Vitamin D activates the immune system

Added 20.09.2011

Of all the vitamins that are necessary for good health, vitamin D is quite certainly the vitamin that should be at the top of your list. Why? First of all most people don't get enough vitamin D, especially during the winter months when sun exposure is minimal. Also, vitamin D has been shown in many scientific studies to play a major role in the protection of chronic diseases such as: cardiovascular disease; osteoporosis; cancer; autoimmune diseases; Alzheimer's disease; diabetes; and many more.

The best news we could hear during this season is that vitamin D also protects us against infectious diseases like the common cold and flu by activating our immune system's T-cells - white blood cells that fight infection. Without sufficient levels of vitamin D in our body, these T-cells would not be activated and we would be vulnerable to germs.

Daily supplements of vitamin D lower risk of flu by 40%

The importance of vitamin D to our immune system is evident in a new study that finds daily supplements of vitamin D3 reduces your risk of falling prey to flu by 40%.

How much vitamin D?

Participants in the study received 1200 IU of vitamin D3 daily and most researchers recommend at least 1000 IU a day with 2000 IU being a more protective dose for most people.

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