Allowing your body to produce vitamin D in response to sunlight is a great and easy action to take when done correctly. It is important to wear sunscreen under direct sunlight to prevent types of skin damage or cancer. Having a deficiency in vitamin D can result in muscle weakness and a compromised immune system that could lead to sickness and a prolonged recovery. If you are worried about easily burning your skin or susceptible to skin cancer, taking a vitamin D supplement can be just as effective. Vitamin D plays a role in the proper communication between all systems of the body in order for you to fight off sickness. Nerves need vitamin D to communicate with the brain as well as each body part. Communication throughout our body is a daily, necessary function of the nervous system that vitamin D can help provide. Muscle mobility and growth also depend on this vitamin and how much is being produced. When the immune system has a sufficient amount of vitamin D, it can have better resistance to pathogens trying to invade.

(This article is for informational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose or treat any medical condition.)