Why Getting Your Vitamin D is Important

Why Vitamin D is Important - Health Council

With memorial day around the corner, it’s time to get some sun and take in that vitamin D! But don’t forget your sunscreen of course. Studies show that when you intake the right amount of vitamin D, your risks for certain conditions and diseases lower.

“Low levels of total vitamin D and bioavailable vitamin D can help predict a person’s risk of major adverse cardiovascular events such as a heart attack, stroke, heart failure or death, according to a first-of-its-kind study from the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute in Salt Lake City.”

Read the full article: Holidays in the sun hold key to boosting vitamin D, study finds