Sunshine For Age Esteem

The sunshine is very good for you at every stage in life.

Latest studies have shown that it is an important factor in many ways to improving health at all ages. It increases the immune system, aids in preventing aging of the eyes, and reduces the level of heart disease, as has been found in many Mediterranean countries. Above all, sunshine enhances your mood.  This in turn can play an active role in influencing good health, just as your age esteem does.

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Sunshine Vitamin D

Are you getting enough Vitamin D?  Vitamin D is an essential ingredient for the body, especially in preventing osteoporosis.  One in two women and one in four men (Yes, fellows, this also concerns you!) over age 50 will have an osteoporosis-related fracture.

Vitamin D is necessary to build strong bones and to fortify muscles. The good news is that a bit of sun each day directly on the skin can give you what you need.  It is even crucial because any vitamin D that has been consumed through foods cannot be processed without direct sunlight, thus the sunshine vitamin.

Vitamin D can only be found in a few foods such as egg yolk, fatty fish (salmon, mackerel, tuna, sardines), liver and butter.

We know  that it is dangerous to sit in the sun for long periods of time without using sunscreen, but since sunscreen prevents the sun from penetrating into the body, vitamin D  cannot be processed . For this reason vitamin D deficiency is very prevalent today as people are aware that they should not be overexposed to sun rays. However, just a few minutes of sun per day without suntan lotion will enable the vitamin D in the body to be effective.

So to build strong bones and muscles in order to prevent fallng and broken bones, complement your healthy diet and exercise with a daily dose of sunshine vitamin D.

Grandma Nature