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The importance of Vitamin D

The importance of Vitamin D

Vitamin D is essential for various aspects of our brain and body health. Vitamin is a steroid hormone we produce when we’re in the sun, depending on how much melanin we have on our skin, whether or not we’re wearing sunscreen, and how old we are. 

Vitamin D gets converted into a steroid that regulates some of the human genomes and plays an important role in activating the innate immune system.

Vitamin D3 is a good way to supplement. Vitamin D2 is often a plant source. 

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