Vitamin D

Vitamin D, also called “The Sunshine Vitamin” is unfortunately hard to come by naturally during the winter months, and well... If you live in the UK ever!. Vitamin D deficiency (1) is not so uncommon, with over half of the UK affected, especially in the typical British Winter with long drawn out evenings and dark mornings.

Your body makes vitamin D naturally when your skin is exposed to sunlight.

However, the lack of sunlight makes it hard for your body to produce enough vitamin D... this is why Vitamin D supplements are recommended by Public Health England during the winter months. 

But why is this fat-soluble vitamin so important for us? It strengthens our immune system that protects us from infections, including the common cold and the flu.

Not only that, but a deficiency in Vitamin D has also been linked through scientific research to depression (2), heart problems (3) and even Alzheimer’s (4). Vitamin D is a winter essential for those dark months.

Vitamin C

While Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) can’t protect you from colds, it can shorten the length of time you stay ill. If your body is low in vitamin C, you won’t be able to defend yourself from infections as effectively as usual. Therefore, a daily immune support like Vitamin-C is crucial, especially if someone's caught a case of the sniffles!

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Vitamin B Complex 

Referred to as Vitamin B complex, the eight B vitamins — B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B7, B9, B12 — play an important role in keeping our bodies running like well-oiled machines. While many of the following vitamins work in tandem, each has its own specific benefits, B1 and B2 play a large role in metabolism and converting nutrients to energy and combatting brain fog (5). Meanwhile, B7 (Biotin) is essential for fat metabolism, another winter essential.

Overall, Vitamin B complex can increase energy, enhance mood, improve memory, and stimulate the immune system.

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  Author - Ottis Bailey BSc

References

1. Pearce, S. and Cheetham, T. (2010). Diagnosis and management of vitamin D deficiency. BMJ, 340(jan11 1), pp.5664-5664.

2. Umhau, J. and George, D. (2013). Correction: Low Vitamin D Status and Suicide: A Case-Control Study of Active Duty Military Service Members. PLoS ONE, 8(9)

3. Walker, A. (1997). Sunlight, cholesterol and coronary heart disease. QJM, 90(2), pp.153-154.

4. Annweiler, C. (2010). 25-HYDROXYVITAMIN D, DEMENTIA, AND CEREBROVASCULAR PATHOLOGY IN ELDERS RECEIVING HOME SERVICES. Neurology, 75(1), pp.95-96.