Description
Vitamin D contributes to normal absorption/utilisation of calcium and phosphorus. The classic vitamin D deficiency disease is rickets. Yet as fear of sun-exposure has grown and lifestyles have become more sedentary, exposure to the sun has dropped dramatically and vitamin D deficiency and the incidence of rickets has surged.
The skin cannot create vitamin D if covered in sunscreen or clothing, it is thought that a sun cream with SPF15 will reduce the skin’s ability to synthesize vitamin D by more than 95%.
Furthermore, many older people and those with dark skin or those who tend to wear more modest clothing are amongst the population groups that are most likely to suffer sub-optimal vitamin D levels.
Dietary sources include fortified foods, eggs and fatty fish. Most commonly-available Vitamin D3 supplements are derived from the lanolin in sheep’s wool. Liquid Vitamin D drops from Viridian Nutrition provides vegan Vitamin D3 derived from lichen.
Directions: Using the dropper add 0.5ml daily to food or drink (or directly into mouth) or as recommended by your health professional.
Using the dropper 0.5ml provides:
| Ingredient | Weight | %EC NRV |
|---|---|---|
| Vitamin D3 (Vegan cholecalciferol) 2000iu | (50ug) | 1000 |
| In a base of sunflower seed oil and natural orange oil |
