TOTALLY HUMAN

How many of us use sunblock? How many of us avoid the sun? Well I avoid the sun every day since it damages my skin really badly but this lack of sunlight can bring dire consequences to us all.

Recent research has shown that a lack of vitamin D can cause a series of heart problems such as high blood pressure, congestive heart failure, and chronic blood vessel inflammation. Not to mention the increase in diabetes. Scientists have shown that vitamin D deficiency can lead up to double the risk of heart problems.

One of the key causes of this deficiency is lack of sunlight. Many of us go to the beach or outdoors and put on sunscreen to "protect our skin." It is true that the sun is very dangerous and that it can cause cancer if you are over exposed but by putting on these sun screens we are preventing ourselves from receiving 99% (ninety nine percent) of our vitamin D that comes from the sun. And may I remind you that the sun is the major agent in supplying us with this vitamin.

How would you know if you are getting enough vitamin D. Well if you know that you are not getting sunlight then you are doomed. Also if you start to feel pains from bones or your bones feel weak then that's another symptom. If you are indeed feeling those kind of pains then do something about it right away. Those symptoms may lead to rickets which cause bowed legs etc. or osteomalacia which causes reduced bone strength.

THE SOLUTION

Try going out in the sun for less than fifteen (15 minutes) this could supply you with the required need for vitamin D. If you stay longer than 15 minutes then it is a good idea to use sunscreen. You can also get small amounts of vitamin D in your foods such as tuna or salmon. Your body needs this people. It also helps with the absorption of calcium. So drinking milk without vitamin D is practically useless.