Until when should I take vitamin D? Do you also have to swallow in the summer?

The need for vitamin D supplementation throughout the year is a well-known fact. Vitamin D deficiencies are manifested, among others, by reduced immunity, fatigue or periodontal diseases. Independent obtaining of this vitamin by the body under the influence of solar radiation is limited in Poland, especially in winter and autumn. So how long should we take vitamin D for? Is supplementation also recommended in summer?

1. Vitamin D deficiency leads to decreased immunity, fatigue and bone weakness
2. Vitamin D supplementation in Poland is recommended by doctors, especially in the autumn and winter season
3. In some cases, it is advisable to reach for vitamin D supplements throughout the year, also in summer
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Human needs for vitamin D.

Vitamin D is an important ingredient for health that affects the health of the immune system, the skeletal system, as well as the muscular, nervous and circulatory systems. The appropriate level of vitamin D in the body can be maintained thanks to skin synthesis. It occurs under the influence of the sun and this is how you can cover up to 80 percent. the need for this vitamin. Vitamin D is also found in some food products, but food allows you to meet the demand for this ingredient to a limited extent – only 20 percent.

So what about vitamin D cutaneous synthesis? Our body can produce enough of it if we expose our face, legs and forearms to the sun for 15 minutes a day between 10 am and 15 pm. Unfortunately, effective synthesis of vitamin D under these assumptions will be possible if we do not use a sunscreen. However, the use of products protecting against UV radiation is recommended practically all year round, especially in summer.

Moreover, the weather conducive to exposing a sufficiently large area of ​​skin to the sun in Poland is limited to a few months a year. That is why vitamin D supplementation is crucial for our health. Order Omega 3 + D3 4000 IU YANGO today – a dietary supplement for seniors that will help meet the body’s need for vitamin D, and additionally provide omega-3 fatty acids.

What is the importance of vitamin D supplementation throughout the year?

As can be deduced from the information provided above, the recommended daily amount of vitamin D is not obtained from food, even with a well-balanced diet. Also, synthesis through the skin has its limitations, so we will not do without supplementation, especially in the autumn and winter period. Vitamin D supplementation is recommended by doctors to people of virtually all ages. Seniors should remember this, because with age the skin copes with the synthesis of vitamin D worse and worse.

In the case of children, vitamin D is one of the most important ingredients for proper bone growth. There are special preparations with vitamin D for children available on the market, making it easier to administer them to the youngest in the right dose. Examples include products such as Vitamin D3 400 IU in drops for children Viridian or capsules with vitamin D3 for children 400 IU Terranova.

Until when to take vitamin D?

According to doctors’ recommendations, vitamin D supplementation is particularly important in the fall and winter, from September to April. In practice, this means that young and healthy people can do without supplementation for only four months a year. Of course, only if during this period they regularly spend time outdoors and expose their skin to the sun.

However, the problematic issue of sunscreen should not be ignored. According to dermatologists’ recommendations, sunblock creams should be used all year round. Staying in the sun without SPF protection during the summer period in order to stimulate the synthesis of vitamin D through the skin should be kept to a minimum. It may also turn out that supplementation will still be a simpler and more effective way to maintain the proper level of vitamin D in the summer.

Do not forget about cosmetics with a filter, use the FLOSLEK SPF 50+ toning cream for oily and combination skin every day or the BB cream with SPF 20 Embryolisse filter.

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Should you supplement vitamin D in the summer?

The need for vitamin D supplementation in the summer is an individual matter. During the summer period, we often do not spend time outside every day and instead stay in an apartment or office. In this case, exposure to the sun is only an occasional trip or a longer vacation. Reaching for capsules or other supplements with vitamin D may also be recommended in the summer.

Year-round supplementation of vitamin D in summer is also recommended for people with an increased demand for this vitamin, incl:

1. children and adolescents in the period of rapid growth;
2. the elderly, whose body is less able to synthesize vitamin D itself;
3. pregnant women, because vitamin D is important for the proper development of the fetus;
4. postmenopausal women who are at greater risk of bone injury;
5. obese people;
6. people suffering from kidney diseases (e.g. renal failure) or liver (e.g. bile secretion disorders, liver cirrhosis).

If in doubt about vitamin D supplementation, consult your doctor. You can also go for a blood test to check the level of vitamin D in your body. At Medonet Market you can order a home vitamin D level test in the form of a cassette test or a mail order study of the profile of vitamin D metabolites.

The offer also includes supplements containing vitamin D, including:

1. XeniVIT Vitamin D 2000 Xenico – 120 capsules for 19,68 PLN
2. Vitamin D3 2000IU vegan Viridian
3. Vitamin D3 2500 IU Solgar liquid
4. Vitamin D3 2000 Vivoforte from 6,99 PLN