While we’re under the cloudy skies this fall and winter, let’s keep in mind the Vitamin D-rich foods and concentrate them in our diets (especially my vegetarians and vegans!) as well as getting outside everyday even if it’s raining.  Salmon (especially Sockeye), sardines, shrimp, cod and whole eggs.  Cod liver oil is another nice food source of Vitamin D, available in lots of different palatable forms.  For vegans and vegetarians, focus on Vitamin D-fortified foods like soy/rice milk and some cereals.  Upping your D-rich foods is wonderful, but before jumping into taking high-dose supplements, it’s a good idea to get some lab work done and figure out where you stand and exactly how much daily supplementation of the best form of D it will take to get you into that disease-preventive range.  Grassroots Health has some interesting research up on Vitamin D right now.  Keep yourself healthy this winter with a good dose of prevention!