how much sun for vitamin D is really needed?

[Ephraim Cámaroa]

My buddy claims that we need like two hour a day of sun to make vitamin D or we die, I always thought we needed more like 2hrs per week. How much sun do you guys get send how important is the vitamin D making really?

 

[muskate]

Your friend is actually right. You don't need to full on sun tan for 2 hours but you need exposure to sunlight for 90-120 minutes per day for your body to produce all the vitamin D it requires.

That's why vitamin D is such a popular supplement and recommended by so many doctors. Especially for people in winter climates.

I recommend vitamin D supplementation for all my clients during the winter months. 5000iu/day for males and 3000iu/day for females.

 

[Contraband]

For those with psoriasis, alcohol can irritate the skin but vitamin D can be very beneficial. The recommended doses and max dosage i found to be all over the map. One site claimed a single dose of 250,000iu is fine. I personally take 30,000iu almost everyday. I get bloods done every 3 months and my levels are still in the normal range. Also, since i live in Miami Florida, i catch some sun on the beach when i have time. I think 5,000 is a safe dose for anyone. If you have a reason to take more, i can say without a doubt that 30,000iu/day for me has been safe but i wouldn't take that much if i didn't see a real benefit and if my blood levels showed an excessive level.

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[LevButlerov]

The thing is that the excess vitamin D gets washed out, hence the normal blood works in spite of the high Vitamin D dosages. Try it out yourself - try supplementing yourself with just 5000, and you will see that blood work won't change one bit.

 

[Mrsurgeon28]

WHOLE MILK lol
Gallon a day and viatim d may not be the key to ur fitness success.... It's okay to know the pathology of things but keeping it simple works wonders too.

 

[Contraband]

Checked with my doc today, she said Vitamin D is fat soluble and doesnt get washed out, that's the problem....but other vitamins do. So its important if you supplement Vitamin D to keep the dose low...or get levels checked. I haven't done much research on this..i just know at 10,000iu a day it did a pretty good job on psoriasis and at 30,000iu it eliminated it to the point where you barely remember its there. I would suggest trying it for anyone with any of the similar skin issues...just get bloods done and make sure your levels are good.

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