Why Vitamin D Is More Important Now Than Ever
We are currently being advised to stay inside our homes for the time being, with one form of exercise outside a day and in times like these, we need to make sure that we are doing the best we can to maintain and improve our health, not just for our body but also for our skin. This is one area that shows signs of stress very quickly.
Those of us with gardens and balconies should utilise these amenities and spend some time outside each day, whether that be just sitting outside or even doing some yoga! We have been advised to go for 1 form of exercise a day and we should take advantage of this where we can. The weather is warming up now and spring is here, the trees are blossoming. This is the perfect time to focus on your internal health and skin health.
Living in the Uk, we don’t get as much sunlight as we should and most of us will be getting considerably less than usual at the moment so its very important that we find other ways of getting Vitamin D.
Vitamin D helps to regulate the amount of calcium and phosphate in your body and these nutrients are needed to give you healthy skin, hair and bones. We get most of our Vitamin D from daily exposure to direct sunlight, but we also get it from the foods we eat and the supplements we take.
A vitamin D deficiency can lead to a variety of things such as muscle weakness, tiredness, fatigue and even depression. So not only does it affect the health of your body, your skin but also your brain.
What is Vitamin D and why is it important?
We know that Vitamin D is very important for a variety of bodily functions, but it is also very important for our skin. It is an antioxidant that helps to reduce damage from free- radicals and pollution, reduces oxidative stress and helps to combat lines, wrinkles and general ageing.
It helps to support the structure of our skin, promotes normal skin cell division and helps with skin repair. All skin types will benefit from Vitamin D, whether you get that via sunlight, food, topical treatments or supplements.
Which is better – Oral or Topical application?
In short, you really need to be treating the skin in both of these ways. Just applying a topical treatment is not enough, you also need to support your skin and body from the inside out.
Oral supplements are fantastic for maintaining your internal health while Topical treatments are applied directly to the skin and you get the benefit from these much quicker.
We Recommend
Advanced Nutrition from Environ
Advanced Nutrition is part of the Environ brand and focuses on internal health. It is developed by expert nutrition consultants and provides quality supplements. We recommend using these to support the health of your skin and body while spending more time indoors. What we take internally is just as important as what we apply to our skin.
Pro Vitality Formula - £62.00
available for purchase and delivery!
Formulated with vitamins, A, C, B2 (riboflavin) and zinc for the maintenance of normal, healthy skin
• Contains biotin and selenium for nails and hair. It supports energy-yielding metabolism with B vitamins (such as thiamin, niacin)
• Vitamins D and calcium are important to the maintenance of your bones and muscles.
• Enriched with essential fatty acids, amino acids and herbal extracts.
Skin Complete - £49.00
available for purchase and delivery!
Skin Complete is a duo containing two supplements - Skin Vit A+ and Skin Antioxidant and is the first step in any good skincare routine. Crammed with a multitude of nutrients including vitamins A and D and antioxidant botanicals which help to safeguard the skin for a healthy looking complexion.
Benefits:
• Complements all the good work your topical creams are doing on the outside
• Helps with skin cell renewal and normal skin health
• Formulated with a brigade of antioxidant botanicals, including bilberry and turmeric plus green tea and grape seed extracts to safeguard skin.
• vitamin D which plays an important role in bone health, muscle health and the immune system
Vitamin A contributes to the maintenance of normal skin and has a role in the process of cell specialisation.
Vitamin D contributes to the maintenance of normal bones, maintenance of normal muscle function and the normal function of the immune system.
The Medispa has been closed for business from Friday 20 March 2020 due to the Coronavirus outbreak and following Government Guidelines.
However, we are now offering a delivery service if you would like to purchase any Environ, Jane Iredale or Advanced Nutrition products!
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We look forward to seeing you back at the Medispa soon!
The Medispa Team