There may be a health link between Vit D and your Genes
So . . . Whatcha Gonna Do!?!?! (Update) Get natural antibiotics (Antimicrobial Peptides) - your own body should make them. But maybe its not doing a very good job. See how to rev-it-up with Vitamin-D.
See the D-Council. A good read. Its not a vitamin - its more a hormone.
You need sunlight on your skin for your body to make vitamin D. And many are vit-D deficient because they have become sun-o-phobic. Much to the detriment of their overall health.
Dec 08 Update: U.S. News (heart health) and JACC . Other references: UC-San Diego & Harvard Medical
The key is daily sun exposure of 5 to 15 minutes to lots of skin (not just your big toe) and avoid sunburn. This will keep your vit-D up and your risk minimal. Winter will really cut down your vit-D if you live farther North because the sun is at a lower angle. More on this later (I hope).
UPDATE: Quest Labs give inaccurate results for Vitamin D lab tests. More than you ever wanted to know!
New addition - Mushrooms, when exposed to UV-B make Vit-D, just like we do. LINK
There is the additional problem of toxins found in sunscreens/sunblocks; plus a lot of them just don't work! There are alternatives on the market, but you have to hunt them down! Here are a few:
- CaribbeanBlue (highly recommended by HealthRanger)
- Burnout
1 comment:
That is very interesting. I had heard a little bit about chronic Vitamin D a couple of months ago. I am not really a sunblock believer, but I do think sunburn is to be actively avoided. But I like the idea of a natural tan, the skin being desensitized a little at a time in the spring. But maybe that is just me. I generally forget to put the block on, or forget to bring it, or to reapply it.
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