If you live in Canada or northern US, you should be taking a vitamin D supplement in late fall and winter months. That’s because the sun’s rays aren’t strong enough during this time of year.
While fatty fish like salmon and sardines have some vitamin D, it’s no where near the recommended 1000 IU daily your body needs—so you may want to opt for a supplement instead. —Joanna Stochla, Medcan registered dietitian
For more Cold Weather Wellness tips, check back on Thursday, November 10, 2022 for a link to our full guide featuring advice from Shaun Francis, Medcan CEO, Dr. Andrew Miners, Medcan clinical director of sports medicine, Dr. Peter Nord, Medcan’s chief medical officer, and Joanna Stochla, Medcan registered dietititan.
Here is a link to the article, which goes into more detail about Cold Weather Wellness: https://medcan.com/medcan-insights/expert-perspectives/how-to-boost-your-wellness-in-cold-weather/
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If you live in Canada or Northern us you should be taking vitamin D right now that’s because during the late fall and winter months the sun’s UVB rays just aren’t strong enough osteoporosis Canada recommends we should be supplementing with vitamin D all year round mainly we’ll find it naturally in fatty fish
Like salmon or sardines oftentimes we’ll have to supplement
