In the case of vitamin D nutrition it was over 50 years before even moderate progress, in the form of an assay for vitamin D status, could be made. This long delay before nutritionists had a means of measuring what they were talking about has caused a number of problems. For example ...
Until now it has been assumed that sunlight would provide the vitamin D needed by most of the population all the year round. We now know this is not true because there are still so many people in the world have a low blood level of vitamin D. ...
Getting a good dose of Vitamin D might be good but you may need to limit the amount of time you expose yourself todirect sunlight. Heat leads to veins swelling and expanding and this could lead to blood pooling in some parts of the body. Spending too much time in a hot bath is also ...
Vitamin D has an important function in the health of bones, teeth and muscles. 3 Vitamin D is acquired primarily from diet but also from the exposure of skin to sunlight. 4 In an older population, people getting more Vitamin D would be slower walkers than those getting less Vitamin D....
Table 1. Pleiotropic effects of vitamin D. Vitamin D synthesis and metabolism Vitamin D undergoes a 3-step activation process before it interacts with the vitamin D receptor. The majority of circulating vitamin D is synthesized in the skin as a result of exposure to sunlight. The initial step...
The synthesis of vitamin D is triggered by sunlight, as it converts the precursor into its active form. People with excess melanin are more susceptible to vitamin D deficiency with melanin acting as a shield that prevents the absorption of sunlight, which is required for vitamin D formation. ...
impeded by a stubborn misconception in scientific thinking—the error of supposing that the transformations undergone by matter in the living organism were not subject to the chemical and physical laws that applied to inanimate substances and that consequently these “vital” phenomena could not be ...
Exposure to natural sunlight increases vitamin D levels, improves mood, and regulates sleep. Grow lights allow you to regulate brightness and light intensity to prevent plant damage. Natural light depends on the weather conditions, while the grow lights are consistent regardless of the weather outsid...
There are three methods to increase vitamin D levels: through exposure to sunlight, diet, and supplementation. Because of the relationship between sun exposure and skin cancer in those with light skin, public health authorities have been recommending that the general population lower their sun ...
of the summer. As we know, summer in the Tri-State means high humidity and scorching sunlight, the latter of which can do some serious damage to your skin if you don't protect yourself with sunscreen, especially if you're outside for long periods of time due to your job, or you're...