Dr. Neha Dongaonkar
Ayurvedic Skin Specialist & Cosmetologist
Role of Vitamin D In Immunity
This vitamin plays a critical role in promoting immune response. It has both anti-inflammatory and immunoregulatory properties and is crucial for the activation of immune system defenses.
Vitamin D is known to enhance the function of the immune cells, including T-cells and macrophages, that protect your body against pathogens
In Fact, the vitamin is so important for the immune function that low levels of Vitamin D have been associated with increased susceptibility to infection, disease, and immune-related disorders.
For example, low Vitamin D levels are associated with an increased risk of respiratory disease, including tuberculosis, asthma, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), as well as viral and bacterial respiratory infections.
What's more, Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to decreased lung function, which may affect your body's ability to fight respiratory infections.
The sun is your best source of Vitamin D When your skin is exposed to sunlight, it makes Vitamin D from cholesterol. The sun's ultraviolet B(UVB) rays hit cholesterol in the skin cells, providing the energy for Vitamin D synthesis to occur.
In current situations of lockdown, all are going through the uncertainty of life. This is a life and death situation. The above age of 50 is a vulnerable person. weekly one dose of Vitamin D is playing a good role, you can take as per your physician's consultation.
Be Safe, Stay Healthy
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