Vitamin D is unmatched as a vitamin in the defense it provides. It is like and umbrella protecting through various mechanisms starting from local immunity (nose, mouth, airways, intestines) to the organs (lungs, kidneys, liver…) to the blood to the immune cells.
Adequate levels of D help produce natural anti-viral and anti-bacterial proteins like B defensins and cathelecidins. It strengthen both the innate and the cellular immune response and can check the development of the dreaded cytokine storm.
The lockdowns and home stays have further brought the vitamin D levels down to scary levels I see. Wake up to this need which is a must…strengthen yourself from inside out as it is a power tool of defense.
