Vitamins

During the winter months, there are a few more factors that contribute to an increase in illnesses from spending more time indoors with close contact with other people to the lower humidity meaning that viruses can stay in the air for longer. Hello cold and flu season. Supplements can be helpful in keeping your immune system functioning optimally, preventing any deficiencies and they may even help shorten the duration of the illness. Have a read below to learn about the different supplements that are beneficial to take during the winter months.

Vitamin D 

Everyone should be supplementing

Vitamin D is a fat soluble nutrient often referred to as the sunshine vitamin because our main source of it comes from the sun. It is stored in the liver and fatty tissues and plays a vital role in regulating the absorption of calcium preventing weak and brittle bones which can lead to osteoporosis. Vitamin D is important in supporting the immune system and keeping it balanced and preventing prolonged periods of inflammation. Studies have shown it to also help fight heart disease, manage blood sugar levels, help with hormone

Vitamin C aka ascorbic acid is probably the most well know of all the vitamins and the first most people turn to when they are feeling under the weather. It plays an important role in the body’s ability to grow, heal, and maintain tissue. It’s an essential water soluble vitamin and antioxidant that can be found naturally in many fruits and vegetables. Unfortunately studies have shown that increasing vitamin C intake won’t stop you from catching a cold, but if you are already eating a diet rich in vitamin C foods or taking a supplement daily it may shorten the duration and intensity of the illness. Because the body can’t store or make it’s own vitamin C we need to be getting it from our diet or supplement form daily. Luckily most will be able to get enough through diet each day, but for those who need a larger am