Spring sunshine brings plenty of health benefits

We all know that sunshine makes us feel good and happy, but most people don't know how much healthier it makes us too. Spring has arrived and with it, warm and sunny days are bringing us one of nature's best vitamins for free – vitamin D.

The vitamin D story exemplifies the populist revolution in health care that is sweeping the country, as more and more people gravitate toward natural alternatives, eschewing more risky and expensive medical interventions.

Vitamin D—from the sun, from our diet, and from dietary supplements—keeps a range of chronic and life-threatening diseases at bay, from osteoporosis and osteoarthritis to breast cancer, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, cardiovascular disease, and many others.

Readers of the book, Sunshine and Vitamin D, will be ahead of the curve on one of the most exciting health stories of the 21st century. Author Frank Murray spotlights the latest research into how and why this much-maligned and misunderstood vitamin is finally coming into its own, and how to gain the greatest benefits from it.

Reader will learn:

• How and why vitamin D is crucial to helping the body absorb calcium and phosphorous, and to strengthening bones.
• How the news media often exaggerate the dangers of sunshine and downplay the benefits of vitamin D from the sun and other sources.
• How much sun exposure and/or vitamin D supplementation is needed by people of all skin types.

• Why older adults are especially prone to vitamin D deficiency and how they can best address this for optimal health.

To learn more about vitamin D and how to take your health into your own hands, visit www.basichealthpub.com