Vitamin D3 (also known as cholecalciferol) is a fat soluble vitamin which plays an important role in maintaining blood levels of calcium.
The majority of vitamin D in the body is created during skin exposure to sunlight, but can also be found in egg yolk, fish oils and oily fish such as salmon, herring and mackerel. Cholecalciferol is an animal source of vitamin D3.
How does Pharma Nord Bio Vitamin D3 D3 work? Vitamin D3 increases the absorption of calcium from food and reduces the excretion of calcium from the body. These effects ensure that calcium levels are maintained and allow adequate levels to be stored in bones and teeth. If blood calcium levels are too low, calcium may be mobilised from bones for use elsewhere in the body, resulting in bone weakening. Vitamin D is also responsible for maintaining healthy muscles and nerves, and for maintaining a healthy immune system.
What do you take Pharma Nord Bio Vitamin D3 for? Vitamin D deficiency is rare. In children a lack of vitamin D may result in rickets (softening of the bones leading to ‘bow legs’) although this has practically been eradicated in the Western world. In adults, deficiency may result in osteomalacia, (softening of the bones and muscle weakness). Deficiencies may also appear in strict vegetarians, people who do not have any exposure to the sun and those with intestinal malabsorption. The body’s ability to manufacture vitamin D declines with age, and vitamin D deficiency is more common in the elderly.
Good for the Immune system, bones, teeth and muscles
The official vitamin D product used in the widely covered UK CORONAVIT trial
Bio-Vitamin D3 is manufactured to pharmaceutical standards
Easy to swallow and highly bioavailable
Vitamin D3 dissolves in cold-pressed olive oil for maximum absorption
Contains a form of vitamin D (cholecalciferol) naturally produced in the skin
The vitamin D supplement that everyone is talking about - chosen for the groundbreaking 'Coronavit' trial!
The trial which will look at the effects of vitamin D supplementation on the immune system and protecting against Covid-19.
With so many vitamin D supplements to choose from, why choose Pharma Nord?
The trial was also featured on the BBC news! You can see the news report here which also talks about Pharma Nord Bio-Vitamin D:
What are the benefits of vitamin D3?
Vitamin D3 is a fantastic nutrient that's essential for our overall well-being and boasts a number of benefits, including:
Contributing to the support of the immune system. What's more, studies have shown that vitamin D may stimulate the body's production of anti-viral and anti-bacterial proteins.
Helping to maintain healthy muscles and nerves
Contributing to the maintenence of normal teeth and bones
Helping our bodies absorb calcium
What is vitamin D3?
Vitamin D3 is a fat-soluble form of vitamin D - when you produce this naturally, it's called cholecalciferol.
We produce vitamin D3 in our skin when exposed to adequate ultraviolet light from the sun. However, our modern lifestyles, which tend to keep us indoors, are depriving us of the sunshine we need. Unfortunately, even the foods we eat rarely contain enough vitamin D3 - if any at all!
Our vitamin D3 supplements are easy to take and specially formulated in gel 'pearls'. Vitamin D3 is liposoluble (dissolves in oil), so an oil-based formula is best. Our preparation is dissolved in cold pressed organic olive oil to enhance absorption. They contain the cholecalciferol form of vitamin D3.
Who might be deficient in vitamin D3?
So, what are the symptoms of a vitamin D deficiency? Fatigue, hair loss, back and muscle pain, and even depression can be symptoms of a lack of vitamin D3. More than one billion people worldwide are estimated to be deficient in vitamin D3. The UK government recommends a vitamin D3 supplement for several key groups of people, including:
People over 65 years of age
Those with low or no exposure to the sun
Pregnant and breastfeeding mothers
Young children from six months to five years old
Vitamin D is an important daily supplement, but what is the use of vitamin D3? Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the human body, of which our bones and teeth store 99%. Vitamin D3 increases the absorption of calcium from food and reduces the excretion of calcium from the body. Since our skeleton acts as a reservoir for calcium therefore our bones become depleted if our calcium intake is insufficient.
Vitamin D3 supplements can also help maintain healthy muscles and nerves, as well as a healthy immune system.
What's more, studies have shown that vitamin D may stimulate the body's production of anti-viral and anti-bacterial proteins. Some experts say they would choose a vitamin D supplement before vitamin C when considering cold and flu protection!
Vitamin D3 is a fat-soluble form of vitamin D - when you produce this naturally, it's called cholecalciferol.
