We are ‘surrounded by sugar’ – 80% of the foods in your supermarket contain sugar. The excessive intake of highly processed sugary products is contributing to a national crisis where approximately one in three children and two out of three adults are estimated to be suffering from obesity. Other factors that impact these statistics include sedentary lifestyles and overall poor dietary choices or options for healthy foods.

If you are a regular reader here, you know how we’ve often stressed the importance of vitamin D! Our practice is emphatic about its role in immune health and keeping our vitamin D levels above 60 ng/mL – and ideally, between 80-100 ng/mL (nanograms per milliliter). Unfortunately, many of us simply don’t get enough of this nutrient on a daily basis, what with our indoor lifestyles or use of protective sunscreen when we are outdoors. ​