The “sunshine vitamin”, more commonly known as vitamin D, might be more effective than flu shots at preventing the flu, according to a new study. This month, Japanese doctors and scientists published a double blind study of more than 350 children comparing the two flu precautions, and vitamin D was superior.This is not the first time vitamin D has been studied as a powerful illness fighter. Past research has led scientists to believe it also reduces the risks of cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and other diseases.
How To Get Vitamin D
Vitamin D
Where can you go to get some? Just walk outside your door. Vitamin D is naturally produced by our bodies when the skin is exposed to sunlight, but due to modern lifestyles, many people are deficient. It is also difficult to get enough sunlight in colder climates, particularly during winter months.
If your situation makes it hard to get enough sunlight, supplements are also a good solution. In the Japanese study, children were given a dose of 1200 I.U. per day, but adults are often advised to take more. Supplements also give you the benefit of vitamin D without the harmful effects of the sun’s UV rays.
Vitamin D has long been seen as a simple way to boost your health, but we are now realizing it might be more powerful than we ever thought before. It might have more effective results than the drug it was compared to in the study, with no toxic side effects. If nothing else, it is a great tool to keep our bodies functioning in top shape.
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