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Vitamin D, also called the sunshine vitamin, is critical for bone and immune health. It boosts bone health by increasing the amount of calcium you absorb from your gut and kidneys. Vitamin D also modulates the activity of the immune system, helping to finely tune it so it reacts against foreign invaders but doesn't promote inflammation. However, up to 75% of people are low or marginally low in vitamin D and there are lots of misunderstandings about this important vitamin. Here are five things you really need to know about vitamin D.    1. Food Isn't a Good Source of Vitamin D You might think you can meet your vitamin D needs through diet alone, but that's hard to do. Except for fatty fish, like salmon, cod liver oil, egg yolks, and foods fortified with vitamin D, most foods contain little or no vitamin D. Your body gets most of its vitamin D from sun exposure.When ultraviolet light rays hit your skin, your skin makes a vitamin D precursor from cholesterol. Your liver and kidneys activate this precursor to form vitamin D, also known as calcitriol. That's why sun exposure is so important for meeting your vitamin D requirements.   2. Vegans, Vegetarians or Dairy-Sensitive have challenges As mention in the previous item, the list of foods that contain vitamin D is short and almost entirely animal based. If you are Vegan, Vegetarian or Dairy sensitive and don’t eat fish, eggs, or dairy, it’s even harder to get vitamin D from your food. This means you’re getting even less vitamin D than the average person. And to make this even more challenging, most of vitamin D3 supplements in the market are also animal-based. X Gold Health Vitamin D3 is sustainably sourced from wild-harvested lichen with no animal byproducts of any kind.   3. Vitamin D Absorption is Low in the Absence of Dietary Fat If you take a vitamin D supplement, take it with a meal that contains fat. If you do, you'll absorb about 50% of the vitamin D from the supplement. If you don't, you'll only absorb about 25%. Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin, and absorption is low in the absence of fat. So, for better results, take your supplement with a meal.Dr. Dawson-Hughes, director of the Bone Metabolism Laboratory at Tufts University, demonstrated the importance of fat for vitamin D absorption in a recent study in The Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. In the study, 50 healthy men and women took a large dose of vitamin D3 — 50,000 international units — with breakfast, and then provided blood samples throughout the day.Some of the subjects took the vitamin with a fat-free breakfast consisting of egg whites, fruit, toast and cranberry juice. The rest ate the same breakfast, but with either olive oil or corn oil mixed in so that it accounted for 30 percent of the calories. They tested two kinds of fat — monounsaturated (olive oil) and polyunsaturated (corn oil) — to...

Today’s woman is busier than ever before. She is almost superhuman, at least she thinks every expects her to be. She does it all every day and while she cares for everyone else, she’s most likely to overlook her own health, putting everyone before her.   Does that sound like you? You’ll be no good to anyone else if you’re not fueling your body with proper health and nutrition. Part of keeping good health is eating that way and the other part is being active to get your blood flowing.   Of course, we know it’s easier said than done. That’s why we’ve created our completely-vegan Women’s Daily Multivitamin, made with wholefood-based natural ingredients. Here are just a few of those ingredients and how they can help you live your best life: Ginger – It’s a root that’s been used since ancient times, and now science has proven what word-of-mouth legends handed down from centuries ago believed. It is a powerful antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and healer of disease, bringing better health to your body. Maca – This root is phenomenal for balancing hormones. When your hormones change through life, particularly as you get older, it’s so important to keep them balanced for both your physical and mental well-being. Superfoods – Even if you eat healthfully, there are many nutrients you’re either missing or not getting enough of. We have thoughtfully included superfoods in a pure, organic blend to help you fuel your needs as an active woman.   We use organic cranberry, kale, turmeric, blueberry, and ginkgo biloba. This grouping of ingredients is highly-prized as each of them has an incredibly high content of natural antioxidant powers, designed to help your body chase away damaging free radicals to restore cell health and regenerate healthy cell growth.   Additionally, there are vitamins you need as a woman. We formulate our vegan-friendly, non-GMO vitamins specifically for your needs, not for a man’s needs. You’ll find vitamin D for bone support, plus you’ll get immunity support from vitamins C and A plus zinc. B vitamins will give you the energy you need, plus B6, B12 and B9 help support your heart. And to keep your brain healthy, ginkgo biloba.   Why not start your day off even better and brighter than before? Take our Women’s Multi-Vitamin every morning with a healthy breakfast to get the energy, endurance, and immunity-boosting powers you need to be the super woman that you are, even more effectively!   As always, you can take our brand with confidence because we are proudly made in the USA with all certified organic ingredients. Gluten-free, and vegetarian- and vegan-friendly, we add no synthetic fillers so you can enjoy better health naturally.