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How to Make Vitamin D from Sunshine

Friday, May 10, 2024
Published on May 10, 2024
 

Tips for safely utilizing sun exposure to produce vitamin D, how vitamin D made in your skin provides additional benefits beyond vitamin D taken orally, plus several myths about sunshine and vitamin D addressed

Key Points

  • Developing a personalized plan that incorporates sunshine exposure into your regular routine to maximize the benefits and make vitamin D in your skin (which has additional benefits beyond vitamin D taken orally), while being mindful not to burn, can be easily done when considering the following factors
  • If the length of your shadow on the ground is shorter than your height, the sun is high enough in the sky to let UVB rays shine through and reach the ground, and your skin, which is usually mid-day between the hours of 10 am and 2 pm; early morning and early evening, when our shadows are taller than we are, only provide us with UVA sunlight (good for making nitric oxide), not UVB which is necessary for vitamin D production
  • Knowing your skin type is essential for personalizing your sun exposure; darker skin contains more melanin, which acts as a natural sunscreen and decreases the likelihood of burns and skin cancer, however, the more melanin skin contains the longer it takes to produce vitamin D
  • Read more for additional factors, myths about vitamin D & sunshine, and how to tell if you are getting enough vitamin D

Exposure to sunshine initiates many reactions within the body that affect our health, the most notable of which is vitamin D production.
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Sunshine and skin care: New vitamin D derivatives illuminate anti-aging benefits

Thursday, May 9, 2024

Sunshine and skin care: New vitamin D derivatives illuminate anti-aging benefits

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Red and Near-Infrared Light Enhances Muscle Performance and Recovery

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Red and Near-Infrared Light Enhances Muscle Performance and Recovery

Wednesday, May 8th, 2024 SmartTan.com
Along with improving skin condition, enhancing tanning and much more, the combination of red and near-infrared light can speed up exercise recovery, enhance muscle gain, improve circulation, performance, strength, and endurance.
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CRA – Looking for the fastest and easiest way to view and manage your business taxes online? Use our digital services!

Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Looking for the fastest and easiest way to view and manage your business taxes online? Use our digital services!   Our digital services make handling your business tax matters faster and easier. You and your authorized employees and representatives can file, pay and access detailed information about your tax accounts.… continue reading

Sunshine Exposure Can Affect How Long You Live

Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Published on May 7, 2024
 

Research shows that more sunshine in your life can help you live healthier, longer, and that avoiding sunshine could be the 4th major lifestyle factor leading to early death

Key Points

  • Researchers discovered the mortality rate for women who avoided sun exposure was two times higher than those with the highest sun exposure, with an intermediate mortality rate in those with moderate sun exposure; those same researchers have determined that low amounts of sunshine exposure could be considered the 4th major lifestyle factor for health, after low exercise, smoking, and obesity
  • There are consistent epidemiological data showing that mortality is highest among those people classified into the lowest group for serum 25(OH)D [vitamin D] or for sun exposure
  • 340,000 deaths per year in the United States and 480,000 deaths per year in Europe, as well as a rise in many diseases, could be attributed to insufficient sun exposure or “sunshine deficiency, and the United States could expect to see a potential reduction of as much as 336,000 deaths per year and direct cost reductions upwards of $130 billion each year if everyone were to reach a vitamin D level of at least 40 ng/ml (100 nmol/L)
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