Vitamin D2

Ergocalciferol is a form of Vitamin also known as Vitamin D2. It is created indirectly from ultraviolet light in the same manner as Vitamin D. Vitamin D is also known as calciferol and both help with the absorption of calcium, which is needed for strong bones. There are many forms of vitamin D, but research has found Ergocalciferol better than any other forms of Vitamin D due to its help in giving us strong bones and teeth, boosting our immune system and regulating our metabolism. We can never underestimate the importance of Vitamin D2 or Vitamin D to our bodies.

You can look up ergocalciferol online to see a list of health products that are made with ergocalciferol:

• Derma-E skin care lemon and aloe facial cleanser
• Derma-E Vitamin E moisturizer cream
• Derma-E Dry skin relief cream
• Derma-E Wrinkle Treatment cream
• Derma-E Alpha Lipoderm & Green Tea Extract

Vitamin D supplements can come in the form of Vitamin D2 or D3. Years ago, scientists and doctors felt that Vitamin D2 and D3 were almost identical, but some findings have slightly altered their feelings. Vitamin D2 is the form of Vitamin D that is used in most prescriptions, but Vitamin D2 studies have found that Vitamin D3 is more potent than Vitamin D2 and Vitamin D2 has a much shorter shelf life.

They also have found that Vitamin D2 is less effective than Vitamin B3 due to its inability of its metabolites to bind with protein efficiently. Research has also shown that although Vitamin D2 & D3 are both forms of Vitamin D, which promotes strong bones, Vitamin D2 has not been proven to prevent fractures, although Vitamin D3 has been.

We have always been told that vitamins are good for us, but there is a thing called toxicity when an overdose of some drug occurs. With Vitamin D, toxicity is rare, but does occur. Those who have been diagnosed with Vitamin D2 toxicity have taken Vitamin D2 in 50,000 IU doses or more for several years. These overdoses, when they do occur, are usually in combination with extended exposure to the sunshine, which gives us natural forms of Vitamin D.

Good sources of Vitamin D2 are milk, cheese, eggs and egg yolks. If you are a vegetable lover and want to know about Vitamin D2 and sweet potatoes, studies have shown that sweet potatoes are rich in calcium and many other nutrients.