My stepmother has been huge on "getting 10 minutes of sun a day" since she married my dad. Vitamin D is in her mind a miracle cure for lots of things like sleep regulation, mood disorders, immune disorders, and other things like that. She's a scientist, has a degree in nutrition and I believe microbiology (could be biology) and currently works for the USDA so she's always reading articles like this one and such.
I think she's onto something, too. Great article. Thanks for posting. I hadn't heard of Vitamin D having a correlation to cancer before, but it makes sense to me with what my stepmom has told me before. If anything else, I have a link to pass on to her! : )
My mom is also huge into Vitamin D. She supplements. My mom isn't a nutritionist but she is a marathon-running 70-year-old who is very active and interested in nutrition and health.
Oh dear. Me and my milky pale skin might be in some trouble. ;)
(Actually, I take a supplement that has 100% of the RDA for vitamin D, but I'll grant that getting it through sunshine is probably better. I hate sunshine.)
This DOES explain why my smoking, sun-worshipping dad hasn't gotten cancer yet, though.
You do have one advantage: lighter-skinned people absorb more faster than those with darker skin. So 10 minutes per day would do wonders for you, then you can go back inside. *G*
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png){kind=small}
: )
Date: 2007-04-30 10:55 pm (UTC)I think she's onto something, too. Great article. Thanks for posting. I hadn't heard of Vitamin D having a correlation to cancer before, but it makes sense to me with what my stepmom has told me before. If anything else, I have a link to pass on to her! : )
(no subject)
Date: 2007-04-30 11:18 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-05-01 01:18 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-05-01 02:52 pm (UTC)(Actually, I take a supplement that has 100% of the RDA for vitamin D, but I'll grant that getting it through sunshine is probably better. I hate sunshine.)
This DOES explain why my smoking, sun-worshipping dad hasn't gotten cancer yet, though.
(no subject)
Date: 2007-05-01 06:07 pm (UTC)