Pure-n-Simple Soap

Using natural skin care products, eating healthy and drinking plenty of water are all crucial for not only healthy, younger looking skin, but your overall health as well.  Did you know that the sun is just as important for your body?  Our body naturally obtains vitamin D from the sun through UVB rays, and self regulates the amount it needs through the skin.  When we live in areas that experience the cold winter seasons we obviously are not exposed to as much sun as one who lives in Florida or Hawaii.  It is very important for our body to receive minimally 10-15 minutes of sun light on our bare skin per day, which does not work through windows such as your office or car; you actually have to be outside, or on a safe tanning bed with UVB exposure.

Did you ever wonder why we do not experience many colds and flu during the summer time?  Many say it is because we spend more time indoors where germs are easily spread, but recent science suggests that it is most likely due to the lack of vitamin D.  Did you know that as many as 85 % of us are deficient in vitamin D.  Vitamin D is vital for healthier skin, heart, respiratory, immune system, hearing, and much more, such as the possibility of protection against cancer.

It is becoming more and more evident as recent research unveils the importance of this wonderful vitamin and the effects it has on the human body, that everyone get there vitamin D levels checked by their doctor.  Unlike receiving vitamin D naturally through the skin, if taken orally the body cannot regulate the proper amount it needs.  There is no one size fits all pill.  There are many factors such as weight and genetics that will determine the proper amount of Vitamin D supplement that is needed.