A Healthier You: Vitamin D

You most likely know your biggest source of vitamin D is the sun. Vitamin D is directly responsible for many functions of your body such as calcium absorption and supporting your immune system, but it’s also one of the reasons your mood is much better in the summer. So how do you continue to get that vitamin D when the sun decides to hide away for winter? Food! And with holiday’s right around the corner this should be an easy fix! 

Here’s the foods you need to put on your plate to keep those D level up:

• ·         Fish like tuna, mackerel and salmon.
• ·         Most dairy products are fortified with vitamin D
• ·         Cheese
• ·         Beef Liver
• ·         Egg Yolks
• ·         Mushrooms
• ·         Orange Juice
• ·         Most cereal and instant oatmeal

You also may want to consider taking a daily vitamin that includes vitamin D if you feel like your nutrition levels are lacking. Keep those happy vitamins, and mood, flowing!