{"id":4056,"date":"2016-03-17T11:11:01","date_gmt":"2016-03-17T11:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paperstone.co.uk\/News\/?p=4056"},"modified":"2016-04-15T09:48:20","modified_gmt":"2016-04-15T09:48:20","slug":"vitamin-d-boost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paperstone.co.uk\/News\/articles\/vitamin-d-boost","title":{"rendered":"Give Your Immune System a Boost with Vitamin D"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4057\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paperstone.co.uk\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/happy-sun-600x511.png\" alt=\"happy-sun\" width=\"600\" height=\"511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.paperstone.co.uk\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/happy-sun.png 600w, https:\/\/www.paperstone.co.uk\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/happy-sun-300x256.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The dark days of winter can be a trial for office workers, who don\u2019t always get enough of the \u201csunshine vitamin\u201d to ward off colds and seasonal depression.<\/p>\n<p>So if you work indoors all day, it\u2019s well worth taking a vitamin D supplement to give your immune system a boost.<\/p>\n<p>Old-fashioned cod liver oil works well as a source of vitamin D, although not everyone likes the taste, so you can also get a pure vitamin D supplement from health stores or from your GP.<\/p>\n<p>Symptoms of borderline vitamin D deficiency are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fatigue<\/li>\n<li>Muscle pain and weakness<\/li>\n<li>Joint pain<\/li>\n<li>Chronic pain<\/li>\n<li>Weight gain<\/li>\n<li>High blood pressure<\/li>\n<li>Restless sleep<\/li>\n<li>Poor concentration<\/li>\n<li>Headaches<\/li>\n<li>Bladder problems<\/li>\n<li>Constipation or diarrhea<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can boost your vitamin D levels with the right foods, although getting plenty of sun in the warmer months is the best solution (the sunlight must be on your skin and you must not wear a sunscreen for the first 20 minutes).<\/p>\n<p>Good foods for your lunchbox to boost vitamin D levels include oily fish like salmon, tuna and sardines and eggs- and a big glass of milk a day is a great idea too!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The dark days of winter can be a trial for office workers, who don\u2019t always get enough of the \u201csunshine vitamin\u201d to ward off colds and seasonal depression. 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