It is estimated that about 60% of the diseases in the world today are probably vitamin D-3 deficiency based.  It has been well established that most people in the U.S. and around the world are vitamin D-3 deficient.

In the last 10 years a whole new science has come about of the effects of the hormone known as vitamin D-3 on the body.  D-3 is has been referred to as a hormone rather than a vitamin.  D-3 impacts your heart, organs and most every tissue and cell in your body.  D3 targets more than 2,000 genes in the body. That’s 10 percent of the total number of genes in the human body.  Deficiencies have been implicated in at least 17 different cancer types, cardiovascular disease, birth defects, and more. 

Further research has found additional medicinal benefits of vitamin D in the prevention or treatment of serious diseases. Researchers at the Mayo Clinic found that deficiencies were linked to autoimmune conditions (such as multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and diabetes). Vitamin D doesn’t just play a role in specific diseases and disorders; it affects the body in many ways.  People suffering from vitamin D deficiency have a more difficult time with pain management.  Plus deficiencies have been linked to Cancer, Parkinson’s disease, Depression, and other health issues.

Vitamin D-3 is thought to be the most impactful and wide reaching nutrient for your body. The sun’s rays are UVA and UVB ultraviolet rays.  But only the UVB rays are vitamin D producing when they hit your skin.  The fear of skin cancer has stopped many individuals from obtaining beneficial amounts of sunlight.

Did you know that everyone living north of 35° latitude will get no UVB rays between the months of November through March because of the angle of the sun?  Two/thirds of the U.S and all of Canada are above the 35° latitude mark.  The equator is at 0° latitude and gets the benefit of the highest level of the sun’s UVB rays, whereas the North Pole is at 90° latitude and gets the least benefit.

We do not get the same amount of UVB rays year round. As the seasons change, so does the angle of the sun’s rays.  In the summer, with the sun directly overhead, we get the maximum number of UVB rays.  As the season moves toward winter, we get fewer and fewer rays and in the winter, if you live in 35° latitude and above, you will get no UVB rays at all.

Have you had your dose of vitamin D-3 today?  Get out and enjoy that summer sun!