What does vitamin D do in your body?
- Important anti-inflammatory activity promotes regulatory T lymphocytes.
- Protector of the lungs, kidneys, intestines, muscles and blood vessels.
- Essential for the absorption of calcium and phosphorus in the small intestine.
- It plays a crucial role in the calcification and mineralization of bones and teeth.
- Immune system stimulant.
- Prevention of autoimmune diseases and regulation of cell growth.
And what can cause vitamin D deficiency in your body?
- Skin Level: Blemishes, premature aging, atopic skin, dermatitis, dryness, eczema, psoriasis, flaking.
- Brain Level: Depression, Schizophrenia.
- Respiratory Level: Asthma
- Circulatory Level: High blood pressure, coronary disease.
- Muscle Level: Pain, weakness.
- Bone Level: Rickets, Osteoporosis.
- Pancreas: Type 1 diabetes.
There is a correlation between vitamin D deficiency and infections and autoimmune diseases.
How can you get vitamin D?
1. Through the skin = Sun exposure.
Sunlight on the skin generates Vitamin D3, which reaches the liver through the blood vessels and is transformed into calcidiol (the biologically active form of Vitamin D) and finally passes to the kidney, where it finally becomes Vitamin D.
This whole process can take between 5 and 6 months, if I get enough vitamin D through my skin, I could get enough vitamin reserves from one summer to the next.
For this reason, I always insist on daily exposure without sunscreen for about 15-20 minutes during the first hours of the day (10:00-12:00h) so that the UVB rays of the sun stimulate the precursor that we have in the skin (7-dehydrocholesterol) which depending on the race and age is present in more or less quantity (black people and older people need more hours of sun exposure to produce vitamin D).
And make solar callus , during the year.
If you haven't heard about this, take note, because we're talking about the key to the health of any person, in fact, of any living being. The advantage lies in the natural protection of the skin against sunburn, production of vitamin D and an improvement in its appearance.
It has several positive effects on health, especially in regulating the circadian rhythm , which is the body's internal biological clock that regulates sleep cycles and antioxidant effects on mitochondria , reducing the formation of free radicals , which can protect mitochondria from oxidative stress and improve their functioning.
It is common sense to understand that the biology of living beings is designed to function with sunlight and that in the modern life we lead it is very easy to lose health when circadian rhythms are altered by the disruption of artificial light, which drives our internal clock and our cells crazy, as a result this also affects the absorption of vitamin D no matter how much you sunbathe or take supplements, that is why it is important to take care of the light environment once the sun goes down.
It is important to start with short exposures to the sun during the hours of lowest radiation, such as early morning or late afternoon, also known as NIR light. One of the remarkable properties of NIR light is its penetrating ability.
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Feeding.
Whether of animal or vegetable origin, in this way we receive small quantities.
3. Supplementation.
Essential during the autumn and winter months, when we have fewer hours of sunshine.
But why, despite doing all this, are you still unable to increase your vitamin D levels in your tests?
The most common causes are:
1. Inflammatory bowel diseases such as: SIBO, intestinal hyperpermeability, dysbiosis, parasites. They generate poor absorption of nutrients, including vitamin D.
2. Disruption of circadian rhythms due to continued exposure to artificial light generates significant imbalances in our biology, altering cellular and mitochondrial function and hindering the absorption of vitamin D.
3. The high levels of radiation to which our body is exposed, through: mobile phone antennas, solar panels, batteries of electric cars and buses, unfortunately are increasing, which is why it is so important to ensure good protection in our home and workplace.
Here is the website of Mery, the person who helps me maintain a healthy electromagnetic environment in my home and practice. www.casalowtox.com
In my next Blog, we will continue talking about how to protect your skin from the sun and get vitamin D with the most important cosmetic in the spring and summer months: Solar Activator.
