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. ...
Although vitamin D3(cholecalciferol) can be synthesized by ultraviolet irradiation of the provitamin D 7-dehydrocholesterol in the skin of pigs, this endogenous production usually does not meet the physiological demand, since pigs are typically confined in production units without access to direct sunl...
Vitamin D is more a hormone than an essential vitamin in the sense that it does not necessarily come from exogenous sources (foods) but can be produced from skin exposure to UVB radiation from sunlight. As a hormone, it travels through the circulatory system to distant org...
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...
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...
The English language also offers vocabulary to describe the different purposes of “晒太阳.” While “sunbathing” often implies tanning, “getting some vitamin D” or “catching some rays” focuses on the health benefits. These phrases are more functional and less evocative than...
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....
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...
Age Spots Are an Obvious Sign of Ageing Age spots are a result of skin deterioration, not a healthy lifestyle or the latest fashion trend. Skin that is frequently exposed to sunlight, such as the face and hands, may eventually acquire age spots. Spots on the face that form as a result...