Sun exposure is really a crucial element of health for a number of reasons.
Vitamin D is one of the most important results from proper sun exposure. I recently did a video on why cod liver oil may not be your ideal method of getting vitamin D but after reviewing this with my experts I believe I may have been a bit too harsh on cod liver. While you can overdose and have toxic levels of vitamin D on it and I did a few times, this will not happen for most people if they are careful and use prudent doses, and most importantly regularly check their blood levels of vitamin D.
Cod liver oil also has valuable natural vitamin A which somewhat limits the vitamin D toxicity. We use large amounts of cod liver oil in our clinic and have not really seen very many people overdose on it.
I still strongly believe that the best way to get vitamin D is form the sun but for many that simply is not going to happen in the winter.
You can NOT get vitamin D from full spectrum bulbs it has to be a bulb that produces ultraviolet radiation. UVB specially as that is what causes your skin to convert cholesterol into vitamin D.
It is possible to get this from a tanning booth but the EMFs are of major concern they are produced by the magnetic ballasts. It is possible to use newer electronic ballasts which virtually eliminate this risk and are safe. They also use about 30% less electricity and produce more light so they are far more economical to run.
Unfortunately I am not aware of any regular commercial sources. BUT since I have nearly one million people that subscribe to this newsletter it would seem reasonable to start collecting sources of places that offer this service.
So if you know of any tanning parlors in the US that offer this please fill out the form below and I will be glad to host a directory on my site that offers these services so you can save yourself some legwork.
You can also use this as powerful leverage to your current tanning bed place to convince them to switch their ballasts and we will advertise for them for free, so they will likely get a quick return on their health investment.
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