- Vitamin D
Vitamin D has the important function of going into cells to regulate genes to be used or not.
Just about every cell in the body has a receptor for this fat-soluble vitamin, showing how vital it is for bodily functions.
The less fun in the sun you have, the more likely you are deficient in vitamin D, so give yourself a break and soak up those rays.
It is estimated that about 42% of people are deficient in vitamin D in the United States, reports Healthline.
There is even more deficiency in the elderly, and 82% of people with darker skin are deficient because they produce less vitamin D when exposed to sunlight.
You want to make sure you are making an effort to get daily doses of vitamin D now, because deficiency is not typically noticed until years of inadequacy.
Symptoms of vitamin D deficiency exhibit as muscle weakness, bone loss, and increased risk of fractures. Studies have shown it may also play in reduced immunity and risk of cancers.
Along with sunshine, you can get vitamin D through foods such as cod liver oil, fatty fish, and egg yolks.
If you are feeling like you have sat inside, watching one too many re-reruns of Friends, go ahead and make yourself an omelette to enjoy on the back deck.