Exposure to sun is good for you
Categories: Diet & Weight Loss
Ever hear the phrase "stay out of the sun!"? I have and I bet at some point you have as well from your parents or guardians. But many of us now know that decent amounts of sun exposure is actually very beneficial to health. After all, human civilizations were almost always formed under thousands of years under direct sunlight, so it is presumptuous for us to think that we always need to use sunscreen or sunblock to ensure we don't get "any" sun.
Sun exposure, after all, helps the body produce its own Vitamin K -- think of it (no more supplementation...well, sort of). Seriously though, about 10 minutes of exposure to the sun (as much of your lovely bod as possible) is suggested by many health experts -- even for light-skinned folks.
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mary 1-31-2007 @ 1:28PM
I was recently diagnosed with a severe case of vitamin D deficiency. As a fair skinned redhead, I have used lots of sunscreen for years. The doctor told me to take some vitamin D supplements - but they still didn't bring my level up to where it should be. He then told me the best thing I could do was to get a few minutes of sunshine every day without sunscreen. I have been doing that (when I can get a day when the sun is shining!) and will have it retested soon. Hope it works because it is the most pleasant form of therapy I can think of.
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