Elexir vitamin D3 is a food supplement that contains 2500 IU (62.5 µg, 1250% RDI*) of vitamin D3 per capsule. Vitamin D3 is in a base of coconut oil for the best possible absorption.

• Vitamin D contributes to the normal functioning of the immune system
• Vitamin D contributes to maintaining normal bone structure
• Vitamin D contributes to maintaining normal muscle function
• Vitamin D helps maintain normal teeth

In the Nordic countries, vitamin D is in short supply

Vitamin D is formed in the skin when exposed to sunlight, and since the sun is not high enough in the Nordic region during most of the year and day, an intake of vitamin D through dietary supplements is recommended. The vitamin is a fat-soluble nutrient that is absorbed through the skin and transported to the liver and kidneys for further synthesis into the active form vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol). Vitamin D has several important functions in the body, including metabolism of phosphate and calcium, regulation of the calcium balance in bones and teeth, maintaining the function of the nervous system and the immune system, etc.

Affects important systems in the body

Vitamin D has the ability to affect several of the body's cell functions, which in turn affects our health in a number of different ways. Vitamin D has an important role in the regulation of calcium and phosphate levels in the blood, the hormone balance is regulated to some extent by vitamin D and the vitamin is also needed for the nervous system and muscles to function normally. Vitamin D affects the white blood cells, which have an important function for the immune system and can thereby strengthen the body's defenses. Studies have also shown that supplementing with vitamin D has contributed to everything from a better mood to a reduced risk of obesity, so there are many areas left to research.

Common with low levels in the body

During the summer months, the sun's exposure to the skin can be seen as the most important source of vitamin D, but from late autumn until spring, you cannot really count on any significant synthesis of vitamin D in the body, because the UV-B radiation is filtered away in the atmosphere when the sun is up low. Until just a few years ago, many people took it for granted that the synthesized amount of vitamin D that is formed in the body during the summer should also cover the need during the winter months, because vitamin D is fat-soluble and can therefore be stored in the body. However, it is now known that the synthesized amount is often not sufficient, but that it is only certain people who have produced the amount required to cover a larger part of the need even during the winter months.

Sunscreen protects – but also blocks vitamin D synthesis

The use of sun protection creams has an important task, namely to protect the skin against the harmful effects of the sun's rays. But at the same time, the process in which the sun's rays synthesize and create our natural stores of vitamin D is also blocked.

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