How sunlight benefits our health.

Besides warming up or getting a tan, just why should we be inclined to get under the sun sometimes?
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Here are a few benefits of sun exposure.

  • Strengthens the cardiovascular system
  • Improves digestion
  • Aids in weight loss
  • Balances blood pressure 
  • Regulates blood sugar
  • Prevents anxiety and depression 
  • Helps kidneys function properly
  • Increases the metabolism
  • Aids in liver function

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Sunlight helps prevent several ailments such as depression, type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis, seasonal affective disorder, and several cancers including, breast, prostate, stomach, bladder, and colon cancer.  Ergosterol in the skin is converted into vitamin D when exposed to sunlight.  Vitamin D helps the body absorb calcium and also aids in moving calcium through cell walls.  Including vitamin D in your diet helps to lesson the risk of bone fractures and osteoporosis.



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