5 vitamin D thieves and how to protect yourself (slideshow)

Having ample vitamin D levels is probably the most important thing you can do for your health. After all it’s considered the world’s most powerful anti-viral super-vitamin.

And your body needs it fundamentally to maintain your teeth and bones, keep your immune system up and running and regulate your insulin levels — among other things.

Vitamin D also prevents some of the most devastating diseases like cancer, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, heart disease, diabetes and stroke.

Now, you’d assume if you eat vitamin D-rich foods, spend enough time in the sun and take a vitamin D supplement, your vitamin D levels would be pretty solid. But unfortunately, that’s not necessarily true.

Even if you’re doing everything right when it comes to vitamin D, there are still several sneaky factors that can keep your vitamin D levels lower than you’d like….

Jenny Smiechowski

By Jenny Smiechowski

Jenny Smiechowski is a Chicago-based freelance writer who specializes in health, nutrition and the environment. Her work has appeared in online and print publications like Chicagoland Gardening magazine, Organic Lifestyle Magazine, BetterLife Magazine, TheFix.com, Hybridcars.com and Seedstock.com.

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