Vitamin D isn't a supplement or a vitamin - it's a hormone made naturally when your
skin is exposed to sunlight. No dietary source for "The Sunshine Vitamin" even comes
close to vitamin D levels made naturally from the sun or a tanning bed.
What's important is that 77 percent of Americans are vitamin D deficient, according
to government data. The vitamin D research community now recommends vitamin D blood
levels of 40-60 ng/ml - levels that nature meant for you to get from regular non-burning
UV exposure. Any dermatologist who tells you otherwise is ignoring the facts and
clings to the irrational sun-phobia that caused the 77 percent vitamin D deficiency.
Indoor tanners' average vitamin D levels are 42-49 ng/ml, according to Boston University
research - sufficient levels, and 90 percent higher than the rest of the population.
That comes as no surprise; a single tanning session makes more vitamin D than 100
glasses of milk. In contrast, an Australian study reveals that cosmetic dermatologists
at the end of summer, when vitamin D levels should be their highest, are severely
vitamin D deficient at 13.8 ng/ml.
So who's in the dark here?
Vitamin D research has proven conclusively that you are designed to interact with
sunlight, just as you are designed to breath air, drink water and eat food. It's
just a matter of time before cosmetic dermatology and chemical sunscreen manufacturers
are exposed for overstating the risks of UV - falsely suggesting that risks associated
with repeated sunburn are also related to regular, non-burning exposure. That convenient
omission has skyrocketed chemical sunscreen sales, turning a sunburn-prevention product
into a daily over-use product. And that has contributed to vitamin D deficiency.
It's time to expose yourself to something that should be obvious: It's time to let
the sun back into your life.
Visit www.GrassrootsHealth.net for the research.
