milk_lover
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The sun in the UAE is extremely hot at midday. We can cook eggs on hot car surfaces. It's very unbearable and very unpractical for vitamin D production. I like to meet my nutrients through natural routes because if I supplement vit D, I may have to supplement other fat soluble vitamins as cofactors in a delicate manner and we have no good vitamin K2 and A supplements here.
Online, most websites tell you to expose the body at midday for optimal vit D production and if you are not light skin (like me, I have middle eastern skin), you may need to spend longer under the sun. I asked my grandfather about how the sun is good for our bodies and he agrees but then when I brought the midday sun, he laughed at me. He said who wants to burn themselves, crazy! He's always sought shade at that time, let it be under a tree or anything else, like his father and grandfather in the old times. It's usually between 9/10 am until 3/4 pm.
My aunt was tested few years ago and her vit D level was low. She was advised to get sunlight and prescribed pills. She threw her pills in the nearest trash and took a vow to walk every after noon (around 5 pm) exposing her hands, face, and feet until her next checkup. Guess what? Her level went up and the doctor was surprised.
This brings me to this question: why do vitamin D advocates insist on the midday time? Do they want to make it impractical for those living in hot harsh environment or those living further north or south from the equator where the sun cannot go above 50 degrees for most of the year so they push supplements on us? I don't like to ponder on conspiracy theories a lot, I like to act in the best interest of my health and the health of my family.
Online, most websites tell you to expose the body at midday for optimal vit D production and if you are not light skin (like me, I have middle eastern skin), you may need to spend longer under the sun. I asked my grandfather about how the sun is good for our bodies and he agrees but then when I brought the midday sun, he laughed at me. He said who wants to burn themselves, crazy! He's always sought shade at that time, let it be under a tree or anything else, like his father and grandfather in the old times. It's usually between 9/10 am until 3/4 pm.
My aunt was tested few years ago and her vit D level was low. She was advised to get sunlight and prescribed pills. She threw her pills in the nearest trash and took a vow to walk every after noon (around 5 pm) exposing her hands, face, and feet until her next checkup. Guess what? Her level went up and the doctor was surprised.
This brings me to this question: why do vitamin D advocates insist on the midday time? Do they want to make it impractical for those living in hot harsh environment or those living further north or south from the equator where the sun cannot go above 50 degrees for most of the year so they push supplements on us? I don't like to ponder on conspiracy theories a lot, I like to act in the best interest of my health and the health of my family.
