Vitamin D is the only vitamin our bodies can produce on their own. In fact, all you need is 10 to 15 minutes of sunshine to reach your daily intake.

Sunlight is often perceived as a threat to your health, but research suggests exposure to sunlight may actually be beneficial ...

They may recommend taking a high dose of vitamin D for the first few weeks just to try and get you back to normal. You’ll want to test again about six months later to see if that supplementation was ...

Vitamin D is called the sunshine vitamin for a reason. While we can get many essential vitamins and minerals from dietary sources, the main way we get this one is from sun exposure. Spend a few ...

It’s all kicking off on social media again. This time it’s about wearing sunscreen. The argument began when Tim Spector, a professor of genetic epidemiology at King’s College London, raised concerns ...

When most people think about vitamin D, they often associate it with bone health or preventing rickets in children. Yet, this ...

In an age where misinformation around sun protection is rife, it can be difficult to know how much of what you read or listen to on social media is accurate. That is to say, you may have questioned: ...

Dr. Saurabh Sethi emphasizes vitamin D's crucial role as a hormone-like nutrient impacting immunity, mood, and genes, far ...

Does the use of sunblock inhibit the skin’s production of vitamin D from sunlight? Is this something we should be concerned about in women with osteoporosis? —Stephen S. Falkowski, DO, Marlton, N.J.

Many people supplement with vitamin D, especially during the colder months when it’s more difficult to get your daily dose from sunlight (since your skin makes vitamin D with sufficient sunlight ...