Vitamin D, children, winter and ... Biozin Kids

Did you know that it took more than 200 years to prove the vital role of vitamin D, part of one of the most important groups of nutritional micronutrients for the human body?

Vitamin D was discovered in 1782 and isolated only at the beginning of 1920, and today, at the beginning of the 21st century, not only its preventive role against rickets-like conditions, but also its especially beneficial effect on the immune and nervous system is already known.

The name Vitamin D unites a small group of fat-soluble vitamins - D1, D2, D3, D4 and D5, which are rarely found in nature. Of these, only vitamins D2 and D3 are of medicinal value.

Vitamin D2 is of plant origin and is called ergocalciferol. It is derived from the substance ergosterol, which is an inactive form of vitamin D and is found in cereal plants. It is not produced in humans and must be acquired through food.

Vitamin D3 is called cholecalciferol and as an active vitamin is found exclusively in products of animal origin, among which fish liver oils, liver, animal fats, cow oil and egg yolk stand out. Vitamin D3 is synthesized in the human body (in the skin), the main factor for its synthesis being UV rays from the sun. The intensity and duration of the radiation is essential. That is why vitamin D is called the "sunshine vitamin". Vitamin D3 is the real vitamin D because it is the same substance that is produced in human skin in response to sun exposure.

In the composition of Biozin Kids Vitamin D3 is included in Bioshield.

The action of vitamin D is extremely important for calcium and phosphorus metabolism, as it regulates the absorption and transport of calcium through the intestinal tract, as well as the conversion of organic phosphorus into an inorganic form suitable for its deposition in the bones. Vitamin D is activated in the liver and kidneys, and the activating biochemical reactions are several. It also has a two-way effect on calcium metabolism in a person's body. On the one hand, it stimulates the accumulation of calcium in tissues, bones, intestines, as a result of which the content of calcium in these organs and tissues increases, and on the other hand, it stimulates the reabsorption of calcium through the kidneys.

When we have received or newly formed vitamin D, the body metabolizes it into 2 different substances:

• calcidiol (25-hydroxyvitamin D or 25 (OH) D) – a prehormone that is formed in the liver by enzymes. The plasma life of calcidiol is quite long – 15-20 days
• calcitriol (1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D or 1,25 (OH) 2D3) in the kidneys. It is an active hormone with a very short plasma life - only a few hours.

In fact, the metabolism is much more complex and more than 30 intermediate steroids and products of the vitamin D group are found in the body.

Vitamin D:

• Regulates the exchange of calcium and phosphorus in the body. It plays an important role in the processes of their assimilation, as well as in their correct use. This helps to maintain the strength of the bones and teeth, and at the same time stops the deposition of calcium in the blood vessels, the heart and the kidneys.
• Increases the effectiveness of the immune system against various pathogenic microorganisms. Optimum amounts of the vitamin in the blood are a sure guarantee of fewer colds and flu, especially in the fall and winter season.
• Suppresses the development of autoimmune diseases such as diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus and multiple sclerosis.
• A major inhibitor in the development of various cancers.
• "Promotes" the processes of cell differentiation.
• An extremely powerful anti-inflammatory agent.
• It helps to regulate the level of blood sugar in the body.
• Optimal amounts have a preventive role against the development of diabetes (types 1 and 2), and at the same time, the pancreas needs a sufficient amount of vitamin D to be able to secrete insulin.
• Lowers blood pressure. Maintaining adequate levels of the vitamin in the blood helps to reduce the risk of developing hypertension.
• The emphasized antiviral and anti-inflammatory properties of the fat-soluble vitamin make it a frequently included element in the composition of various nutritional supplements. Lack of vitamin D3 also leads to severe disturbances in the activity of the respiratory organs in asthmatics. Therefore, researchers believe that this vitamin can be used for the prevention of various respiratory diseases, such as viral infections, for example. According to a Japanese study, regular supplementation of vitamin D3 during the winter period lowers the risk of flu and asthma by 42%.
• Vitamin D has serious potential in preventive medicine. It is believed that preventing its deficiency in childhood and youth and maintaining it optimally throughout life significantly improves the condition and function of the immune, nervous and bone systems, and its deficiency is associated with a number of diseases, the most common of which are:
• rickets in infants and young children
• various allergic manifestations, asthma, autoimmune diseases;
• autism, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, dementia, depression;
• kidney failure, arthritis;
• breast, colon and ovarian cancer;
• chronic fatigue, colds, as well as various bacterial and viral infections
• gluten intolerance
• osteoporosis, osteomelasia, muscle weakness, pain, rheumatoid arthritis, rickets, frequent sports injuries;
• chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, tuberculosis;
• hypertension;
• diabetes (type 1 and 2), obesity;
• psoriasis.

Under the direction of Dr. Robert Heaney, scientists from Creighton University in Nebraska conducted observations on the activity of vitamins D2 and D3 in 2 groups of healthy people for 12 weeks. Using a variety of measurements, vitamin D3 was found to be 56 to 87% more potent than D2 in raising calcidiol (25(OH)D) and more than three times more potent in raising fat calciferol. Therefore, it is important to take vitamin D in the form of vit. D3, which is much more effective than vit. D2.

One of the proteins found in colostrum is the normal CG protein, which actually turns out to be a vitamin D-related protein. According to many scientists, the normal CG protein is the basis of the future cancer drug. But in order for the protein to be active, it must be associated with vitamin D. The composition of Biozin kids provides an optimal effect between vitamin D and colostrum - in colostrum we have CG protein, and we activate it by adding vitamin D3, which transforms it into n-CG Mef (or one that activates macrophages).To achieve maximum efficiency, the composition of the liquid formula also includes the trace element Zinc, which ensures the synthesis of immunoglobulins and the formation of amino acids, a cofactor of vit. D3. It is necessary for normal growth in children.

The purpose of the Biozin kids formula containing colostrum, vitamin D3, zinc and inositol is to effectively support and maintain the function of the immune system and growth in children.