Post Profile

Traditionally-living Maasai and Hadzabe tribespeople – who spend plenty of time in the sun but avoid the hottest times – have average vitamin D levels of between 40 and 50 ng/mL. Should you replace RICE with METH?  “Extreme caution should be used when stopping or reducing bacon consumption.” Amen. I love stories with happy endings. [...]
read more

I have written more than once about the benefits of sunlight. There is, for instance, quite a body of evidence which links sun exposure and the heightened vitamin D levels in the body this tends to bring with a reduced risk of cance... Read Post

Any season, around 70% of Americans have insufficient levels of vitamin D, but levels can drop even more in the winter months. UV-B radiation from the sun allows our skin to produce vitamin D, but when it’s cold out, some of us won’... Read Post

People who spend more time in the sun and those with higher vitamin D levels may be less likely to develop multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a study published in the February 8, 2011, print issue of Neurology(r), the medical jou... Read Post