Vitamin D

by Team at REALTREE® by Dr Hughes March 11, 2019

Why is Vitamin D important?

Vitamin D helps your body absorb calcium and promotes bone growth.
Vitamin D deficiency has also been linked to breast cancer, colon cancer, prostate cancer, heart disease, depression, weight gain, as well as other diseases or ailments

Potential Causes of Vitamin D Deficiency:

Not Enough Sun: People who don’t spend very much time in the sun or are who have most of their skin covered while outdoors could potentially suffer from Vitamin D deficiencies as your body produces Vitamin D when skin is exposed to the sun.
You have a BMI of 30 or more.Vitamin D is extracted from the bloodby fat cells, altering its release into the circulation. People with a body mass index of 30 or greater often have low blood levels of vitamin D.
As age, your kidneysmay become less efficient and cannot convert vitamin D to its active form. As people age, their kidneys are less able to convert vitamin D to its active form, thus increasing their risk of vitamin D deficiency.

Our solution

Along with a variety of other minerals and supplement, our Outdoor Multivitamin is designed for people that may not be getting all their necessary nutrients and supplements from a daily diet. It contains 67% of the recommended daily value of Vitamin D and should provide enough support for the vast majority of people who have a Vitamin D deficiency.