10 Vitamins You Should Be Taking If You Aren’t Yet
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Vitamin D
There’s been heightened attention to vitamin D recently since research has come out stating that those who have sufficient amounts are less likely to become infected with COVID-19. But it should have always been on the medical community’s radar, and especially the Black community’s radar, as other studies have found vitamin D deficiency is more common in Black women than white women, and is associated with a higher risk of aggressive breast cancer. The recommended amount for healthy women between the ages of 14 and 70 is 600 International Units per day. In addition to getting vitamin D from supplements, and some foods like fortified dairy products and fish, we get it from sunlight, but with many individuals spending their entire days inside, it’s common to be low on it.
