{"id":6020,"date":"2016-11-10T14:18:34","date_gmt":"2016-11-10T14:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nutrishield.com\/?p=6020"},"modified":"2017-06-06T12:42:27","modified_gmt":"2017-06-06T12:42:27","slug":"why-you-need-more-vitamin-d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.nutrishield.com\/?p=6020","title":{"rendered":"Why you need more vitamin D"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You are almost certainly not getting enough vitamin D, according to the latest medical evidence.<\/p>\n<p>Along with other health researchers in the field, I am concerned that most people have far too little vitamin D for their best health \u2013 especially in the winter.<\/p>\n<p>Research shows that Vitamin D at <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">an optimum level<\/span> has many health benefits that include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reducing the risk of, and mortality from, certain cancers<\/li>\n<li>Lowering the risk of dementia<\/li>\n<li>Reducing asthma symptoms<\/li>\n<li>Reducing the risk of bone fractures<\/li>\n<li>Improving your immune defences<\/li>\n<li>\u2026 and even increasing life span<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The NHS now recommends that people at risk of deficiency should consider taking a daily supplement of vitamin D, particularly during autumn and winter.<\/p>\n<p>However, a huge weight of evidence shows that just <em>avoiding deficiency<\/em> with \u2018adequate\u2019 levels of vitamin D is not enough. You need to reach <em>optimum<\/em> blood levels of vitamin D to obtain the major health benefits.<\/p>\n<h3>But what <em>is<\/em> an optimum level?<\/h3>\n<p>Unfortunately there is a lot of confusion of what constitutes \u2018adequate\u2019 and \u2018optimum\u2019 levels. The UK is in the unhappy position of having an official RDA (Recommended Daily Amount) that is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">half<\/span> the latest Public Health England recommendation &#8211; and a third of the new US RDA levels! And far less again than the optimum level that experts recommend.<\/p>\n<p>So I have prepared a short e-book on the optimum level of vitamin D you should aim for. You can download it as a pdf now.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Free download Vitamin D e-book\" href=\"https:\/\/nutrishield.com\/free-vitamin-d-ebook\/\"><img  title=\"Why you need more vitamin D NutriShield Multi Vitamins and Minerals\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6022\" src=\"https:\/\/nutrishield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Download-free-VitD-ebook.jpg\"  alt=\"Why you need more vitamin D NutriShield Multi Vitamins and Minerals\"  width=\"500\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.nutrishield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Download-free-VitD-ebook.jpg 2760w, https:\/\/staging.nutrishield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Download-free-VitD-ebook-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.nutrishield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Download-free-VitD-ebook-1030x425.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/staging.nutrishield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Download-free-VitD-ebook-1500x620.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/staging.nutrishield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Download-free-VitD-ebook-705x291.jpg 705w, https:\/\/staging.nutrishield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Download-free-VitD-ebook-450x186.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>If you enjoyed this article, please share it with family and friends (see buttons below).<\/p>\n<h4><a title=\"Register for free e-newsletters\" href=\"https:\/\/nutrishield.com\/newsletters\/\"><img  title=\"Why you need more vitamin D NutriShield Multi Vitamins and Minerals\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-4565 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/nutrishield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/CTA-Register-Newsletter-300x106.png\"  alt=\"Why you need more vitamin D NutriShield Multi Vitamins and Minerals\"  width=\"300\" height=\"106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.nutrishield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/CTA-Register-Newsletter-300x106.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.nutrishield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/CTA-Register-Newsletter-495x177.png 495w, https:\/\/staging.nutrishield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/CTA-Register-Newsletter-450x159.png 450w, https:\/\/staging.nutrishield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/CTA-Register-Newsletter.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>And register now for a free e-newsletter on the latest in nutrition and health research.<\/h4>\n<p>You can follow us on <a title=\"NutriShield on Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nutrishield\">www.facebook.com\/nutrishield<\/a> or <a title=\"Colin Rose on Twitter\" href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/colinrose40\">www.twitter.com\/colinrose40<\/a> for daily headline health tweets.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Y<a title=\"Vitamin D\" href=\"https:\/\/nutrishield.com\/the-products\/vitamin-d\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img  title=\"Why you need more vitamin D NutriShield Multi Vitamins and Minerals\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-full wp-image-6023 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/nutrishield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/VitaminD-as-button.png\"  alt=\"Why you need more vitamin D NutriShield Multi Vitamins and Minerals\"  width=\"133\" height=\"41\" \/><\/a>ou can buy Vitamin D3 (the preferred form of natural Vitamin D) from here. Our special introductory offer is for 1 bottle of 120 capsules of 2,000IU D3 free when you buy 2.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Dr Paul Clayton designed NutriShield as a comprehensive health<a title=\"NutriShield homepage\" href=\"https:\/\/nutrishield.com\"><img  title=\"Why you need more vitamin D NutriShield Multi Vitamins and Minerals\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-full wp-image-3323 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/nutrishield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/button-2.png\"  alt=\"Why you need more vitamin D NutriShield Multi Vitamins and Minerals\"  width=\"180\" height=\"49\" \/><\/a> supplement with OPTIMUM levels of essential nutrients. 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