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Vitamin D and the Skin by Lyuben Georgiev
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Not only bones have sometimes deficiency of vitamin D, but the skin, too. When there is vitamin D deficiency in the body, the skin becomes rough, dry, scaly and pigments extremely fast. The bad thing is that it recovers partially and very slowly after obtaining the proper amount of vitamin D. That’s why women should be extremely careful in selecting their food and should follow the condition of the skin. The cosmetic industry is so developed that nowadays more and more products are fortified with vitamin D, which can be mainly found in creams for women over the age of 40. Vitamin D is essential for the body because it helps in the transporting of calcium through the bloodstream to the bone. There are two main ways in which the body gets vitamin D: exposure to UV radiation and swallowing food or supplements that contain vitamin D. If you do not take vitamin D from ultraviolet rays of the sun, however, how can you get it? From food rich in vitamin D or supplements? How much vitamin D you need and can you overdose it? Most scientists and doctors agree that the dose of vitamin D recommended by FDA is too low. These guidelines were established in 1997 and since then, quite good researches show that vitamin D in such doses cannot prevent osteoporosis or brittle bones. According to FDA, 2000 IU is safe dose for everyone except for children under one year of age. Studies also indicate that adults receiving doses up to 10,000 IU daily for five months have no evidence of overdose. In fact, the best dose for you should be determined by your doctor but if you are a healthy adult person, not pregnant or lactating woman, there are three variations of vitamin D: -Vitamin D2: ergocalciferol, which comes from the plants; -Vitamin D3: cholecalciferol, which comes from the exposure to ultraviolet light and certain foods. The good news is that you can use D2 and D3 to get all the benefits of healthy levels of vitamin D in the blood. Vitamin D occurs naturally in some foods like salmon and certain types of mushrooms. You can get vitamin D from exposure to sunlight but in a reasonable manner-from 5 to 10 minutes in the sun and then you should put sun balm and creams on your body. You should eat tuna and mushrooms; if you do not like them you can replace them with dairy products-cheese, yogurt, milk and eggs. There are many breakfast cereals containing vitamin D. The safest way to get the correct dose of vitamin D (interesting to know is that the Danish term is D vitaminer anbefalet daglig dosis) is from the supplements. The pharmaceutical market has a wide variety of supplements that should be used, of course, after the consultation with a specialist.
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