Why You Need Vitamin D

3/19/2022

🔆 Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that comes in three varieties: D1, D2, and D3.

🔆 Your body can produce it naturally from sunlight exposure or you can get it from certain foods and supplements.

🔆 It’s most widely known for its role in regulating the absorption of calcium and phosphorus for bone health, helping keep bones from becoming brittle or misshapen and avoiding conditions like rickets and osteoporosis.

🔆 It serves many other important processes in your body though. One of them is reducing inflammation. Additionally it can help support cell growth, metabolize glucose, and boost immune system function.

🔆 Another interesting benefit of proper vitamin D levels is neurological health. Because it helps preserve the integrity of neurons, it helps protect our neurological processes from inflammation. This can help reduce the risk of cognitive decline and degeneration of the nervous system.

🔆 One form of vitamin D3, calcitriol, has been shown to boost levels of antioxidants like glutathione, which can help protect nerve pathways in the brain. Basically, it helps to protect your brain against the effects of aging.

🔆 A review of over 7,000 people also found that depression and anxiety might be improved by increasing vitamin D levels.

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Amanda is a mother of three (10, 7, and 5) and has been married for 14 years. My weight loss journey started July 17, 2008, one day after my daughter's first birthday. Tipping the scales at 235 pounds at 5'3, being an over weight, over tired, out of shape role model no longer appealed to me and I knew it was time for a change. Three pregnancies later, I had lost a total of 105 pounds. I had run 2 marathons and dozens of half marathons. Something was missing. I was thin, but I wasn't fit. I wasn't healthy. I could feel it in my insides. I was 136 pounds and a size 8. Something didn't add up. I got my certification in personal training, nutrition, weight management, and dove into supplementation and whole foods. 90 days later, I gained 10 pounds and lost two pants sizes (8 to a 4).

Continuing on this path, all of my clients wanted to know how I was doing it. I always dreamed of creating a business that truly added value to people and improved their health. My husband, Grant, and I decided it was time to take that leap.

December 9, 2016, Simply Prepped Meals was born. Based around the mission of providing whole food based nutrition to people's doorsteps, we set out to create a new idea that fast food didn't have to be expensive or bad for you. Six months later, we built our permanent location in Cynthiana, IN. Then, January 2, 2018, we entered into a partnership with the YMCA of Southern Indiana to continue spreading the word of meal prep and eating with purpose.

Amanda coaches individually as well as continues to drive their business. Any questions about personal coaching can be directed to her at [email protected]

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