Should You Supplement Vitamin D in Winter?

Every question we have, nature has its answers staring us right in the face.

It only makes sense that your vitamin D level in winter is supposed to go down, since the solar yield is way less than in the summer.

Check your vitamin D blood levels to find out where you’re at, even though it’s only a proxy:

There are 2 problems with blood labs when it comes to vitamin D.

1 - the test doesn’t show you the active form of vitamin D

2 - there is no differentiation between the time of year when the test is taken, and so the ‘normal’ ranges recommended are low for the summer

If your levels are really low, because you neglected the Sun all summer long, then maybe a little supplementation wouldn’t hurt.

Just plan on to hanging outside with as little clothes as possible at solar noon in the coming spring and summer, to get most bang for your buck, when it comes to maximizing D.

When nature shifts into cold and dark in winter, it’s because you’re supposed to maximize your melatonin production.

Melatonin is a repair hormone, it is made during daylight and is activated in the dark.

Melatonin can also bind to the Vitamin D receptors in the cells!

So in winter we should tend to our melatonin production: cold, darkness and long sleep hours are your friends in winter!

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