Whenever You Can, Get Outside, Enjoy Sunlight and Nature…

Researchers are saying that we crazy humans are spending 95% of our time indoors! This goes against our natural instincts to be outside and surround ourselves with fresh air, trees, mountains, streams and most importantly sunlight. The stale recycled air of your home or office is not conducive to your health and you are missing the benefits of Vitamin D.

"Canadians don't get enough UV light between October and March to produce adequate levels of Vitamin D."
- Dr. David Hanley

Some experts are finding that we are actually deficient in this very important vitamin.

Vitamin D is one of the fat soluble vitamins that we require in our body for improving our bone health, enhancing our mental health, improving our heart health, preventing certain cancers, alleviating skin disorders and decreasing our risk of autoimmune disorders.

You may notice that you get a little stir crazy if you don't see the sun regularly. Imagine the people living in our northern communities that actually have no sunlight for part of their winter. Seasonal Affective Disorder or SAD is becoming more and more common in our society. Anxiety, depression and just plain grouchiness can all be caused by the lack of Vitamin D in your life.

So, what do you do about it?

• First things first, get outside. Even 20 minutes of
  natural sunlight a day will help us. If you are in longer sun exposure a sunscreen of at least SPF 15 is recom mended against burning.
  
  
• Take a Vitamin D supplement – it is fat soluble so no more than 1,000 International Units per day.
  
  
• Eat Vitamin D rich foods: “oily” fish, salmon, mackerel, etc.
  
  
• Drink milk fortified with Vitamin D

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Question: I have heard that whether I jog 1 kilometer or walk 1 kilometer I will burn the same number of calories. Is this true?

Answer: Yes, is the short answer. When you move a mass over the same distance the energy expenditure will equal out. Jogging does have additional benefits to the heart and lungs, but for calorie burning and weight loss goals a brisk walk will do the trick!