The Sun and The Good Things it Does for Your Skin

January 19th, 2008

Ninety percent of the vitamin D in your body is a result of your skin’s exposure to ultraviolet light. This makes vitamin D one of the only vitamins you don’t really have to pay for. The other 10 percent can come from a supplement or certain foods, but really a 15-minute walk is more beneficial than either of these things.

Keep yourself safe and full of vitamin D by limiting your sun exposure to 10 to 15 minutes, heeding the skin cancer warnings. Vitamin D is fat soluble meaning that it is stored and dissolved in your body fat as opposed to water soluble, which is not stored. This all means that the 15-minute walk will allow you to benefit from the affects of vitamin D for months to come.

Q. Vitamin D Is Good for My Skin?

Vitamin D is good for many reasons, but most importantly it is linked to the prevention of some skin cancers. Vitamin D, it is believed, protects skin cells from DNA damage that might lead to cancer. It also is effective in treating psoriasis, it has been proven. Calcitrol is the active ingredient, which aides the immune system in fighting the disorder and also prevents lesions from forming.

Q. Why is Vitamin D Good for My Body and Mind?

The benefits of sunlight cannot be denied. They include: treating and preventing heart disease, several types of cancer, tuberculosis, heart disease, flu and colds, and improving your mood. Without enough vitamin D there are risks, which include: depression, kidney and liver disease, possibly colon and other types of cancer, and softening of the bones, which could lead to osteoporosis and rickets, a disease that stunts growth.

Q. Where Can I get Vitamin D, Other Than the Sun?

There are inexpensive injections and supplements of vitamin D available that will stay in your system for quite some time. It is also found in cheese, milk, eggs, liver, and in oily fish like salmon, mackerel, and tuna.

However you choose to take your vitamin D, do it daily and treat yourself well. Not only does the sun improve your skin fitness, but it will keep your overall fitness in shape too.


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