WHOLE EARTH & SEA VEGAN VITAMIN D3 90 CAPS

Whole Earth & Sea’s Vegan Vitamin D3 is a new plant-based source of this essential nutrient, developed especially for vegans and vegetarians. Carefully extracted from lichen, it provides natural vitamin D in its most bioactive form, colecalciferol (vitamin D3).

Vitamin D, known as “the sunshine vitamin”, is vital for bone development and immune system health. It facilitates efficient calcium utilisation, which in turn helps form and maintain strong bones and teeth.

Vitamin D also contributes to a healthy immune system. Since the chief dietary source of vitamin D is fish and fortified dairy products, strict vegetarians and vegans are often lacking in vitamin D.

With 1000IU in each capsule, vegan vitamin D3 helps meet individual vitamin D requirements when dietary intake or sun exposure is low.

In keeping with the whole food focus of the Whole Earth & Sea line, plant-based vegan vitamin D3 is highly bioavailable. It is sourced from a unique species of non-GMO lichen which has the ability to produce vitamin D in the natural D3 form. Vitamin D3 is more easily absorbed and utilised by the body.

The lichen is wild-harvested and extracted in a sustainable manner, and carefully processed to ensure optimum purity and stability.

Vitamin D, known as “the sunshine vitamin”, is vital
for bone development and immune system health.
It facilitates efficient calcium utilisation, which in
turn helps form and maintain strong bones and
teeth. Vitamin D also contributes to a healthy
immune system. Since the chief dietary source of
vitamin D is fish and fortified dairy products, strict
vegetarians and vegans are often lacking in vitamin
D. With 1000 IU in each capsule, vegan vitamin D3
helps meet individual vitamin D requirements when
dietary intake or sun exposure is low.
In keeping with the whole food focus of the Whole
Earth & Sea line, plant-based vegan vitamin D3
is highly bioavailable. It is sourced from a unique
species of non-GMO lichen which has the ability to
produce vitamin D in the natural D3 form. Vitamin
D3 is more easily absorbed and utilised by the
body. The lichen is wild-harvested and extracted in
a sustainable manner, and carefully processed to
ensure optimum purity and stability.
PRODUCT FEATURES
• Provides easily absorbed vitamin D3 from
lichen
• Ideal for vegans and strict vegetarians
• Helps prevent vitamin D deficiency
• Improves calcium absorption for strong bones
and teeth
• Supports bone health in post-menopausal
women
• Supports healthy pregnancy and foetal
development
• Enhances immunity
• Certified non-GMO and gluten free
• Vitashine™ vitamin D3 – certified to be 100%
plant-derived vitamin D3 by the Vegan Society
CLINICAL EVIDENCE
The Australian Bureau of statistics (ABS) has
stated that just under 1 in 4 people in the Australian
population are vitamin D deficient. Which, given
that our country is considered to be far sunnier
than most, is a surprisingly large amount of people
and is an even greater health concern when
considering vitamin D’s diverse role in the body.
BONE HEALTH
Vitamin D is necessary for the absorption of
calcium in order to increase bone mineralisation.
Calcium and vitamin D work together to maintain
peak bone mass and prevent the bone loss that
occurs with age. A 10-year population-based study
evaluated 9,382 men and women over the age of
25. The study revealed a significant association
between calcium and vitamin D supplementation,
and improved bone mineral density. Participants
taking vitamin D in doses greater than 400 IU per
day had significantly higher bone mineral density
in the hip region.
Because hip fractures are a
common sign of weakened bones, this study
shows the promise of calcium and vitamin D
supplementation in preventing bone loss.
Another random, double-blind, placebo-controlled
clinical trial demonstrated the effectiveness of
supplemental calcium (1000 mg) and vitamin D
(400 IU) in preventing hip and other fractures.
More than 36,000 postmeno¬pausal women
were followed for an average of seven years. The
subjects who received supplemental calcium and
vitamin D were significantly less likely to have a hip
fracture than the placebo group.
IMMUNE SYSTEM HEALTH
Vitamin D is essential for the proper functioning
of the body’s immune system. It plays a key role
in enhancing immunity and promoting natural
defences against microorganisms. Receptors
for vitamin D are present on most of the body’s
cells, including macrophages, which are part of
the innate immune system and are responsible for
killing foreign bacteria in the body. When faced with
an attack by pathogens, the number of vitamin D
receptors on those cells increases, underlining the
importance of the connection between vitamin D
and innate immunity. In the case of the adaptive
immune system (produces longer lasting, acquired
immunity), vitamin D has been shown to suppress
inflammation and promote immune tolerance.
Vitamin D is especially important for endurance
athletes, due to their increased susceptibility to
upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) as a
result of the immune suppression that occurs after
intense, extended physical activity. In one clinical
trial, endurance athletes whose blood tests showed
inadequate levels of vitamin D had a 40% greater
incidence of URTIs than those who had optimal
vitamin D levels. Athletes deficient in vitamin D
also experienced more severe infections, lasting
on average eight days longer than those of athletes
with optimal vitamin D levels.

PREGNANCY
Vitamin D is an essential fat soluble vitamin and
a key modulator of calcium metabolism in children
and adults. Because calcium demands increase
in the third trimester of pregnancy, vitamin D
status becomes crucial for maternal health, foetal
skeletal growth, and optimal maternal and foetal
outcomes. Vitamin D deficiency is common
in pregnant women (5–50%) and in breastfed
infants (10–56%), despite the widespread use of
prenatal vitamins, because these are inadequate
to maintain normal vitamin D levels (≥32 ng/mL).
Vitamin D deficiency has long been associated
with poor bone development and has been
identified as the cause of rickets. Although the
incidence of rickets has declined with the current
daily recommendations of vitamin D intake, the
prevalence and additional consequences of low
serum vitamin D levels have not been recognised
until recently. The measurement of serum vitamin
D in pregnancy has helped researchers establish
the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and
elucidate adverse maternal and foetal outcomes
associated with it.
Prevention of these diseases and reduction of
the risk for childhood illnesses that are linked
to early vitamin D deficiency are possible with
greater understanding of vitamin D physiologic
components, risk factors for vitamin D deficiency,
and methods of supplementation to attain optimal
levels in pregnant and lactating women.

Active Ingredients per capsule

Vitashine™ vitamin D3 (colecalciferol) 25mcg (1000 IU)

WARNINGS: Vitamin supplements should not replace a balanced diet. Talk to your health care practitioners about any medicine you take during pregnancy, particularly in your first trimester.

DIRECTIONS FOR USE: Adults: 1 capsule per day or as directed by a health care practitioner.
CAUTIONS: Keep out of reach of children. Bottle sealed under cap for your protection. Do not use if seal is broken or
missing. Store below 30°C.