The sunshine vitamin

EMA TAYLOR is a naturopath, clinical nutritionist and certified fertility awareness educator. For more, visit emataylor.com or @emataylornaturopathy on Instagram. Vitamin D’s powerful antioxidant properties protect the skin from environmental toxins and support a strong immune system. Vitamin D, “the sunshine vitamin”, is most recognised for its importance in bone mineralisation; however, its significance in the body reaches far beyond the skeleton. Vitamin D plays a role in the proper functioning of almost every tissue in the body, including the brain, heart, muscles, immune system, reproductive system, hair and skin. So it is no wonder that a vitamin D deficiency is associated with cancers, autoimmune diseases, heart disease, neurological and mood disorders, subfertility, hair loss and a number of skin conditions including acne, eczema and dermatitis. Living in a sunny country doesn’t…