CANADIAN PHYSIQUE ALLIANCE May / June 2024 | Page 26

system protection , boosting , and maintenance ?
With that being said , do you also know that we as a society , are majority deficient in vitamin D , and by a hugely increasing margin ; affecting more people than ever , especially in colder , less temperate sunny climates . The top leading causes of death in North America are cancer , heart disease , and diabetes , and related comorbidities . These alone claimed 1.2 million lives per year 2020 , 2021 and 2022 . That ’ s 4.6 million people , and it turns out that vitamin D directly impacts the human body ' s biological systems that affect the leading causes of death in North America . In turn , our longevity , and our overall health , vitality , performance , and recovery . To be perfectly clear ; Vitamin D , from a health based probability standpoint influences our long or short lives .
So as I mentioned earlier , colder less temperate climates , with less sun , impact vitamin D deficiency . However , If you live in the sun , and you freely expose yourself to it , as you get older , your skin becomes less capable on a cutaneous level to synthesize vitamin D from sunlight . That ’ s right your receptivity down regulates with age . For the rest of us folk who don ’ t live in sunny places between October to March BRRRRR ! you see my point . So , what about all you folks out there who avoid the sun ? Sun hats , long clothing , even using sunblocks , for all your personal reasons that you do so , yes your UVB relationship to vitamin D synthesis is lacking . Air pollution and buildings in cities also block UVB exposure . Another interesting fact , being overweight , leads to vitamin D deficiency . You could be taking vitamin D , but vitamin D is a fat , soluble vitamin . If you have excessive body fat , are