D3 Deficient This Time of Year? 
josephr525
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Anything that can be done other than sun exposure? The sun will be warm enough to sun bathe very soon here in TN, I'd say in a few days. If I get regular sun from now until next October, will my Vit D levels be OK all through next Winter?
Joe- Sun exposure in winter for Vitamin D... healinginHiswings
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Hi Joe!
The Office of Dietary Supplements at the National Institute of Health state that 5-30 minutes of sun exposure without sunscreen for a minimum of two days a week should be adequate to maintain Vitamin D3 stores in the liver. This completely lines up with the teachings of Dr. John Christopher, who insited that his patients sunbathed unclothed daily, starting with 2 minutes and working up to... if I recall, an hour. Sunbathing should be done either before 10 AM or after 3 PM, to avoid the most intense sunlight, especially in summer. You don't want to burn.
Maybe some Northern snowbird can tell you what the rules are for playing in the snow, because being a Southern girl, I don't know. :)
Wings
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MoreThis is a reply to # 1,768,263Hi,
I used to get "naked at noon" in NH and TN until they built a new house almost right in my face, and now I don't think I'm going to be able to swing that any more here unless I put up a high fence. I would do 10 to 13 minutes on each side in full, mid day Sun. I'd never burn. This year I'm going to have to wear my short shorts but that should still get me quite a bit of Vit D. Some days I'd ride my bicycle to the nearby park in short shorts and sit on the empty bleachers for 20 minutes or so and absorb sun. I never use sunscreen these days and never used it much at all anyway.
My NMD put me on 2000 IU of D3 daily but I quit that when I went on this program. Hopefully I'll be fine on this program and won't have/need to chase NMDs around for tests, etc. :)
Joe
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- Re: D3 Deficient This Time of Year? unyquity
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This is a reply to # 1,768,186(I had this post almost finished before I saw 'Wings had responded, too)
Aaaaah, it's warm enough to sunbathe NOW. Drs. Christopher/Schulze had all their patients 'naked sunbathing'...no matter WHAT the weather (and that includes sub-zero weather :) You don't have to be 'totally nekkid', just get out there in shorts n' a tank top for 10-15 minutes.
Our livers are the main organ that convert 'sunlight on the skin' to the Vitamin D we actually can utilize (the kidneys play a part, too, if I'm not mistaken)...so get all the natural sunlight you can (even on overcast days) - and keep getting those organs decongested & restored, and you'll have all the D you need.
Of course (a surprise to many) we have some food/herbal sources - good herbal sources of the Sunshine Vitamin include Parsley, Nettle, Alfalfa, Spirulina, Blue-Green Algae, Chlorella, and Horsetail. (there's alfalfa, spirulina & chlorella in the Superfood...yay!)
Some say full spectrum light bulbs are good, but methinks they can't possibly be the same as natural sunlight.
NMDs? We don't need no steeenking NMDs! :::grin::: We just need to restore our bodies NATURALLY....just like you're doing now :) YAY
Read the part in this chapter about Vitamin D supplements: http://www.thedoctorwithin.com/vitaminC/Ascorbic-Acid-Is-Not-Vitamin-C.php
(rancid oil? ylech)
Blessings,
Uny
- Thanks for this good info josephr525
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This is a reply to # 1,768,363When my NMD replied to the $25 email 'E-visit' I paid him for, he said "good to hear from you Joseph". I'd bet $1 he was thinking "$25 to type 3 sentences. That's good money."
Been juicing organic Parsley lately. :)
Joe -
Yes, Uny, the kidneys are involved..... healinginHiswings
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This is a reply to # 1,768,363...in Vitamin D production.
Here's a little chart I found:
How our bodies convert sunlight into Vitaminj D- image by www.healthyfellow.com
So you can see that the liver converts sunlight into usable Vitamin D and stores it there for future use. The kidneys balance calcium. As Uny mentioned, in order for Vitamin D to be assimilated properly, our livers and kidneys must be in good shape. So it all works together.
Oh- you *can* get Vitamin D3 from, in particular, fish oil and salmon. Please do your research. Schulze, Christopher, and so many other great natural healers are/have been adament vegetarians, and as Uny listed, there are effective plant sources for dietary Vitamin D.
Sometimes I just stand amazed at how beautifully designed our bodies are...
Wings
- Re: Yes, Uny, the kidneys are involv... josephr525
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This is a reply to # 1,768,624Thanks for this info. There's a lot to be gained by improving liver and kidney function. I'll find out one of these days. Haven't cleansed in 10 years, and when I did, I didn't do a very thorough job, so I really need it.
Welcome back. I've never met you before [I've only been here about 6 weeks], but am glad to see you're back.
Joe
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- Thanks for this good info josephr525
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- Re: D3 Deficient This Time of Year? frankiemuniz01
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This is a reply to # 1,768,186Anything that can be done other than sun exposure? The sun will be warm enough to sun bathe very soon here in TN, I'd say in a few days. If I get regular sun from now until next October, will my Vit D levels be OK
- Re: D3 Deficient This Time of Year? unyquity
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This is a reply to # 1,768,366Well, the first thing to do would be to read through the thread above and see if you have any other questions - it seems to me your question has already been "asked & answered".
If you have liver/kidney compromise, your body can't fully convert 'skin sunlight' to Vitamin D adequately...so be sure to take care of that, if needed.
Blessings,
Uny- Re: D3 Deficient This Time of Year? zaidi
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This is a reply to # 1,768,378Uny, you wrote about herbs who have Vitamin D.
But please also tell us how much of these herbs should be used in order to get enough amount of Vitamin D from them.
This question is important for those who for some reasons not able to go out in the sun.
- Re: D3 Deficient This Time of Year? zaidi
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- Re: D3 Deficient This Time of Year? unyquity
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- Sun exposure in winter for Vitamin D... healinginHiswings
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