Dr. Kenawy's Vitamin D-3 5,000IU

Vitamin D (Calciferol) is a fat-soluble vitamin in a family of compounds. In humans, the most important compounds in this group are vitamins D-1, D-2 (Ergocalciferol), and D-3 (Cholecalciferol). Despite its name, vitamin D is not a vitamin, but a prohormone, or precursor of a hormone.  It is naturally present in very few foods ( such as fish-liver oils, fatty fish, mushrooms, egg yolks, and liver.), added to others ie: fortified foods (such as milk and cereal), and available as a dietary supplement. Your body also naturally produces it endogenously when ultraviolet rays from sunlight strike the skin and trigger vitamin D synthesis. Hence why Vitamin D is sometimes called the “sunshine vitamin” because it’s produced in your skin in response to sunlight. Vitamin D2 is manufactured by plants or fungus, and it can be acquired through fortified foods such as juices, milk, and cereals. Vitamin D3 is formed when the body is exposed to sunlight. This occurs mainly through the exposure of the