As the temperatures dip, people who live with joint and bone conditions such as arthritis can feel more discomfort than they do in summer.
But in reality, could those problems actually be down to a lack of the ‘sunshine vitamin’ in the dark winter months? “Vitamin D helps regulate the amount of calcium and phosphorus in our bodies and is crucial for bone and muscle function,” says Dr Marilyn Glenville, nutritionist and author of Osteoporosis: How To Prevent, Treat and Reverse It. “It may also have anti-inflammatory effects.
As a result, it’s believed vitamin D plays a role in relieving joint pain, particularly where inflammation is the cause. It can also help prevent osteoporosis, which weakens the bones.” One study, published in 2017,
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