Northern Michigan – It is sad to say, but most people in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan are probably Vitamin D deficient, and they don’t even know it. There are two ways to ensure that you are properly receiving your Vitamin D. The first way that most doctors will tell you about is through your diet. The second way, which is the most efficient way, is through moderate UV exposure. Your body will generate this important hormone in much higher quantities than supplementation.
Every fall, winter and spring the suns UVB rays, ( which is the ray responsible for your body to generate natural Vitamin D) are virtually non existent because of the Upper Peninsula’s geographical location. Therefore, most people in northern climates start to run out of their natural Vitamin D reserves by December and January. This puts a strain on peoples immune system helping the common cold to sneak up on them easier.
One of the best ways to boost your body’s natural immunity during these months is through safe, moderate indoor tanning. Dr. Mercola, a noted expert in the health industry, even endorses this practice through his well known Vitamin D Website and his YouTube videos. Heather Timony, manager at Utopia Tanning Hair & Skin Care Spa ( a Smart Tan endorsed tanning salon), says that one seven minute tanning session is the equivalent to 40,000 IU’s of natural Vitamin D production. Just to help put that in to perspective that is like drinking one hundred 8 oz. glasses of milk. Kinda hard to do in seven minutes.
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