Cat-a-Tonic
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I know a lot of us are deficient in vitamin D. I take supplements all winter as there isn't much sun, but I would like to try to get my vitamin D the natural way, through sunlight on my skin, this summer. But I realized that I have a lot of questions and am hoping someone more knowledgeable than I am can answer these!
I know that vitamin D from sunlight is absorbed through the skin. If you apply sunblock, will you still absorb vitamin D? Will you absorb as much as you would if you didn't have sunblock on?
Do you get more vitamin D when the sun is high in the sky? For example, around noon, will I get significantly more vitamin D than at 9 AM or 3 PM even if the sun is shining brightly at those times?
Can I absorb vitamin D from sunlight through a window? A car window? Or do I have to be outside? Can I absorb vitamin D on a partly cloudy day?
This is probably too silly to even ask, but if I get a sun lamp for winter, any chance I could absorb vitamin D from it? I know those things help with stuff like Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) but I don't know much else about them.
I know that vitamin D from sunlight is absorbed through the skin. If you apply sunblock, will you still absorb vitamin D? Will you absorb as much as you would if you didn't have sunblock on?
Do you get more vitamin D when the sun is high in the sky? For example, around noon, will I get significantly more vitamin D than at 9 AM or 3 PM even if the sun is shining brightly at those times?
Can I absorb vitamin D from sunlight through a window? A car window? Or do I have to be outside? Can I absorb vitamin D on a partly cloudy day?
This is probably too silly to even ask, but if I get a sun lamp for winter, any chance I could absorb vitamin D from it? I know those things help with stuff like Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) but I don't know much else about them.