Miracle Vitamin You’ll Want Plenty Of This Winter

Do you find you frequently have more colds and flus in the winter that cause you to miss work? You just can’t find the energy to do the things you love to do. Your kids are missing more school. You feel a looming depression you just can’t seem to shake off. How would you like to reduce or maybe even eliminate these conditions while also fortifying yourself against other diseases such as osteoporosis, cancer and seasonal affective disorder (SAD)?

Amazingly, you can accomplish this in just five minutes, three times a week. Before I tell you how, here is some important information to keep in mind.

As winter descends upon us and the days get shorter we spend less time outdoors, decreasing our exposure to the sun’s very beneficial UV rays. Season, latitude, time of day, cloud cover, smog, clothes and sunscreens all interfere with UV ray exposure resulting in a deficiency of the vitamin D (the “sunshine vitamin”) which some researchers are now calling the “miracle vitamin.” In fact researchers have estimated that nearly one billion people worldwide have vitamin D deficiency.

Inflammation: Even The Word Makes You Think, “Ouch!”

Inflammation is truly a fire within the body, generated by the immune system to fight a foreign substance or protect an injured area. We have all experienced it: the redness, swelling and pain. What many people aren’t aware of is that there are two different kinds of inflammation within the body – acute and chronic.

The Two Kinds of Inflammation

Acute inflammation is often caused by an injury. Chronic inflammation is generally more serious for it is difficult to stop and will result in the deterioration of body tissues over time. It may destroy a knee, as with rheumatoid arthritis, or even lead to cancer. Often with chronic inflammation the pain isn’t immediate, but only shows itself when the affected area has suffered some tissue destruction. With chronic inflammation the pain can even be located in a part of the body not associated with damaged tissues. When the heart is inflamed the person is more likely to experience a swelling in the legs than a pain in the heart.

Today Stress Isn’t Just About Fight And Flight

The air is alive with the spray from whitecaps crashing against the black lava rocks. Looking out over the ocean you remember the snow back home then think, “Vacations are great!” Approaching the water’s edge your worries flow away with each wave rushing back to its source. Stepping upon the first rock you feel a slick slime beneath your shoe. With the next step your feet slide off the rock sending you crashing toward the beach of lava. With a loud cracking sound your arm hits the slimy rock and wedges deep in a crevice. You don’t feel anything, but you know your arm has just broken. And then, the feeling in the arm returns and you scream, as much in fear as in pain. Arm trapped, water flowing around your shoulder, you try in vain to pull free.