About Vitamin D

In order for our body to work properly and carry out all of its  ecessary functions it needs a wide array of macronutrients, including proteins, fats, carbohydrates, minerals, and vitamins. Each of these groups of macronutrients carries out specific roles. One of the main tasks that vitamins carry out is to guide the processes that occur inside of of our billions and billions of cells. One interesting vitamin that had not been looked upon before is vitamin D. Indeed, learning about what is Vitamin D and its associated health benefits can be one of the most important things you can do for your health.

What is Vitamin D?

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Vitamin D is commonly known as just a vitamin and it is usually associated with healthy bone development. But vitamin D is much more than that. Vitamin D is actually one of the oldest prohormones. Vitamin D's metabolic product is actually a secosteroid hormone, which functions as key, unlocking more than 2,700 binding sites for calcitrol.  These binding cites are found near genes that are involved with many major disease. 

Types of vitamin D

Vitamin D3 - This type of vitamin D is produced in human skin in response to exposure to the sun. Supplements of vitamin D3 can be found in lanolin or cod liver oil extract.

Vitamin D2 - This type of vitamin is derived from fungal sources in supplements. This type of vitamin D is not present in the human body. Furthermore, the preferred Vitamin D type to be used is Vitamin D3.

About Activated Vitamin D

Carcitriol is another name for activated Vitamin D. Calcitriol is the most potent steroid hormone in the human body. 

Different Tree Types

Trees are crucial for our survival. They provide us with two main ingredients for life, food and oxygen. In addition, trees have been used to create shelter, to extract medicine for illnesses, and to create tools to further the creation of the civilizations we know today. Now, all the trees in the world are not the same. There are deciduous trees, coniferous trees, and evergreen trees. Trees can also be classified as softwood and hardwood tree types. But what does this mean?

 Let's start with deciduous trees, coniferous trees, and evergreen trees. Deciduous trees usually have green leaves that change color to bright red, yellow or orange in the fall. 

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During winter, the leaves of deciduous trees usually fall off. Some examples of deciduous trees are fruit, nut, and maple trees.


Now, evergreens usually have darker green shoots or spiky needles. When these shoots or needles fall, a new one grows in the same place and thus comes the name of these trees, as they stay green all year round. Evergreen trees stay green usually also even during winter! Furthermore, some evergreen trees grow cones. These trees are known as coniferous trees.

 Now, what is the difference between hardwood and softwood. Well, as the name implies, softwoods tend to have softer woods than hardwoods. But the main difference is that hardwood grow flowers and softwood trees are coniferous.