At noontime, when the sun's out in full force, where there's not even a shadow as the sun is directly above, I would go out and get my fill of sunshine and the vitamin D benefits of it. This is usually where the UV index is highest, and where I get the most vitamin D produced in the shortest time. However, I feel alone in this. The koi in my pond wants little of it, as they prefer to be in the depths, sheltered from the harsh glare and trying to get protection with more algae shade protection the deeper it goes. My cats are nowhere to be found, and for most of the day, would rather be in the cooler shade. Even my aloe vera plants prefer to be facing south so that during summer it can hide under a shade as the sun shines from the north and spreads its rays of warmth to the periphery where the aloe vera lies. And during the cooler months, when the weaker sunlight hits the aloe vera directly, it is just as conducive to the growth of my aloe vera plants.
Even the trees know this. As during the heat of summer, it spreads its canopy with the lush growth of leaves, and during the cooler months, the canopy becomes exposed, as if to let more of the weak sun get through underneath.
As I spend most of the day inside the house, exposed to the sun in a very indirect way, inside a lanai that exposes me to the sun from three sides - thru screened windows and doors that lets in sun, unencumbered by glass, I would wonder all the time whether I am getting enough vitamin D. And this curiosity is never filled. Because I don't ever get to see a study ever made that addresses my curiosity. Always the studies are about direct sun exposure, and never about indirect sun exposure.
For surely, there is benefit to indirect sun exposure. For how come my aloe vera is thriving? How come my cats develop strong bones? So I would myself why do I need to see the full frontal assault from the sun? When I go to the fields where rice is planted in Vietnam, I would see that these farmers wear very wide brimmed hats, and they also don't get the full frontal.
I'm curious, why is there no study ever made that measures the effect of indirect sunlight? Why do the studies observe something that is to me unnatural?
Will some university or research institute come to their senses and please, please, do a study on the effect of indirect sun exposure and how much vitamin D can be generated this way? I am pretty sure it will be of use, right?
Nothing wrong about full frontal, as I suppose that is done in the serengeti of Africa by the many animals that roam there, but I'd like to know if we can be vitamin D healthy if we seek the comfort of shade and go about our day inside the comfort of that shade.
Even the trees know this. As during the heat of summer, it spreads its canopy with the lush growth of leaves, and during the cooler months, the canopy becomes exposed, as if to let more of the weak sun get through underneath.
As I spend most of the day inside the house, exposed to the sun in a very indirect way, inside a lanai that exposes me to the sun from three sides - thru screened windows and doors that lets in sun, unencumbered by glass, I would wonder all the time whether I am getting enough vitamin D. And this curiosity is never filled. Because I don't ever get to see a study ever made that addresses my curiosity. Always the studies are about direct sun exposure, and never about indirect sun exposure.
For surely, there is benefit to indirect sun exposure. For how come my aloe vera is thriving? How come my cats develop strong bones? So I would myself why do I need to see the full frontal assault from the sun? When I go to the fields where rice is planted in Vietnam, I would see that these farmers wear very wide brimmed hats, and they also don't get the full frontal.
I'm curious, why is there no study ever made that measures the effect of indirect sunlight? Why do the studies observe something that is to me unnatural?
Will some university or research institute come to their senses and please, please, do a study on the effect of indirect sun exposure and how much vitamin D can be generated this way? I am pretty sure it will be of use, right?
Nothing wrong about full frontal, as I suppose that is done in the serengeti of Africa by the many animals that roam there, but I'd like to know if we can be vitamin D healthy if we seek the comfort of shade and go about our day inside the comfort of that shade.