If you are an asthma sufferer, go outside! Research has shown that vitamin D significantly helps in reducing the effects of asthma. The vitamin D levels in your body influence lung function, bronchospasm, and therapeutic responses to steroids. Continued research has shown that people with low vitamin D levels showed worse lung function and airway hyper-responsiveness, which are trademarks of asthma, than those with high levels of vitamin D. Low levels of vitamin D have also been linked to the production of a pro-inflammatory protein in the blood.[1]
Take in some of that sunshine! You need minimum exposure of 30 minutes per day. Take oral vitamin D3 to make sure your blood reaches the therapeutic level of 50-70 ng/ml through your blood work if you have asthma.
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[1]http://www.webmd.com/asthma/news/20100128/vitamin-d-may-ease-asthma