Balancing Your Vitamin D Intake

Getting enough vitamins can feel like an extremely difficult balancing act. This is especially true when it comes to vitamin D: an estimated three-quarters of Americans are not getting enough, and a small number are getting too much. Vitamin D is hard to get through diet and sun exposure alone, and for many people, supplements are needed to ensure a proper intake. Vitamin D supplements can be helpful if you have dietary restrictions or if you live in a place where you don’t get much sun. And while supplements shouldn’t be viewed as a replacement for a healthy diet or lifestyle, they can be incredibly important in correcting a nutritional deficiency. However, if you take supplements without proper medical supervision and start getting too much vitamin D, you could be putting yourself at risk for many of the same medical problems you would have if you were deficient in vitamin D. Read more…