Vitamin D

Known for commonly causing rickets in the past, vitamin D is responsible for maintaining bone health and also for tissue strength and longevity. It is difficult to receive the recommended levels of vitamin D through diet and nutrition alone and experts tend to agree that most humans do not have enough vitamin D in their systems.

Only through regular exposure to natural sunlight can the body produce enough vitamin D to keep us healthy for longer. This does not mean that we should be spending hours in the garden getting burned by the damaging rays of the sun, but that we should when we are able spend at least half an hour outside every day.