“I think vitamin D is an important ingredient in the longevity recipe,” he said enthusiastically, as if just struck by an epiphany. “Your skin manufactures vitamin D when it comes into contact with the sun. Without that vitamin D, we increase our risk for nearly all age-related diseases including many types of cancer, high blood pressure, diabetes and even autoimmune diseases like MS (multiple sclerosis). “Insufficient vitamin D markedly accelerates heart disease in kidney patients. For everyone, without enough vitamin D, bones become brittle, key hip and leg muscles become weak, and the
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