The 12 Healthy Days of Christmas – Day 8 – Vitamin D

On the eighth day of Christmas we got into the SUN and boost your vitamin D! Yes that’s right. Go outside and bathe yourself in the majestic sun that provides your body with vitamin D. Vitamin D is produced when the sun’s UVB rays come into contact with our skin. These are the sun rays…

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Vitamin D is essential for life so why are we fearing the SUN?

Vitamin D deficiency is endemic in Australia. WHY? Why this crazy paradox? I have grown up in this amazing nation gert by rolling waves, sandy beaches and a generous sun. Yet I am bamboozled at what appears to be the biggest public health faux pas I have even seen. Is it because we have been…

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