Also, people with darker skin tend to have lower blood levels of vitamin D because the pigment (melanin) acts like a shade, reducing production of vitamin D (and also reducing damaging effects of sunlight on skin, including skin cancer). Vitamin D production in the skin is the primary natural source of vitamin D, but many people have insufficient levels because they live in places where sunlight is limited in winter, or because they have limited sun exposure due to being inside much of the time. Both are also naturally occurring forms that are produced in the presence of the sun’s ultraviolet-B (UVB) rays, hence its nickname, “the sunshine vitamin,” but D2 is produced in plants and fungi and D3 in animals, including humans. Vitamin D supplements are available in two forms: vitamin D2 (“ergocalciferol” or pre-vitamin D) and vitamin D3 (“cholecalciferol”). For most people, the best way to get enough vitamin D is taking a supplement because it is hard to eat enough through food. Many of the body’s organs and tissues have receptors for vitamin D, which suggest important roles beyond bone health, and scientists are actively investigating other possible functions.įew foods naturally contain vitamin D, though some foods are fortified with the vitamin. Also, laboratory studies show that vitamin D can reduce cancer cell growth, help control infections and reduce inflammation. It is a fat-soluble vitamin that has long been known to help the body absorb and retain calcium and phosphorus both are critical for building bone. His life, his purpose, was just beginning.Vitamin D is both a nutrient we eat and a hormone our bodies make. The day he met Kira, Matt's life changed direction, and it's only now he realizes that everything he's been through was a lead up to this. As they strike a chord with Matt, he does everything in his power to help them.īut when Ruby and Claude need more help than he bargained for, it stops being about work, and starts being about home. His new focus on helping street kids is helping him heal, and with Kira by his side, he's making strides.īrother and sister, Rueben and Claudia, are homeless kids and they're very much alone. As an ex-cop and ex-fighter, his new job teaching kids at the local community gym about drug awareness and self-defense, is a little bit of both.
His life, his purpose, was just beginning.Īfter going past the point of no return and finally reaching breaking point, the only thing Matthew Elliott can do now is start over. About the Book Turning Point Series: Book Three The day he met Kira, Matthew Elliott's life changed direction, and it's only now he realizes that everything he's been through was a lead up to this.
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