I got my blood test results back from my doctor a few weeks
ago. My Vitamin D level is at an above average 63ng/ml. (Target range is in the 40-60ng/ml) Knowing my level helps me gauge how I am doing
with my health. Last year when I was tanning for short periods of time every
2-3 days and gradually building my base tan, I was tested and had a blood level
of 75ng/ml. Halfway through the summer I started scaling back my time in the
sunbed to shift into more of a “maintenance mode”. I was also spending more
time outdoors so I knew my level was likely very high. Once the fall and winter came around, I
continued my “maintenance” schedule of tanning 12-15 minutes every 7-10 days in
a sunbed with a 20 minute maximum. Just
3 months ago my salon replaced those 20 minute max beds with 15 minute max beds
and I adjusted my time down again to 5-6 minutes once a week. To find that I am maintaining a high Vitamin
D level through these adjustments is reassuring to me that I am doing what is
best for my health.
May is Natural Breast Cancer Prevention Month. What many people don’t know is that a healthy
Vitamin D level is a great way to naturally prevent breast cancer. That is because Vitamin D slows/ prevents cell
mutation. I wouldn’t presume to be an
expert on the subject as to how it all works. I have looked up a few sites and
perhaps just posting links to those sites would be more beneficial for you, the
reader to look at.
No comments:
Post a Comment