liver oil and other fatty/oily fish. 

I also discovered that mushrooms are a good source of vitamin D.  This is one of the things I find so confusing.  Most of the foods that contain vitamin D are related to sunshine, so how on earth do mushrooms get them?  Who came up with that idea?  Mother nature is very strange and has a weird sense of humor!


So maybe I should have a bowl of ice cream topped with mushrooms every evening. That would ensure that I get my vitamin D, right?


No, I'm not pregnant!  My mind is just working strangely today (so what's new?)