People has been forever wondering what do our bodies need in order to function properly. Believe it or not, the right answer is vitamin D and we will explain you why. Two recent studies published in The Journal of Pediatrics have been conducted which discovered that 70% of the American children do not get the required vitamin D. Vitamin D deficiency puts them at higher risk of obesity, diabetes, raised blood pressure, decrease the good cholesterol levels, and can also develop heart disease later in life. 9% of the children have been vitamin D deficient, while 61% did not have required levels of it.
How vitamin D regulates cells and genes
Vitamin D affects our health and function of the cells as it minimizes the cellular growth (which promotes cancer) and boosts cell differentiation (which puts cells into an anti-cancer state), making vitamin D one of the most powerful cancer inhibitors. All this shows why its deficiency is linked to colon, prostate, breast and ovarian cancer.
This vitamin functions on a cellular docking station (receptor) which is sending messages to our genes and in that way controls various functions such as preventing cancer, reducing inflammation, enhancing mood, soothing muscle aches and fibromyalgia, and strengthening bones. When it is not acquire in sufficient amounts, it effects each area of our biology because of its impact on our cells and genes function.
