The Ra Optics Blog
How much sun should I get daily?
Getting sun every day is important for your health, but the sun provides different benefits throughout the day. Early morning and late afternoon sun is best for your circadian rhythm, midday sun is best for increasing your vitamin D content.
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Can I get vitamin D on a cloudy day?
The synthesis of vitamin D is triggered by skin exposure to ultraviolet light. Even on a cloudy day, the level of ultraviolet light is sufficient enough to activate this response.
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Can you get vitamin D through a window?
Increasing your vitamin D levels is critical to strong bones and overall health. Sunlight is your best source but most glass windows filter out UVB, so sitting near a sunny window is not going to help you.
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The Light Diet: Optimized Health Through Light
The Light Diet is a culmination of over 8 years of research and self experimentation to find the solution to my poor health. During this journey, I discovered the most important factor for living our best life – LIGHT. Please take advantage of my learnings from the experts and make changes to improve your own life.
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How to get Vitamin D – the most effective way
Vitamin D is needed for strong bones, immunity, and prevention of many chronic diseases. The sun is the best source of this nutrient, particularly Ultraviolet light (UV), triggering the synthesis of vitamin D. We need it daily for the best results.
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Why we need to sunbathe regularly
Sunbathing is not damaging to our health, but we need to prepare our skin for it. When we don't, the skin doesn't have its own sunscreen, our melanin, to protect it from the harmful UV light.
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