How Vitamin D Benefits Women

Vitamin D helps promote healthy bones by managing the absorption of calcium, as previously mentioned. However, there is an ever-increasing body of knowledge linking vitamin D to many other health benefits.

For instance, vitamin D has been linked to managing high blood pressure and normalizing hypertension symptoms. It can stimulate the pancreas and has a role in regulating the immune system. It reduces the risk of colon polyps, heart attacks, multiple sclerosis, and rheumatoid arthritis. Vitamin D can even help alleviate bone pain.

For women specifically, vitamin D lowers the levels of estradiol and progesterone in the body—two hormones of which high amounts can cause infertility. Another cause of infertility, polycystic ovarian syndrome, is also reduced by consuming proper levels of vitamin D. If the daily vitamin D intake is met, the handy nutrient can reduce the ability of genes linked to breast cancer to express themselves, thereby lowering breast cancer risk by up to 30%. When pregnant, proper vitamin D intake can help reduce the chance of the baby being born with skeletal malformations, brittle bone disease, or low bone density. With all of this in mind, it might be easier to list what vitamin D doesn’t help with!

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