There are several people who are deficient in Vitamin-D or the ‘Sunshine’ vitamin. Also, during the winter months, you may not be getting enough of this vital nutrient because the days are shorter.

However, the good news is that you can make up for the lack of the vitamin through the intake of the nutrient’s sources. Furthermore, you can expose your skin to the sun for facilitating the vitamin’s manufacture by the body.

In fact, you should be getting enough of the fat-soluble Vitamin-D. This is because the nutrient helps to effectively maintain other important minerals – such as phosphorus and calcium – in the body.

More so, the sunshine vitamin is essential for absorbing the calcium mineral that is responsible for strengthening the bones.

Also, through adequate Vitamin-D in your body, brain function improves. More so, body inflammation reduces.

You should know that exposing your skin to the sun helps the body to manufacture vitamin-D. Keep in mind that vitamin D3 (the active form of vitamin D) synthesizes the sun’s ultraviolet B radiation when you expose your skin to the skin. In turn, the vitamin levels rise in the body.

Further, you should understand that lack of vitamin-D can result in deficiencies. These include Osteomalacia in adults and Rickets in children.

You could, also, suffer from other deficiencies if you lack vitamin-D. These include mood swings, tiredness, coughs, colds, seasonal affective disorder, bone-related problems, and poor oral health.

As per earlier studies, the recommended daily limit of the vitamin was said to be 10 micrograms. However, nowadays, the experts opine that the amount of vitamin-D that a person needs could differ as per their biological composition.

Besides, you must consume more vitamin-D food sources if you are deficient in the vitamin. In the process, you can add foods that are rich in the nutrient to your diet. These include egg yolk, red meats, vitamin-D fortified products, cheese tofu, breakfast cereals, and orange juice. Also, oily fish – like sardines and salmon – are other good vitamin-D sources.

Moreover, you can consider taking vitamin-D supplements to fulfill your body’s requirements of this essential vitamin. Even so, you should consult your doctor before taking the supplements. They will ask you to take a blood test to determine your vitamin-D levels. And accordingly, they will prescribe the doses as per your body composition. All the same, make sure you adhere to their instructions to be on the safer side.