{"id":24279,"date":"2022-04-15T09:31:59","date_gmt":"2022-04-15T13:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smarttan.com\/news\/?p=24279"},"modified":"2022-04-15T09:31:59","modified_gmt":"2022-04-15T13:31:59","slug":"the-immune-system-relies-on-vitamin-d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/the-immune-system-relies-on-vitamin-d\/","title":{"rendered":"How the Immune System Relies on Vitamin D"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>From GrassrootsHealth<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>What is Vitamin D Good For? (Part 9: Immune Health) \u2013 Vitamin D is needed by virtually every cell in the body, and is essential for hundreds of processes each and every day<\/h4>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6102\" src=\"https:\/\/www.grassrootshealth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/immune-system-cartoon-300x204.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.grassrootshealth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/immune-system-cartoon-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.grassrootshealth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/immune-system-cartoon-768x522.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.grassrootshealth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/immune-system-cartoon-1024x696.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.grassrootshealth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/immune-system-cartoon-260x177.jpg 260w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" \/>The multiple important roles that vitamin D plays in immune function have been a major focus over the past year, especially in relation to COVID-19. As part of our\u00a0<em>What is Vitamin D Good For?<\/em>\u00a0series, this post will attempt to summarize those roles to clearly show how the immune system relies on vitamin D to function properly. Because vitamin D acts as a protector and regulator of all cell types, tissues, and organs, it is required for the proper functioning of each system of the body to help keep us healthy. This is especially true for our immune system, since vitamin D has specific regulatory effects on immune cells and inflammation.<\/p>\n<p>So far, we have covered how vitamin D contributes to the health of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.grassrootshealth.net\/blog\/vitamin-d-bones-muscles\/\">musculoskeletal system<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.grassrootshealth.net\/blog\/vitamin-d-benefit-skin\/\">dermatological system<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.grassrootshealth.net\/blog\/reproductive-health-depends-healthy-vitamin-d-levels\/\">reproductive system<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.grassrootshealth.net\/blog\/vitamin-d-vital-maintaining-healthy-lungs-respiratory-system-function\/\">respiratory system<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.grassrootshealth.net\/blog\/vitamin-d-benefits-heart-cardiovascular-system\/\">cardiovascular system<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.grassrootshealth.net\/blog\/relationship-vitamin-d-sunlight-digestive-system\/\">digestive system<\/a>, and to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.grassrootshealth.net\/blog\/roles-vitamin-d-cancer-prevention\/\">cancer prevention<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.grassrootshealth.net\/blog\/need-vitamin-d-mental-emotional-wellness\/\">cognitive and mental-emotional wellness<\/a>. A deficit in vitamin D can lead to impairment or disease in each of these systems \u2013 from brittle bones to heart disease, cancer and dementia. With this in mind, why take a chance at being deficient in vitamin D?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grassrootshealth.net\/blog\/immune-system-relies-vitamin-d\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to read the entire article from GrassrootsHealth.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>SmartTan.com news articles regularly report medical and scientific information to keep you abreast of current events related to UV light. This information is not intended to be used by any party to make unwarranted health claims to promote sunbed usage. Indoor tanning businesses are obligated to communicate a fair and balanced message to all clients about your products and services including the potential risks associated with indoor tanning. Contact your Smart Tan representative to find out more about what you can and can\u2019t say in your tanning salon business.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>\u00a9 2021 International Smart Tan Network. All rights reserved.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From GrassrootsHealth What is Vitamin D Good For? (Part 9: Immune Health) \u2013 Vitamin D is needed by virtually every cell in the body, and is essential for hundreds of processes each and every day The multiple important roles that vitamin D plays in immune function have been a major focus over the past year, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":23402,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How the Immune System Relies on Vitamin D - Smart Tan News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"From GrassrootsHealth What is Vitamin D Good For? (Part 9: Immune Health) \u2013 Vitamin D is needed by virtually every cell in the body, and is essential for hundreds of processes each and every day The multiple important roles that vitamin D plays in immune function have been a major focus over the past year, especially in relation to COVID-19. As part of our\u00a0What is Vitamin D Good For?\u00a0series, this post will attempt to summarize those roles to clearly show how the immune system relies on vitamin D to function properly. Because vitamin D acts as a protector and regulator of all cell types, tissues, and organs, it is required for the proper functioning of each system of the body to help keep us healthy. This is especially true for our immune system, since vitamin D has specific regulatory effects on immune cells and inflammation.  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(Part 9: Immune Health) \u2013 Vitamin D is needed by virtually every cell in the body, and is essential for hundreds of processes each and every day The multiple important roles that vitamin D plays in immune function have been a major focus over the past year, especially in relation to COVID-19. As part of our\u00a0What is Vitamin D Good For?\u00a0series, this post will attempt to summarize those roles to clearly show how the immune system relies on vitamin D to function properly. Because vitamin D acts as a protector and regulator of all cell types, tissues, and organs, it is required for the proper functioning of each system of the body to help keep us healthy. This is especially true for our immune system, since vitamin D has specific regulatory effects on immune cells and inflammation.  So far, we have covered how vitamin D contributes to the health of the\u00a0musculoskeletal system,\u00a0dermatological system,\u00a0reproductive system,\u00a0respiratory system,\u00a0cardiovascular system,\u00a0digestive system, and to\u00a0cancer prevention\u00a0and\u00a0cognitive and mental-emotional wellness. A deficit in vitamin D can lead to impairment or disease in each of these systems \u2013 from brittle bones to heart disease, cancer and dementia. With this in mind, why take a chance at being deficient in vitamin D?  Click here to read the entire article from GrassrootsHealth.  &nbsp;  &nbsp;  &nbsp;  SmartTan.com news articles regularly report medical and scientific information to keep you abreast of current events related to UV light. This information is not intended to be used by any party to make unwarranted health claims to promote sunbed usage. 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So far, we have covered how vitamin D contributes to the health of the\u00a0musculoskeletal system,\u00a0dermatological system,\u00a0reproductive system,\u00a0respiratory system,\u00a0cardiovascular system,\u00a0digestive system, and to\u00a0cancer prevention\u00a0and\u00a0cognitive and mental-emotional wellness. A deficit in vitamin D can lead to impairment or disease in each of these systems \u2013 from brittle bones to heart disease, cancer and dementia. With this in mind, why take a chance at being deficient in vitamin D? Click here to read the entire article from GrassrootsHealth. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; SmartTan.com news articles regularly report medical and scientific information to keep you abreast of current events related to UV light. This information is not intended to be used by any party to make unwarranted health claims to promote sunbed usage. 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