Known as the sunshine vitamin, vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) plays a vital role in calcium absorption, hormone regulation, and cellular repair
Tian XL, Yong SL, Wan X, Wu L, Chung MK, Tchou PJ, Rosenbaum DS, Van Wagoner DR, Kirsch GE, Wang Q (2004) Mechanisms by which SCN5A mutation N1325S causes cardiac arrhythmias and sudden death in vivo
Many of these solutes offer protective properties, for example, protecting cellular metabolism and scavenging reactive oxygen species generated under stress (Zhang et al., 2015)
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The decline of estradiol in menopause is responsible for many of the uncomfortable symptoms that come with the life transition, including hot flashes and sleep-disrupting night sweats