Came across this interesting article in the Big Island Weekly last week Wednesday, and since it is summer and a lot of us will be in the sun, I thought it would be nice to share the article with you if you haven't already read it. In a nutshell, 1/4 of Americans don't get enough vitamin D and one important factor the article discusses is the use of sunscreen...one thing I never really considered is that sunscreen blocks out about 95% of vitamin D absorption, so in order to really get enough of your daily vita D dose it needs to be at least 10 minutes of sun exposure without being lathered up in sunscreen. Of course it is best to avoid the hours of 10-2 as that is the hottest time of the day and sunburns are more likely. Anyway, take a look at the article it's a good read:
Too Much or Too Little Sun? | Big Island Weekly
I've been eating a lot of kale and using aloe on my skin lately, hopefully it will aid in protecting my sun over the hot summer days ahead :)
4 comments:
I've started wearing more sunscreen lately. Maybe ill take it off at the end of the day!
Yeah, I've been using mineral based sunscreens when I go surfing, but it's hard to keep up with all the ingredients that are now found to be toxic. I try to avoid putting on sunscreen unless I know I will most likely get burnt, and if I'm out in the middle of the day I try to wear a hat or throw a pareo over my shoulders and back...
Only 25% of us have borderline low vitamin D levels, and I bet most of them are up north. I'm sure it would be difficult to find people in HI with low vit D.
Actually, although this study was done 5 years ago:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17426097
It found that 51% of the subjects in Honolulu (who had ample amounts of sun exposure) had low levels of vitamin D. I also read that dark skinned people tend to have lower levels because they don't absorb as much sunlight. Anyway, I'm still wearing sunscreen...put sticking to the mineral based ones...and I avoid going out in the middle of the day...if I do I make sure I only stay out for 10-15 minutes. My favorite coverup is the hat you got me from San Fran Jennah! I love it:)
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