

When the sun’s UV rays shine on our skin, 7-dehydrocholesterol synthesizes D3, though conditions need to be perfect. Our skin contains a precursor to D3, called 7-dehydrocholesterol. Vitamin D3 promotes healthy growth and development teeth, bone, and muscle health healthy immune and cardiovascular systems and mood health. Vitamin D receptors are found everywhere from immune cells to the brain. Vitamin D is important for our entire body. Because of this, many believe we receive enough D3, but large-scale studies find deficiency is widespread in adults and children. Vitamin D3 is known as nature’s sunshine vitamin, and is a vitamin we can actually make in our body under proper conditions.

Vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol) and vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) are the two vitamin Ds referred to in research and are found in both food and supplements.

Vitamin D3 has been a “hot” topic of discussion for the past few years, and the scientific research continues increasing regarding the crucial role it plays in our health and wellbeing.
