Most Canadians During the Winter are Vitamin D Deficient

The calendar says it is officially fall, I have opened my first can of pumpkin and my gum boots are in full use. It is safe to say summer is long gone. So, that means there is a lot less sunshine and that isn’t great for the sunshine vitamin. Yep, poor Vitamin D is having a hard time being produced. It is important to supplement Vitamin D at this time of the year for our bone and teeth health. You can get it from your diet through oily fish, cod liver oil, egg yolks and butter as well as fortified foods. Be careful to follow the recommended amounts as Vitamin D is a fat soluble vitamin and is stored in our bodies. Too much Vitamin D can cause excessive thirst, diarrhea, nausea, weakness and headaches.