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Why is Vitamin D Important for Athletes? What You Need to Know About Performance!

Ep 22: Why is Vitamin D Important for Athletes? What You Need to Know About Performance!

  • Why Vitamin D is important for athletes and why where you live may determine your Vitamin D status
  • The roles Vitamin D plays in the immune system
  • Why Vitamin D deficiency can pose overall health problems
  • The relationship between sun exposure, Vitamin D and sunscreen
  • How much Vitamin D athletes may need
  • How treadmill runners, early morning runners, or athletes who wear many layers may want to get their Vitamin D levels tested
  • How to request a Vitamin D test
  • The discrepancies over Vitamin D recommendations and how they may differ for athletes
  • Is there such thing as Vitamin D toxicity?
  • The Vitamin D supplement we recommend
  • How Vitamin D status may impact CO-VID19 severity and symptoms
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