Vitamin D Physiology – 3 Types of Vitamin D

There are many forms of Vitamin D – cholecalciferol, calcidiol, and calcitriol. This article by the Vitamin D Council explains the difference between these types of Vitamin D and shows how they affect the physiology of the human body.

This article has been removed from Sunlightenment.com at the request of the Vitamin D Council.

May we all one day learn to share our love, light, and knowledge as freely as the Sun, whom shares itself without restriction to all of life upon this planet.

Sunlight may save kids’ sight

Australian researchers have discovered that myopia (nearsightedness or shortsightedness) may not be caused by excessive reading as is commonly thought. New studies show that children from Sydney, Australia spent twice as much time reading as children in Singapore, yet developed ten times less cases of myopia. The key difference is that Sydney-based children spent four times more time outside in the sun.

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The Neglected Nutrient Part 2: Vitamin D for Bones

Vital Choices newsletters in June 2005 contained a series of information-packed articles on the scientific research connection sunlight, vitamin D and human health.  Bone health in relation to vitamin D and sunlight is the focus of the second article.

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Sunlight and Cancer Risk video

This Natural News TV video teaches about the body’s many needs for adequate sunlight exposure. Learn about the relationship between the Sun and four elements of life – earth, air, fire, water – and the how our body responds to natural sunlight by creating Vitamin D.

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