Vitamin D is the common name that refers to several forms of this fat-soluble vitamin. Two forms are important to humans: Vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol), which is made by plants, and Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol), which is made by the human body when the skin is exposed to ultraviolet B (UVB) rays from the sun. As little as ten minutes of sun exposure per day is thought to produce enough Vitamin D to prevent a deficiency.*
While many people are Vitamin D deficient, some are not. Your health care professional may be able to assist you by arranging for a Vitamin D test, to ascertain your best level of supplementation.
Vitamin D can be toxic if too much is taken on a regular basis, although human toxicity probably begins to occur only after a very high chronic daily consumption of approximately 40,000 IU per day.*
Vitamin D aids in the body’s absorption of calcium and phosphorous. Sufficient blood levels of these minerals are needed for proper calcification of bones and cartilaginous tissues. Vitamin D thus increases bone mineral density, and thereby decreases the risk of bone fractures.*
Vitamin D is sometimes regarded as a hormone for its involvement in regulating certain organ and tissue systems.*
- Skeletal deformities in children
- Muscular weakness and weak bones in adults
Removing Tricalcium Phosphate:
Dr. Hulda Clark recommended Vitamin D3to help remove deposits of the food additive, tricalcium phosphate, by “mobilizing” the calcium in them.