Vitamin D

Everyone needs a daily dose. How can you get it?

                                                                      

10 minutes OR 10 glasses per day OR 5 times per week OR 400 mg pill 2.5 times daily
EXPOSIN G JU ST 10% OF YOUR BOD Y TO N ATURAL SUN LIGH T FIVE D AYS PER W EEK CAN
G IVE YOU A SU FFICIEN T AM OUN T OF VITAM IN D . H ERE’S H OW IT W ORKS:

                          Skin makes vitamin D when exposed to sunlight

    
                                            
Vitamin D enters liver to get
modified into 25-hydroxy
vitamin D (measureable in
your blood by doctors)

               
           

 
Vitamin D enters your kidneys
and is modified into its active
form, 125-dihydroxy vitamin D

              

125-dihydroxy vitamin D tells

intestines to absorb calcium
efficiently and regulate blood
calcium for healthy bones