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From Health magazine
A few minutes of daily sunlight can help your body make much of the vitamin D it needs. Is that bad for your skin as you age? Not if you don’t overdo it, many experts say, and the payoff could be huge.
More than half of all women are thought to be deficient in vitamin D, and the latest evidence from Johns Hopkins University confirms that failing to get enough boosts your risk of death by 26%.
That’s why it’s probably worth getting your levels checked with a simple blood test. If you’re low, eat more D–rich foods: dairy, fish like salmon and tuna, and fortified cereals and orange juice. Talk to your doctor about supplements too.
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Comments (6)
Of course everybody dreams of having a healthy skin .In order to have it, we must have a right and healthy lifestyle.Me mustn’t overdo anything.Everything is beautiful in its measure.
To tell the truth I used to think that the sun does us nothing but harm.But reading this article, I understood that it has also positive effects.In fact,it provides us with vitamin D.
Hey all,
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Not only is the sun good for your skin,it makes you happy to be alive. Its great for your brain, gives you energy and just makes you feel great.so get out there and get some natural medicine today. And have fun.
It am taking a prescribed medicine for epilepsy and cholesterol and they both warn me to avoid direct or indirect sunlight. My blood vitamin D level is vey low, what should I do?
Thank you.
Elvira, even though I already take a daily multiple vitamin with D my doctor advised me to take more. i now get 1000iu in my daily vitamin at breakfast and 2000iu in my D supplement at dinner time. After one week,this has already had the desired effect of helping me absorb my hormone cream.
If you are interested in vitamin D you should take a look at http://www.vitaminD3world.com The Canadian Cancer Society now recommends that everyone take vitamin D to prevent cancer. The site has good summaries of the data and offers a new preparation of vitamin D in a micro-pill formulation. The pills have been formulated with cellulose which absorbs water very quickly. This ensures that the pill breaks up very quickly to provide for maximum absorption. The micro pill is tiny and tasteless. Many vitamin D pills on the market have very poor dissolution properties resulting in poor absorption.
The site also offers to supply customers with a free supply of 400IU for their children and it also has a good newsletter.