Your body produces Vitamin D when your skin is exposed to sunlight and people with light skin are able to produce more amount of Vitamin D than people having dark skin. In modern life people afford inadequate exposure to sun that can meet required amount of Vitamin D. In same manner young skin can make more amount of Vitamin D as compared to aging skin. Here are explained some health promoting and life saving benefits of Vitamin D.
1. Low level of Vitamin D in body can cause depression and exposure to sun is considered best to relieve depression especially in winter because winter depression is caused due to seasonal effects.
2. Vitamin D may reduce risk of cancer because increased incidences of cancer are associated with deficiency of Vitamin D. it helps in normalizing cell to cell communication, control abnormal cell growth and allows cells in differentiating to normal cells with a normal life.
3. Vitamin D plays an important role in lowering the incidence of inflammation and infection during flu seasons. It can reduce the complications as well as risk of seasonal flu.
4. Vitamin D can decrease the pain and chronic aching of the muscles and helps in normalizing calcium in blood which is required to soften the tight muscles and relaxation in muscles spasm. Blood calcium in muscles cause less menstrual cramps.
5. Vitamin D protects he lining of your blood vessels and helps in reducing the risk of heart stroke and cardiovascular diseases.
6. Sufficient amount Vitamin D can help in reducing the risk of bone loss, fractures and osteoporosis. Deficiency of vitamin D causes low metabolism of calcium and inefficient formation of bones and both males and females are at increased risk of fractures and bone loss in older ages.
7. Vitamin D prevents your body from autoimmune diseases such as Rheumatoid Arthritis, Multiple Sclerosis, Lupus and Inflammatory Bowel Syndrome disease. Low level of vitamin D can prevent normal functioning of tissues and autoimmune attacks. The supplements of vitamin D can reduce risk of these diseases to greater extent.