Get your Vitamin D today ! It doesn’t cost a penny. Just go out and stand (or lay) in the sunshine for fifteen minutes and you will have your daily dose of Vitamin D. Not to mention it will allow you to de-stress (maybe even more important than the Vitamin D). If you are dark skinned or if you sunbathe in the morning or evening you may need a longer time in the sun. Yes I know we have been told by the medical experts that sunshine causes cancer but nothing could be further from the truth – at least in moderation. Vitamin D decreases breast and prostate cancer (that should include 100% of us) as well as many other benefits like decreasing you chance of getting Multiple Sclerosis or having a hip fracture if you are older. It can reduce your chances of getting type 1 diabetes by 30% ! Simply amazing, so run outside and get some of those clothes off but don’t forget this winter to take supplemental vitamin D unless you live in a southern clime and get lots of sunshine.
Dr. Ben