Vitamin D

Vitamin D is not a vitamin. Instead, Vitamin D is a potent hormone in the body. Vitamin D is well known for its role in helping the intestines absorb calcium, however, what we don’t appreciate are its more critical functions. It influences over 3,000 genes in the body, far more than any other nutrient. Vitamin D is essential for maintaining healthy blood pressure, strengthening our immune system and regulating the normal growth and development of our cells. Vitamin D also offers protection against muscle pain and weakness, autoimmune diseases, heart disease as well as some forms of cancer. Researchers have also pointed out that regardless of the type of cancer, the one thing sufferers have in common is a deficiency of vitamin D.