Sunlight And Your Overall Health

SAN DIEGO —A recent study conducted at the University of California and published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition found that sunlight and vitamin D is a necessity to your health.

The study analyzed a large group of participants who took park in a consensus developed by GrassrootsHealth, a nonprofit public health research organization. They analyzed the health benefits received from natural sunlight and vitamin D absorption.

The team found that natural sun exposure saw significant health benefits related to mental and physical health, especially stress levels. It is noted that these benefits were seen substantially more as compared to taking vitamin D supplements.

According to the executive director of GrassrootsHealth and co-author of this research:

"These benefits far outweigh those derived from vitamin D intake by supplements, and therefore sun avoidance being recommended by the US Surgeon General and others is unnecessarily putting Americans at risk."

According to WebMD, you should limit the amount of sun to no more than 1-2 hours per day.

If you are interested in receiving mental and physical health benefits, you might want to consider adding an hour or two of sun to your daily routine.


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