Vitamin D3 Supplements

Vitamin D3 is cholecalciferol derived from lanolin and provided in a liquid base of sunflower oil and purified water. In this formula, Vitamin D3 and sunflower oil are combined using a special micro-emulsification process designed to create a natural micellized matrix which, when coated by the stomach bile, will encourage absorption.
Vitamin D Deficiency
While the skin makes vitamin D, many things affect the degree to which its biosynthesis occurs, including time of day, seasons, location, smog/pollution, clothing, shade of skin (darker skin requires more sun), and sunscreen use. Low-cholesterol diets and cholesterol lowering drugs can also inhibit adequate vitamin D formation. By some estimates, one billion people worldwide have vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency. A diet deficient in Vitamin D leads to a softening of the bones, called osteomalacia in adults and rickets in children. Vitamin D deficiency is also suspected of leading to high rates of influenza in winter. Reversing deficiency and maintaining optimal serum vitamin D levels beneficially impacts biochemistry and numerous body systems; this is largely because calcitriolthe metabolic product of vitamin Dis a secosteroid hormone that targets over 200 genes in a wide variety of tissues. As the research demonstrates, vitamin D is clearly imperative for the development, growth, and maintenance of a healthy body from gestation to senescence.
Vitamin D3 & Bone Health
The body needs vitamin D to absorb calcium, and the importance of vitamin D in skeletal health and bone density is well established. Although bone density is most often associated with calcium intakes, insufficient vitamin D negatively affects calcium absorption. Without adequate absorption, the body must take calcium from its stores in the skeleton, which weakens existing bone and prevents the formation of strong, new bone. Clinical research shows that taking vitamin D orally with calcium supplements can support healthy bone turnover, and adequate calcium and vitamin D throughout lifeas part of a well-balanced dietmay reduce the risk of osteoporosis.