Cholecalciferol

There's something I know you need and probably aren't getting enough of. It's Vitamin D, specifically Vitamin D3 also known as cholecalciferol. Personally, I take at least 5,000IU of it a day unless I've spent some quality time in the sun. I also give it to my kids in appropriate doses.

To learn about why you might want to get more Vitamin D3 in your life, I recommend starting with The Vitamin D Council's site. Their October 2008 newsletter inspired me to post this.

One thing I like about Vitamin D3 is that it's cheap, especially in the summer time when it's free (your skin makes it for you when it is exposed to sunlight)! When it isn't free, I buy it from iHerb.com whom I've used for many years with no complaints. If anyone is interested, feel free to use coupon code PEN753 for $5 off your order for first time customers. Disclaimer: If you use that coupon, I get a referral fee.

In case you were curious (and I was), the cholecalciferol in commercial supplements is probably derived from lanolin.

And here is a link to the specific brand of Vitamin D3 that I use:

Healthy Origins, Vitamin D3, 2,400 IU, 360 Softgels

While I'm mentioning it, here's the other supplement I take 400 - 500 mg of nightly:

Now Foods, Magnesium Citrate, 200 mg, 250 Tablets

Those magnesium people need to get their act together and form a council so I'd have something to link to. In lieu of that, here's something by Dr. Michael Eades on his favorite supplement.