Facts about Vitamin D3 

Vitamin D D3

Important Nutrient

Vitamin D3 is an important nutrient for a healthy living & activity. Vitamin D3 is generally derived from sunlight. But today's life style is habituating most of the people to stay indoors with ac's, travelling by cars, using sunscreen lotions to protect from cancers etc devoid required sunlight for their body. 

Current life style

All the multistoreys, metros are also preventing the direct fall of early morning sun rays to penetrate humans. This is leading to a deficiency in vitamin D3 which is the main component for life-sustaining bone building and immune propelling.

Functioning of Vitamin D3

Vitamin D3(cholecalciferol) functions like  hormone when it gets converted to calcitriol by the kidney and liver. Calcitriol circulates throughout the body via the blood as a hormone, regulating the concentration of calcium and phosphate in the bloodstream and promoting the healthy growth and remodeling of bone. 

This is one of the major source of bone strength and neuro-muscular strength. Lack of vitamin D3 is leading to health issues like pains through out the body, decreased immunity, muscular degeneration, insulin resistance and pre-eclampsia during pregnancy, risks to fractures on falls, musculature disorders etc.

Effects of Vitamin D3 Deficiency

Vitamin D3 deficiency can also lead to other chronic health problems like rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, high blood pressure and fibromyalgia-a peculiar disease effecting the muscles of the entire body leading to other complications preventing a normal person to carry out his/her regular daily tasks.

The natural sources of vitamin D3 :

* Sunlight with Ultraviolet rays from the sun.

* Fortified Milk & Cereals

* Cheese, Butter and Margarine

* Egg yolk

* Certain type of juices like orange juice with pulp

* Certain types of mushrooms

* Cod liver capsules

* Fatty Fish

Quantity of Vitamin D3 required

Balance of vitamin D3 in body can be regulated by consuming 2,000 to 4,000 IU per day of this nutrient in a year either through sunlight or other sources. But  supplementation leads to raise in calcium levels can be alarming. Hence consultation of a General Physician is a must before indulging into supplements.

Links to some affordable Vitamin D3 supplements available for online order:


1 CALCIJOINT D3 CAP

2 CALCIQUIK-D3 1K CAP

3 CIPCAL SYP 150ML

4 CIPCAL-250MG TAB

5 CIPCAL-500 TAB

6 DEEZEE D3 GRANULES

7 GEOACTIVE CAP

8 HIRICH CAP

9 LYCOGEE PLUS CAP

10 NEUROVIT CAP

11 RANPROTEX POWDER 200GM

12 VITAMIN A & D

13 ZINCOTOP TAB 15 S

14 ZINKOMIN 200ML

15 ZINKOMIN DROPS

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