Vitamin D is one of the most important vitamins your body needs for proper bone and muscle development. This vitamin also plays a huge role in boosting your immune system. Commonly known as the sunshine vitamin, it’s primarily produced by the skin after it’s exposed to sunlight (don’t confuse this with hyperpigmentation). The vitamin is also found in a variety of foods including fatty fish, liver, dairy products, and egg yolk.

You can also take vitamin D supplements to ensure that there are adequate amounts of the vitamin within your body. People who avoid or rarely expose their skin to the sun, strict vegetarians and people that are allergic to food sources rich in vitamin D risk vitamin D deficiency. These however, aren’t the only causes for vitamin D deficiency. Other causes for vitamin D deficiency: As mentioned, your body will produce vitamin D when the skin is exposed to the sun’s…