does vitamin d make you happier?!


Question: Does vitamin d make you happier?
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definatly and u need sunlight at this time of year Sun exposure
Sun exposure is perhaps the most important source of vitamin D because exposure to sunlight provides most humans with their vitamin D requirement UV rays from the sun trigger vitamin D synthesis in skin Season, geographic latitude, time of day, cloud cover, smog, and sunscreen affect UV ray exposure and vitamin D synthesis For example, sunlight exposure from November through February in Boston is insufficient to produce significant vitamin D synthesis in the skin. Complete cloud cover halves the energy of UV rays, and shade reduces it by 60%. Industrial pollution, which increases shade, also decreases sun exposure and may contribute to the development of rickets in individuals with insufficient dietary intake of vitamin D]. Sunscreens with a sun protection factor (SPF) of 8 or greater will block UV rays that produce vitamin D, but it is still important to routinely use sunscreen to help prevent skin cancer and other negative consequences of excessive sun exposure. An initial exposure to sunlight (10 -15 minutes) allows adequate time for Vitamin D synthesis and should be followed by application of a sunscreen with an SPF of at least 15 to protect the skin. Ten to fifteen minutes of sun exposure at least two times per week to the face, arms, hands, or back without sunscreen is usually sufficient to provide adequate vitamin D It is very important for individuals with limited sun exposure to include good sources of vitamin D in their diet.
Michigan nurses working indoors through out summer had no vitamin d in their blood at all 5000 units were given to rebalance them.


What is the recommended intake for vitamin D?
Recommendations for vitamin D are provided in the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) developed by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academy of Sciences
The IOM determined there was insufficient scientific information to establish a RDA for vitamin D. Instead, the recommended intake is listed as an Adequate Intake (AI), which represents the daily vitamin D intake that should maintain bone health and normal calcium metabolism in healthy people.



fresh wild tuna or mackerel from the ocean makes me brilliantly happy mate... now i don't know whether that's because of the fish oils, vitamin d, protein, calcium, magnesium or a combination of the whole naturally occurring lot contained in these fish .... but fresh unprocessed fish doesn't contain any toxicmuck preservatives so maybe that's why it makes me happy.

yes vitamin d makes you happy ..... without sufficient supplies of it you will never assimilate sufficient calcium, vitamins B6 (pyridoxine) and B12 (cobalamin) or iron ....... at the very least it helps enormously in avoiding being unhappy.

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No, not especially. In the past I have taken several thousand IU a day for months and could not tell a difference.

The reason for sunny days making a person happy has much more to do with the superchiasmatic nucleus in the brain....but I digress.



Vitamin D is known as the happiness vitamin. It comes from the sunlight. That is why you often feel happier on sunny days.

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