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vanlassie

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52. Have you looked at the maps showing where there is sufficient sunlight

Sat Dec 9, 2023, 02:09 PM

Dec 2023

most of the year? I live in sunny Central California, above the 37th parallel. According to experts:
“ Except during the summer months, the skin makes little if any vitamin D from the sun at latitudes above 37 degrees north (in the United States, the shaded region in the map) or below 37 degrees south of the equator. People who live in these areas are at relatively greater risk for vitamin D deficiency.” (Harvard Health).

Way less than half the US population lives below the 37th parallel. I definitely supplement year ‘round.

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So, I'm 75 and I was having a bit of a problem pulling the right word from my aging brain [View all] Joinfortmill Dec 2023 OP

Vitamin D helps fight the Covid germ too. Captain Zero Dec 2023 #1

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This is wasabi extract, not edible wasabi. nt eppur_se_muova Dec 2023 #36

Thanks. Woodwizard Dec 2023 #3

It's not just sunlight, it's the intensity of it. Axelrods_Typewriter Dec 2023 #18

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I put ground flax into oatmeal and eat oily fish (salmonids, tuna, sardines) as often as I can. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2023 #7

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True. Perhaps you'll agree it's a good thing I'm not a doctor or lawyer! . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2023 #43

Same here Warpy Dec 2023 #50

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Thank you. LoisB Dec 2023 #9

I take 2000 IU a day. Have for years, but I still have trouble marybourg Dec 2023 #10

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Also, anyone who is on Metformin should have B's and D checked. nt woodsprite Dec 2023 #13

Add magnesium. Elder people are often deficient in that too. CousinIT Dec 2023 #32

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I tried fish oil Farmer-Rick Dec 2023 #35

Omega 3 is a good substitute LittleGirl Dec 2023 #37

Ohh, thanks for the info Farmer-Rick Dec 2023 #45

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Have you looked at the maps showing where there is sufficient sunlight vanlassie Dec 2023 #52

Thank you for this post... MiHale Dec 2023 #22

What was the exact reason given for vanlassie Dec 2023 #53

Too much in her blood... MiHale Dec 2023 #54

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My mother used to tell this joke about memory. vanlassie Dec 2023 #55

Vitamin D is good for so many things. Besides what people have said here it helps me pee. Maraya1969 Dec 2023 #56

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