Re: Vitamin D & sun exposure

[Guest guest]

I also need to know more on this.

Here is some info.

http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/vitamins/vitaminD/index.html

best wishes

Nil

Vitamin D & sun exposure

> I'm trying to understand vitamin D and how to get more into me. When I

> read something like this...

>

> " During 20 minutes of sunlight exposure, the body generates approximately

> 4000 iu of vitamin D. In 10 minutes of summer sunlight exposure to the

> face

> and hands results in the endogenous production of about 400 iu of

> cholecalciferol.... "

> http://susantaney.net/vm.vitaminD.html

>

> does that mean 20 minutes of direct, overhead sunlight? Direct, no shade

> tree, 10 am to 3 pm sunlight? Is the body generation of vitamin D lower

> if

> one gets sunlight before " high sun " hours (say 9 am) or after high sun

> hours (say 4 pm)?

>

> I'm trying to figure this out because I'm sun sensitive, but I can be out

> in early morning or late afternoon hours for a bit.

>

[Guest guest]

I think this is something we need to take on an individual basis, never has sunscreen and is fine, he tans and it's unusual for him to burn but had to have a few sinister black moles removed when he was 10yrs old following a lot of sun exposure and we now have to be so very careful with him, already I'm not liking the look of a couple on the back of his neck, like me he has the very pale never tan skin.

Vicky In a message dated 12/06/2010 11:54:51 GMT Daylight Time, rexel4@... writes:

I have never really used much sunscreen on - (especially after I was diagnosed with very low Vitamin D by a rheumatologist after I had terrible leg pains) and recently I used a lot of sunscreen on him for one of the rare sunny days only to have him break out in a terrible rash and I had to keep him out of school for three days. I'll never do that again! This is a very interesting review of a book and confirms once again that my decision to let my son develop a suntan (if it could actually be called that here in the UK) over the course of the summer

[Guest guest]

Tracey my son will not cover up even after having to go into hospital for the mole removals, he really is a shocker but he will wear cream reluctantly, we use green people, he swims a lot so the hat [legionare style] is only useful when he isn't in the water, but he will wear that at least.

Vicky a message dated 12/06/2010 13:57:42 GMT Daylight Time, thelifechangers@... writes:

My Middle son is pale and can have sunstroke with as little as ten minutes sun on his neck.. Our solution- He wears long sleeved cotton trousers and long sleeved shirts and a big wide brimed hat. any times after about 10.30 am and until about 3.30 pm and to us this is the safest. The body needs vit D and gradual exposure is good and he gets safe sun exposure.

Best Wishes

Tracey

[Guest guest]

The ingredients in the majority of sunscreens are more toxic and some even have carcingenic ingredients, than sensible sun exposure. There are only a handful of sunscreens which are safe.. I like Green People and Miessence.. there may be a few others that are good.. but they are very few and far between... I don't know where I heard it.. so I may not be right, however I thought that boots Soltan was some of the most toxic.

 

My Middle son is pale and can have sunstroke with as little as ten minutes sun on his neck.. Our solution- He wears long sleeved cotton trousers and long sleeved shirts and a big wide brimed hat. any times after about 10.30 am and until about 3.30 pm  and to us this is the safest. The body needs vit D and gradual exposure is good and he gets safe sun exposure.

 

Best Wishes

 

Tracey

On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 1:33 PM, <MaddiganV@...> wrote:

 

 I think this is something we need to take on an individual basis, never has sunscreen and is fine, he tans and it's unusual for him to burn but had to have a few sinister black moles removed when he was 10yrs old following a lot of sun exposure and we now have to be so very careful with him, already I'm not liking the look of a couple on the back of his neck, like me he has the very pale never tan skin.

Vicky                                                                                                                                                           In a message dated 12/06/2010 11:54:51 GMT Daylight Time, rexel4@... writes:

I have never really used much sunscreen on - (especially after I was diagnosed with very low Vitamin D by a rheumatologist after I had terrible leg pains) and recently I used a lot of sunscreen on him for one of the rare sunny days only to have him break out in a terrible rash and I had to keep him out of school for three days.  I'll never do that again!  This is a very interesting review of a book and confirms once again that my decision to let my son develop a suntan (if it could actually be called that here in the UK) over the course of the summer

 

[Guest guest]

I like Green people stuff and as you say this is the very best you can offer him..

 

In Zimbabwe they said that rubbing the inside of the skin of papayas on areas which look skin cancerous/ funny moles was a natural way of helping them heal. I  think that some Aussies a few years ago were professing an similar treatment...

 

The legionnaire hat we got from Blacks/Millets was fine for Will to swim in.. but he has a very big head.. so adult sizes worked for him.

 

Best Wishes

 

 

 

Tracey

On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 2:01 PM, <MaddiganV@...> wrote:

 

      Tracey my son will not cover up even after having to go into hospital for the mole removals, he really is a shocker but he will wear cream reluctantly, we use green people, he swims a lot so the hat [legionare style] is only useful when he isn't in the water, but he will wear that at least.

Vicky                                                                                                                                                      a message dated 12/06/2010 13:57:42 GMT Daylight Time, thelifechangers@... writes:

My Middle son is pale and can have sunstroke with as little as ten minutes sun on his neck.. Our solution- He wears long sleeved cotton trousers and long sleeved shirts and a big wide brimed hat. any times after about 10.30 am and until about 3.30 pm  and to us this is the safest. The body needs vit D and gradual exposure is good and he gets safe sun exposure.

 

Best Wishes

 

Tracey

 

[Guest guest]

hi i like green people as well for suntan lotion as vitamin d3 especially in

winter ....when its not so sunny and bright!

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> >

> >

> > I think this is something we need to take on an individual basis,

> > never has sunscreen and is fine, he tans and it's unusual for him to burn

> > but had to have a few sinister black moles removed when he was 10yrs

> > old following a lot of sun exposure and we now have to be so very careful

> > with him, already I'm not liking the look of a couple on the back of his

> > neck, like me he has the very pale never tan skin.

> > Vicky

> > In a message dated 12/06/2010 11:54:51 GMT Daylight Time, rexel4@...:

> >

> > I have never really used much sunscreen on - (especially after I was

> > diagnosed with very low Vitamin D by a rheumatologist after I had terrible

> > leg pains) and recently I used a lot of sunscreen on him for one of the rare

> > sunny days only to have him break out in a terrible rash and I had to keep

> > him out of school for three days. I'll never do that again! This is a very

> > interesting review of a book and confirms once again that my decision to let

> > my son develop a suntan (if it could actually be called that here in the

> > UK) over the course of the summer

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

hi i like green people as well for suntan lotion as vitamin d3 especially in

winter ....when its not so sunny and bright!

>

> >

> >

> > I think this is something we need to take on an individual basis,

> > never has sunscreen and is fine, he tans and it's unusual for him to burn

> > but had to have a few sinister black moles removed when he was 10yrs

> > old following a lot of sun exposure and we now have to be so very careful

> > with him, already I'm not liking the look of a couple on the back of his

> > neck, like me he has the very pale never tan skin.

> > Vicky

> > In a message dated 12/06/2010 11:54:51 GMT Daylight Time, rexel4@...:

> >

> > I have never really used much sunscreen on - (especially after I was

> > diagnosed with very low Vitamin D by a rheumatologist after I had terrible

> > leg pains) and recently I used a lot of sunscreen on him for one of the rare

> > sunny days only to have him break out in a terrible rash and I had to keep

> > him out of school for three days. I'll never do that again! This is a very

> > interesting review of a book and confirms once again that my decision to let

> > my son develop a suntan (if it could actually be called that here in the

> > UK) over the course of the summer

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

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