(Health-NewsWire.Net, January 05, 2015 ) Hollywood, Florida -- Vitamin D deficiency is already known to cause a number of illnesses, and ongoing research is uncovering new information about vitamin D on an almost daily basis. Vitamin D is produced naturally in the body when skin is exposed to the sun's ultraviolet rays. Scientists now know that virtually all cells in the body have vitamin D receptors, suggesting that vitamin D is required by the entire body, as well as all bodily functions.
Vitamin D and Depression
Researchers have long since known that the body uses vitamin D to produce dopamine and serotonin, both of which are mood altering substances. People who suffer from depression all have low levels of serotonin and dopamine for example. While some people suffer from depression all year round, others are only affected during the winter months, usually from the end of autumn to the beginning of spring.
The condition, which is known as Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is most prevalent in countries that have long dark winters and very little sunshine. It also routinely affects people who work night shifts for long periods of time, as is often the case in the offshore oil and gas industry.
Recently, a team of researchers from Canada have found that Seasonal Affective Disorder is caused by a lack of sunlight. Following up on this study, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Technology in Australia have found that SAD is primarily caused by a lack of vitamin D, which results from insufficient exposure to sunlight.
"What we have seen here is that vitamin D and mental health are firmly connected. Even if you can only spend a few minutes in the sun each day, it could very well be enough to bump your vitamin D status up to a level which will help you to avoid depression and other SAD related symptoms" said Professor Michael Kimlin.
nutramina.com, a Hollywood based vitamin D supplier has echoed Professor Kimlin's comments. "I'm not too sure if spending only a few minutes in the sun would make much difference, but at least it would be better than doing nothing at all. The problem is, people in some countries cannot spend any time in the sun because they never get to see the sun during winter", said Mr. Oliver Adams, a Nutra Mina spokesman.
"Getting a bit of sunshine on your hands and face is unlikely to enough to sustain a health vitamin D blood serum level. Vitamin D deficiency is a problem in many sunny countries, and particularly in many Middle East countries where people typically keep their bodies covered. They get plenty of sun on their hands, feet and faces, but they still suffer from D deficiency", said Mr. Adams. "If you are keeping yourself covered, or you always use a sunscreen lotion, you really will need to spend a great deal of time outdoors in the sun", he said.
Doctors have routinely warned against spending too much time in the sun, and others have pointed out that sufficient vitamin D is hard to come by through diet alone. This has caused a surge in demand for vitamin D supplements, which in turn has prompted doctors to warn against taking too much of what is often called the Sunshine Vitamin.
About Nutra Mina
As a company, www.nutramina.com is dedicated to providing customers with the most health supporting vitamin D supplements as well as the necessary information to help their customers to use their supplements in a responsible manner.
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