Health Blogs — Vitamin D

Is There an Immune Connection Between Asthma and Vitamin D Status?

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Is There an Immune Connection Between Asthma and Vitamin D Status?

  Asthma is an airway condition associated with a chronic inflammatory response. Among adults, its prevalence is between 7% and 10%. Most patients self-report a history of asthma in childhood. Recent research indicates that vitamin D deficiencies and insufficiencies have been linked to the incidence of asthma in children.    Vitamin D is commonly known to support healthy bone mineralization and calcium homeostasis. It also has been shown to help support the inflammatory response and both innate and adaptive immune health. Vitamin D receptors (VDRs) are present throughout the body, which includes being located on some immune cells, such as lymphocytes and monocytes. Calcitriol (1,25[OH]2D) is a form of...

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Facts About Vitamin D

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Facts About Vitamin D

Learn how to get more Vitamin D from your diet, sunlight exposure and supplements.   Vitamin D is critical to the function of many body systems including musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal, endocrine, immune, and cardiovascular. That’s why maintaining adequate vitamin D levels is so important to overall human health.   Perhaps one of the most fascinating facts about vitamin D is that it’s not really a vitamin. It’s actually a fat-soluble hormone that is produced in the body when skin is exposed to sun. We can get some, but very minimal, vitamin D from diet. Very few foods in nature contain vitamin...

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14 Most Common Vitamin Deficiencies

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14 Most Common Vitamin Deficiencies

10% of the U.S. population has a vitamin deficiency; learn why the most prevalent deficiencies occur. According to the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines, “Although the majority of Americans consume sufficient amounts of most nutrients, some nutrients are consumed by many individuals in amounts below the Estimated Average Requirement or Adequate Intake levels. These include potassium, dietary fiber, choline, magnesium, calcium, and vitamins A, D, E, and C. Iron also is underconsumed by adolescent girls and women ages 19 to 50 years.” It’s important to remember that a vitamin or mineral deficiency is an extreme state. It’s entirely possible to have inadequate levels...

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Facts About Vitamin D

Posted by Traci Garcia on

Facts About Vitamin D
Learn how to get more Vitamin D from your diet, sunlight exposure and supplements.

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Vitamin D and COVID-19: Everything You Need To Know

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Vitamin D and COVID-19: Everything You Need To Know

In the era of COVID-19, most people want to know how they can naturally boost their immune response and maximize their chances of staying healthy. Globally, more than 6.15 million people have confirmed cases of COVID-19, and more than 2.64 million of those people have a confirmed recovery. These numbers are staggering, and while social distancing orders have been able to slow the spread of COVID-19, we’re certainly not out of the woods yet. Here at HiLife Vitamins, we’ve been keeping an eye on how exactly vitamins and nutrition can play a role in COVID-19. New research out of Northwestern...

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