Are You Getting Enough Vitamin D?

Vitamin D is very important: for building and maintaining bone density, preventing hip fractures, preventing cancer, and maintaining good moods.

If you think you are getting enough Vitamin D from the sun, you may want to reconsider. A newly published study shows that even among individuals living in Hawaii, with an average total body sun-exposure of 11 hours per week without sunscreen, 51% showed LOW serum vitamin D levels.

You can easily test for Vitamin D through a blood test. Ask your doctor about a 25-Hydroxy vitamin D test. This study recommends that the ideal blood level should be about 60 ng/dL.

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