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What is the "Sunshine vitamin" (and why do you need it?)
When it comes to supplements, there are usually two nutritionist camps:
Those who say supplements aren’t necessary because we get all we need from food
Those who believe that they are needed for specific reasons.
I fall into the latter—I definitely think that supplementation has its place and purpose. Personally, I have benefitted from taking certain herbs, vitamins and minerals and noticed a difference, for example when taking vitamin B12 when deficient or taking herbs to support my Hypothalamic-Pituitary Axis (read: managing stress levels).
One of the biggies I recommend is vitamin D3, especially during the colder months and for those of us who live far from the equator (most of us). I would say that around 90% of the women I see in my practice have very low vitamin D status, myself included (I just found out my D is low, too)!