Thursday, March 6, 2008

Vitamin D

Vitamin D is, in fact, not a vitamin. It's a hormone called calcitrol. Our body produces it when we're exposed to the sun. The UVB light on your skin converts to 7-dehydrocholesterol which then turns into vitamin D, when the liver and kidneys activate it. This starts the process of regulating and enhancing the absorption of the minerals calcium and phosphorus in our body. It's important to not be deficient in "vitmain" D because it may cause a chronic imbalance and bone deterioration.

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