Health Care At Home

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We are our first Health Insurance, without it we lose control of all others, with it we take control of our health.

Health care begins at home before the need to see a health professional. Health care will continue at home after seeing a health professional.

Self-care is health care at home. Self-care is Preventative.

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Vitamin D-Things You Should Know

Vitamin D is called the sunshine vitamin, it is necessary to prevent diabetes, to build strong bones and teeth
 and for general health.

We produce it ourselves through exposure to the sun.

Unfortunately we need a lot more sun than we can get to produce enough vitamin-D for our health.

Due to the harmful effects of the sun we need to protect our health from it.  Actions and products that can do so also prevent us from the exposure necessary to produce vitamin-D.

Certain people are especially vulnerable,they are:

  • People who live in regions where there is not enough sunlight
  • People with dark skin who are naturally protected from sunburn by their pigment
  • People who protect their skin from ultra violet rays with sunscreen
Because of these reasons vitamin-D has to be taken in the diet or by supplements.
 

Adults need 400IU per day, children and teenagers 200IU, babies and infants need 400IUper day.
 

Sources of Vitamin-D
  • Milk  
  • Eggs,
  • Cheese
  • Liver
  • Salmon, 
  • Canned tuna 
  • Sardines
Some foods such as Infant formula, milk and fruit juice are fortified with vitamin D.

Breast milk does not provide vitamin-D, so breastfed babies and infants need to get their daily recommended dose through fortified foods or supplements.

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