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The Sunshine Vitamin: Are You Really Getting Enough?

Most people refer to Vitamin D as the ‘Sunshine Vitamin’ because your body naturally produces it when your skin is exposed to sunlight. We see the sunshine almost every day so we must be fine right? Not necessarily.
According to Statistics Canada, 7 out of 10 Canadians do not meet the suggested minimum vitamin D level for optimal health. Furthermore, it has been estimated that 37,000 deaths could be prevented every year if the the Canadian average vitamin D level was 105 nmol/L.

So Why Does Vitamin D Matter?

Vitamin D actually functions like a hormone, and every singe cell in your body has a receptor for it. Which means if you have a vitamin D deficiency, the effects can be widespread over your entire body.
​Common symptoms of Vitamin D deficiency include:

• Weakness
• Suppressed Immune System
• Chronic Fatigue or Tiredness
• Depression​
  
• Trouble Sleeping

• Anxiety
• Weak / Brittle Bones​
• Inflammation and Swelling
• Hair Loss
• Muscle Pain

Since Vitamin D deficiency is so widespread, it comes as no surprise that it is linked to so many health problems that commonly affect Canadians including:

• Autoimmune diseases
• Depression
• Insomnia

• Diabetes 
• Asthma
• Heart disease

• Osteoprorosis 
• Chronic pain

Vitamin D Injections or Supplements?

Vitamin D supplementation comes in many forms. If your deficiency is severe, our Naturopathic Doctor can administer a simple Vitamin D injection to help boost your levels. We can also prescribe supplements available in drops or capsules. 

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Naturopathic Medicine can be direct billed to:  Alberta Blue Cross, Canadian Benefit Providers, Chambers of Commerce, CINUP, ClaimSecure, Co-operators, Cowan, Desjardins, Equitable Life, Federal Blue Cross, First Canadian, Great West Life, Green Shield, GroupHEALTH, Group Source, Industrial Alliance, Johnson Inc, Johnston Group Inc, Manion, Manulife, Maximum Benefit, NexGen, RCMP, SSQ Financial & Sunlife

• If for some reason, we process your insurance claim and it does not go through (declined/maxed out/unable to process etc), you will be responsible to pay for the full treatment cost up front. ​
• If your insurance company is not on this list but you have coverage for naturopathic medicine, you will just need to pay for your treatment up front and submit the receipt to your insurance company for reimbursement.  ​