Vitamina D, Side Effects?

The nuances with supplementing with vitamins and minerals can be more complex than expected.

Vitamin D, Side Effects?

Instead of running to the stores to buy the first vitamin we see on the shelves, we should think about the physiological process of vitamins and minerals in our body. Vitamin D known for helping depression, reducing the risk of diabetes, increasing immunity, etc., it does not work alone in modulating these physical processes.

You need magnesium (Mg) to activate the enzymes that convert Vitamin D into its active form. The conversion - or you could say activation - of Vitamin D depends on Magnesium.

In the molecule of chlorophyll, the green substance in plants, you will find a magnesium molecule in the center. Magnesium is responsible for photosynthesis. And for us, magnesium is needed to repair DNA/RNA enzymes and to activate ATP. ATP, which provides energy to our cells, will not work without magnesium.

Magnesium is involved in more enzymes than any other nutrient in the body. Additionally, a study in 2013 showed that people who consumed high levels of magnesium were less likely to have low vitamin D levels compared to people who did not consume sufficient amounts of magnesium.

Excess calcium associated with magnesium deficiency may cause problems such as calcium deposits in the arteries. So increasing magnesium intake, may help prevent calcium deposition in the arteries. And if you have low magnesium stores and you decide to take vitamin D supplements? You may be depositing calcium into your arteries.