USANA Essential Tips

Finding out that Vitamin D, in adequate amounts, helps your body maintain normal levels of calcium and phosphorus. This promotes strong bones and good bone density. Getting enough sunlight, whenever possible, will allow the Vitamin D you ingest to work in concert with the other vitamins and minerals. Vitamin D helps your body absorb dietary fats too, which keeps your colon, pancreas, liver, bowels and heart much healthier as well. Here are some ways to increase vitamin D intake:

1. Seek sunshine for at least 15-20 minutes per day, ultra-Violet rays help your body to synthesize Vitamin D. Don’t stop using sun screen, skin cancer is still a very great risk to your health.

2. Take a Vitamin D2 supplement along with your multi-vitamin if you are unable to get enough sunlight because of your location, or inability to find time for outdoor activity.

3. Eat foods that are Vitamin D enriched such as cereals, butter or margarine, yogurt, soy milk, bread, cereal grain bars, and whole milk, fatty fish such as sardines, cooked mackerel and salmon.

4. Ask your physician to check your bone density and levels of Vitamin D in your blood stream, periodically.

5. Know that one cup of milk which has been fortified with Vitamin D supplies 1/4th of your daily need for this essential nutrient.

6. Avoid exceeding the recommended daily limits of Vitamin D. For men and women these limits are:

• Ages 19-50 200 IUs
• Ages 51-70 400 IUs
• Ages 71+ 600 IUs