How Can I Make Sure I’m Getting Enough Vitamin D?

Posted by Dr. Mom Online in General Health and Well Being, News to Know, Nutrition on September 3, 2009

Making some Vitamin D!

With the infamous “cold & flu season” right around the corner, as well as all the hype about the swine flu, many people are wondering what they can do to stay healthy and decrease their risks for developing this flu.

While I never believe there is only “one thing” when it comes to a successful ‘treatment’, or only “one thing” when it comes to the underlying cause of an ailment, Vitamin D does consistently make the list of things-to-do in order to achieve better health and prevent illness.

Currently, it’s being hailed as the major player in preventing the swine flu.

Yes, having sufficient levels of vitamin D will absolutely help us improve our health AND help us avoid illness… BUT, not at the expense of an otherwise unhealthy lifestyle.

The REAL ‘magic’ happens when we’re consistently focused on making pure and sufficient choices in our overall nutrition, exercise and mindset, while we simultaneously reduce or eliminate toxic and deficient choices in those areas of lifestyle.

We can’t eat a toxic diet, while leading a sedentary, stressed out, negative life and think that adding some vitamin D (or any other vitamin, or drug, or vaccine) is going to fix everything!

Health and sickness are determined by the lifestyle choices we make.

That being said, here’s a little article I recently wrote about vitamin D. Check it out, and pass it along to someone who’s trying to achieve better health!

http://articlesmind.com/?id=18952

Enjoy!

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