Since milk and other dairy products are not necessarily the best sources of calcium, Daily Health News contributing editor Andrew L. Rubman, ND, suggests other good dietary sources of calcium, such as broccoli, spinach, collard greens and turnip greens. As far as vitamin D is concerned, it’s actually one of the easiest vitamins to get — only 10 to 15 minutes a day outdoors in the sunshine will enable your body to manufacture all of this vitamin you need. Sun exposure is perhaps the most important source of vitamin D because exposure to sunlight provides most humans with their vitamin D requirement.

The major biologic function of vitamin D is to maintain normal blood levels of calcium and phosphorus. By promoting calcium absorption, vitamin D helps to form and maintain strong bones. Vitamin D also works with a number of other vitamins, minerals, and hormones to promote bone mineralization. Without vitamin D, bones can become thin, brittle, or misshapen.

Dr. Soram Khalsa, M.D., sheds new light on the power of this long forgotten vitamin. and also shares insights from his Beverly Hills practice where he normalizes patients’ Vitamin D levels for their optimum health. Visit his blog at http://www.drsoram.com/

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