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The idea that we only need sunlight to get vitamin D is ridiculously harmful
This reduces the numerous benefits of sunlight exposure and the hundreds of compounds created by it down to a single supplement you can take (and even the vitamin D pill often does more harm than good)
This reduces the numerous benefits of sunlight exposure and the hundreds of compounds created by it down to a single supplement you can take (and even the vitamin D pill often does more harm than good)
The vitamin D we supplement is just one of more than a dozen forms the body actually uses
Some people may not be able to convert between these forms properly, and taking one in isolation depletes crucial nutrients like magnesium and retinol and can even crash calcium homeostasis
Some people may not be able to convert between these forms properly, and taking one in isolation depletes crucial nutrients like magnesium and retinol and can even crash calcium homeostasis
The bottom line is that there is no replacement for sunlight
It is the single most beneficial factor influencing human health, whether you get it through your eyes or skin or both, whatever the weather, wherever you live, GET SOME SUN
It is the single most beneficial factor influencing human health, whether you get it through your eyes or skin or both, whatever the weather, wherever you live, GET SOME SUN
More on sunlight and mitochondria: https://twitter.com/ck_eternity_/status/1281679017372872704?s=19
More on melatonin: https://www.multiflora-herbs.com/blogs/news/melatonin-the-master-antioxidant
More on vitamin D forms and functions: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3K08j9D4bsDUwMevkhiZBK?si=S3vODi6GRDOMwAAYMTF2fg&nd=1&nd=1
