Hello Radical Health Seekers,
It’s midsummer, the temps are hitting 100 degrees here in Texas, and it’s the perfect time to enjoy homemade animal-based icecream.
It’s also the perfect time to be maxing your Vitamin D levels for winter.
This is especially important if you live north of the 37° latitude line (north of San Francisco, CA or Richmond, VA):
Because north of this line, the sun is too low in the sky during the winter months to provide adequate UVB radiation for the skin to synthesize vitamin D efficiently.
The good news is that your body can store the vitamin D you produce in the summer, gradually releasing it during the winter.
Vitamin D is crucial for all aspects of your health, including your immune system, sex hormones, bone health, cardiovascular function, mental health, muscle strength, and inflammatory response.
And now is your opportunity to get outside and make some.
And don’t make the mistake of thinking a Vitamin D supplement compares to Vitamin D from the sun.
There are so many other things you’re getting from the full light spectrum that you can’t reduce sunlight to a supplement bottle:
→ Natural vitamin D production (way more bioavailable than pills)
→ Boosted testosterone in both men and women
→ Beta-endorphins (nature’s antidepressant)
→ Nitric oxide production (lowers blood pressure)
→ A natural “solar callus” that protects better than chemicals
And if you’re slathering on sunscreen thinking you’re protecting yourself…
You might be doing more harm than good.
Almost all of these products are CHEMICAL WARFARE in a bottle…
Containing hormone-disrupting chemicals like oxybenzone, avobenzone, octinoxate, octocrylene, and homosalate that are readily absorbed through your skin.
Plus, humans spent THOUSANDS of generations in the sunlight and didn’t have skin cancer rates even close to what we see today.
How to vitamin D max safely:
Start slow! Don’t go from 0 to 100. Instead, gradually build up your tolerance and tan.
Although 11am to 3PM is best for Vitamin D production, don’t skip the early morning sun, which primes your body to tolerate more midday sun.
Download the DMinder App to track your sunbathing sessions.
Eat an animal-based diet: Foods like liver and steak are rich in many nutrients your body requires in order to safely process UV light from the sun, including Vitamin A, cholesterol, saturated fats and copper.
Eliminate seed oils: It is amazing how many people report no longer burning once they remove seed oils from their diet. This is because excess linoleic acid can cause mitochondrial damage in our cells, which greatly increases our skin’s susceptibility to burning.
Be wary of sunglasses: UV light entering our eyes triggers a bunch of positive hormonal responses including melatonin and serotonin production, which we need to safely tan.
Use common sense: Our ancestors weren’t spending hours in the hot midday sun. They sought shade, and prioritized activity during the mornings and evenings. Do the same. Spending hours outside in 100 degree midday heat is NOT what we’re advising here.
If you need protection: Seek shade or make your own sunscreen with grass-fed tallow + zinc oxide + beeswax.
Build those vitamin D stores now while the sun is strong.
Because come November, you’ll be running on what you banked this summer.
Radical health seekers don’t hide from nature…
We embrace it.
To radical health,
The Heart & Soil Team
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