Doesn't everything feel better when the sun's out?.... just getting out of bed in the morning is easier when the sun is shining. Of course, these days I'm getting up a little before sunrise ~ 5:20am for me and 5:35am for the sun!
Did you know that Vitamin D (the sunshine vitamin) is one of the most underrated vitamins today. Probably the #1 reason for that is because it's absolutely free! Vitamin D is produced by your skin when the sun's ultraviolet rays hit it. This can't happen if you're sitting in your car on a sunny day as the UV rays cannot penetrate glass. You actually need to be basking in the sun ~ not too hard for some of us! But, many of us are too scared to sit in the sun unless we're putting sunscreen with SPF 50 all over us. Do you ever wonder how much the pharmaceutical companies are making off of all the different sunscreen varieties -- levels from 2 to probably 60 or so! It's actually a very big business. Surprised? Of course not! Just look at the amount of drugs we're exposed to every day on the radio commercials, tv commercials, magazine ads, etc.
I did my own research (which I love to do with most things I question) and, according to a New York Times article in the Health section on February 16th, sunscreens do limit the amount of Vitamin D we produce. Yet it seems after a few tests and following people over the course of a few months and, in some cases years, it seems that while sunscreens do hamper the production of Vitamin D, it's not enough to cause a deficiency. And, that's mainly because most people do not apply enough of it. But, I encourage you to do some of your own research. We all need to make sure we have good levels of Vitamin D. You might want to have your levels tested.
So, bottom line is.... get out in the sun at least 2 times a week for 30 minutes WITHOUT sunscreen.... see if you feel better!!!!
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