Vitamin D: An essential nutrient

When vitamins were first discovered in the early 20th century, Vitamin D was found to help cure the childhood bone disease Rickets. Today there is a Vitamin D deficiency in children once again and Rickets is making a comeback.
Vitamin D is not just for kids anymore. Last week at the USANA International Convention, Dr. Myron Wentz said that Sunshine and Vitamin D are as essential to health as oxygen. He listed several chronic diseases that the risk can be reduced with Sunshine and supplementing with Vitamin D.
Some chronic diseases associated with adults are listed below.

Vitamin D Status and Risk of Parkinson’s Disease.

A new long-term research study conducted in over 3,000 individuals indicates that individuals with the lowest vitamin D levels are at increased risk of Parkinson’s disease...Read from USANA Essentials of Health

Vitamin D3 May Reduce the Risk of Colorectal Cancer.

According to a new research study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, increased blood levels of vitamin D may reduce the risk of colorectal cancer by up to 40 percent...Read more from USANA Essentials of Health.