Vitamin D plays a vital role in boosting our immune system’s ability to fight against infection by promoting the production of antimicrobial peptides such as cathelicidin and defensins.
Feeling tired and having muscle pain, may be due to myalgia from low vitamin D levels. Explore the factors contributing to vitamin D deficiency-induced myalgia and the importance of taking vitamin D supplements.
Vitamin D deficiency is a prevalent problem that can lead to general malaise, fatigue, and chronic fatigue syndrome, among other health issues.
Researches have been hypothesizing that vitamin D is associated with reduced risk of cancer. The same has been proved in various pre-clinical studies Vitamin D may decrease tumor invasiveness and the propensity to metastasize, leading to a reduced rate of death from cancer. (Feldman D, 2014) Among patients with cancer, higher 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels at …
The concept of “inflamm-aging”- With increased age, there is a shift in the immune response to a more pro-inflammatory state, which may lead to chronic low-level inflammation and a slow accumulation of damage, with subsequent progression to chronic disease. (Ferrucci L, 2018)Experiments and research has shown that vitamin D can alter the immune system response through …
Ever since the beginning of COVID 19, our perspective for lung health and immunity has changed and prioritization of measures to not only treat respiratory tract infections but also prevent them are a prime focus now. In the same effort, we review the role of Vitamin D in prevention or treatment of respiratory tract infections. …
