As you protect yourself and your family from skin cancer - staying in the shade, slathering on the sun block - you're also depriving everyone from a valuable nutrient usually absorbed from the sun's rays - vitamin D.Vitamin D helps the body to better absorb calcium for stronger bones and teeth and supports a healthy immune system. And you get much vitamin D naturally from the sun.
But nearly 50 percent of Americans have less than the optimal blood levels of vitamin D because we wear sunscreen, stay inside and live in northern states or in smog-filled urban areas, where sun exposure is reduced. Vitamin D deficiency can cause bones to become brittle, thin or misshapen, which can result in rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults.
People with vitamin D deficiency spend time indoors or wear sunscreen, are younger or older, have darker skin coloring and consume small amounts of milk, sardines, mackerel, herring or beef liver.
A spoonful (or two) of Wellesse Vitamin D3 can help your entire family keep the doctor away. And because it's in liquid form with a yummy berry flavor, it won't be difficult for you to convince your kids or your husband to take their daily dose of vitamin D.
"What's troubling is the number of people who are unknowingly vitamin D deficient," says Registered Dietician Marie Spano, who is a nutrition expert and has worked as a dietary spokeswoman and consultant. "Liquid supplements are an easy way for the whole family to get enough vitamin D."
To keep your family healthy and on track with their vitamin D consumption, visit www.wellesse.com to print out a $2 off coupon for your purchase of Wellesse Vitamin D. Copyright © 2009, ARAnet, Inc.
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