Why Vitamin D is essential for good healthy ageing... Author: Janie Smith Copyright: Janie Smith If you would like to reproduce any part of this article please contact Janie Smith The weather in the UK is superb at the moment, or at least it is here in London. Millions of us are baring our skin for the first time in months but not everyone is doing it safely. It is so easy to burn and that's not good! The sun however can have a positive effect on us human beings. A little sunshine is very beneficial. It is a source of the much discussed Vitamin D which is in fact a pre-hormone that can reduce the risk of certain cancers, absorb calcium, protect bones, help prevent type 2 diabetes by 80% and help prevent multiple sclerosis. We get 95% of our Vitamin D from the sun and it can be found in food like margarine and fortified cereals. Vitamin D has many other benefits to our health and well being, amongst them it: * reduces the chance of heart disease, ...