VitaminD3Agil

Do you want to support your immune system and bone health? Do you spend most of your time indoors, even in summer, making it harder for your body to synthesize its own vitamin D? Do you want to have well-filled vitamin D stores in winter too? Then VitaminD3Agil is just the thing for you. Do you want to eat a 100% vegan diet? Then VitaminD3Agil is also a good choice for you. In many available vitamin D supplements, the vitamin D is extracted from sheep's wool. In our case, however, the source of vitamin D3 is a lichen. This means that our VitaminD3 Agil is also naturally 100% vegan.

We pay special attention to ensuring that your body can actually absorb the active ingredients. With VitaminD3Agil you therefore receive a formulation with a special extract from black pepper, which has been proven to promote the absorption of vital substances. We ensure high bioavailability, which is why we provide you with combinations of vital substances that reach exactly where they are actually needed in your body and are not simply excreted unused.

VitaminD3Agil contains 1000 IU of vitamin D. This corresponds to 25μg. The estimated daily requirement is 20μg. VitaminD3Agil not only helps you to cover your daily requirement, but also to fill your vitamin D stores. Most people in Germany have very poorly filled vitamin D stores. You can have your personal vitamin D status determined by your family doctor at any time.

Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin. There are various forms of vitamin D. Vitamin D3 is also known as cholecalciferol. Vitamin D has numerous functions in the body. Vitamin D contributes to the normal absorption and utilization of calcium and phosphorus and to a normal calcium blood level. Vitamin D supports the maintenance of normal bones and teeth and the maintenance of normal muscle function. It also contributes to normal cell division. However, vitamin D is probably best known for its effect on our immune system. Vitamin D is needed for the normal functioning of the immune system. This is another reason why supplementing with vitamin D is useful, especially in the winter months.

You should not take any other vitamin D-containing food supplements at the same time as taking VitaminD3Agil. In general, it is advisable to adjust your diet at the same time as taking VitaminD3Agil. Take a look at the section “Should I change my diet at the same time?” Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin. It is therefore advisable to take VitaminD3Agil with a high-fat meal. This makes it easier for your intestines to absorb vitamin D. It is also important that the recommended amount is not exceeded. AgilNature® products also contain piperine. There are a few tips to keep in mind:

A vitamin D deficiency becomes apparent above all through an increased susceptibility to infections, muscle weakness and disturbed bone mineralization. Because vitamin D contributes to the normal absorption and utilization of calcium and phosphorus. As a result, vitamin D contributes to a normal calcium blood level. Calcium is required for bone mineralization. Vitamin D thus supports the maintenance of normal bones and teeth. Vitamin D is also needed to maintain normal muscle function. Vitamin D also contributes to normal cell division. Vitamin D is also required for the normal functioning of the immune system.

Dietary supplements are not a substitute for a balanced and varied diet and a healthy lifestyle. In general, it is always advisable to eat a balanced and varied diet. Would you like to consciously support your body through your diet to maintain a good vitamin D level? Then we have a few tips for you: Vitamin D is found in food, especially in fatty sea fish such as salmon, herring or mackerel. Eggs can also be a good source. Some mushrooms are grown under special conditions, so they can sometimes be rich in vitamin D. There is also margarine enriched with vitamin D. As you can see, food sources of vitamin D are rare. Vitamin D supplementation is therefore almost unavoidable, especially in the winter months, when the skin's own synthesis is blocked by thick sweaters and an incorrect angle of exposure to sunlight. However, if you would like to have your vitamin D status checked before taking a supplement, you can ask your family doctor to do so.

Legally speaking, food supplements are considered food. They contain nutrients such as vitamins and minerals that are also found in normal food. In food supplements, however, these substances are in concentrated form and usually in a higher dosage. Food supplements are available in various forms. There are tablets, capsules, powders, effervescent tablets or even liquids. Some food supplements also contain plant extracts.

The AgilNature nutritional supplements are developed in collaboration with nutritionists. The valuable formulations mostly consist of a mineral and vitamin complex combined with plant extracts and are specifically tailored to their functions. The formulation combines the latest scientific findings with tried and tested old wisdom. The carefully selected ingredients make the AgilNature products a valuable nutritional supplement. The AgilNature nutritional supplements are high-quality products that are developed and manufactured according to the strict guidelines of the AgilNature quality promise. By avoiding known allergens, chemical additives and genetically modified substances, a high level of tolerability is guaranteed. Out of ethical conviction, we avoid all animal raw materials. VitaminD3Agil is 100% vegan!

In our nutritional supplements, we use the power of nature in addition to the vitamin and mineral complexes in order to contribute holistically to maintaining health. Unfortunately, there is very strict regulation of the marketing of nutritional supplements in the EU. We are therefore hardly allowed to advertise the effects of certain plant substances. However, that does not mean that they cannot work. If you want to find out more about the effects of plant substances, then do your own research. You will be surprised at the power that plants have!

Unfortunately, many people today do not have sufficiently filled micronutrient stores. This is mainly due to our lifestyle. Diet plays a big part in this. Currently, our diet often contains too much sugar and white flours as well as too much unhealthy fat and not enough fiber and plant-based food sources. If you want to refill your nutrient stores, make sure you eat a balanced and varied diet. But dietary supplements can also help you to fill up your reserves.

Dietary supplements are repeatedly criticized for leading to an overdose. Yes, dietary supplements may contain vitamins or minerals in higher concentrations than you would get from a normal diet. However, this does not immediately pose a risk of overdose. In fact, many people tend to have too few micronutrients in their stores.

Our body also has numerous sophisticated regulatory mechanisms, so that in many cases it only gets the nutrients from food that it really needs. However, it makes sense to have a blood analysis done by your family doctor before taking very highly concentrated food supplements in order to get an overview of your own storage and then be able to make a personalized selection of possible food supplements.

Sometimes dietary supplements are criticized for being potentially contaminated. However, our AgilNature quality promise guarantees dietary supplements that are free of known allergens, chemical additives and genetically modified substances. This means we can guarantee a high level of compatibility.

However, dietary supplements are not a substitute for a balanced and varied diet. The mere consumption of dietary supplements is often not enough to do something good for your body. If you want to get to the root of the reasons for your micronutrient deficiencies, you should start where you get most of your nutrients from: your diet. It is best to ensure a varied diet that contains many different types of fruit and vegetables, some whole grain products and few finished products and sweets. If you find this difficult, you can always get advice from various nutritionists: inside.

Recognizing a micronutrient deficiency is often not that easy. The body usually signals a deficiency with unspecific symptoms such as listlessness, tiredness or reduced stress tolerance. However, if massive deficiencies occur, they can manifest themselves in deficiency-related diseases. However, if you suspect this is the case with you, you should see a doctor.

However, most micronutrient deficiencies are not as severe. A good way to illustrate this is to compare people with gears that mesh and influence each other. If some gears are already a bit worn, the system no longer runs so smoothly. If some of your micronutrient stores are no longer so full, this has an impact on other processes in your body. So it makes sense to always fill your storage well. This can be achieved with a balanced and varied diet and possibly additional food supplements. A simple way to determine your micronutrient needs is to ask your doctor for an analysis of your micronutrient status.

Dietary supplements are often criticized. But there are also many people who never want to do without dietary supplements again. Now who is right?

Unfortunately, this question cannot be answered unequivocally, but in the following lines we would like to give you a few reasons why we believe that the consumption of dietary supplements can be useful.

1. Dietary supplements can help you to fill up certain nutrient deficiencies more quickly than a simple change in diet would do. Nevertheless, it makes sense to adjust your diet in parallel with the consumption of food supplements, because food supplements are not a substitute for a balanced and varied diet.
2. The AgilNature food supplements are also put together in such a way that they provide you with the best possible combination of minerals, vitamins and selected plant extracts for a specific goal.
3. Are you vegan? Of course we're happy about that, because you're protecting the animals and our environment, but you should definitely supplement with vitamin B12. Unfortunately, vitamin B12 can only be found in foods of animal origin and cannot be produced by the body itself. It is therefore essential for you to take vitamin B12 as a dietary supplement or in fortified foods. Attention: Even vegetarians: Despite the consumption of milk and milk products as well as eggs, internal vitamin B12 levels are often too low. It is therefore advisable for both vegans and vegetarians to have their vitamin B12 status and other critical micronutrients such as iron checked by their family doctor on a regular basis.
4. The desire for children is growing in you, but you don't want to do anything wrong when it comes to nutrition? Here you should pay particular attention to a sufficient intake or supplementation of folic acid and not just when you are already pregnant, but also when you are planning to become pregnant. However, we recommend that you inform yourself about this. You can either do this with your gynecologist or, even better, with a nutritionist: in.
5. You probably already knew that the body can synthesize vitamin D independently through the skin. But do you also know that in winter it is almost impossible to get enough sun to produce vitamin D adequately due to the position of the sun in our latitudes? Here, too, we strongly recommend having your family doctor check your vitamin D status and supplementing with vitamin D if necessary.

Study - Clinical Findings/ Science Spotlight/ Evidence Digest/ Study Snapshots:

A recent study shows that vegan individuals may need to exercise extra caution as they may be at increased risk for reduced bone mineral density and related fractures. It is recommended to follow a well-planned vegan diet with adequate intake of nutrients such as calcium, vitamin D and protein to maintain bone health.

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