Re: Vitamin D May Help Prevent Onset ofArthritis and MS/correction

[Guest guest]

Doubtful that the winter sun would cause skin cancer. It is very weak which

is one of the problems with getting enough in the winter months.

One dilemna that Kim might have is that she has Lupus as well as RA.

Doctors used to tell Lupus sufferers to stay out of the sun. Although it

help with the RA sunlight is bad for Lupus.

on 1/13/2004 3:21 PM, Dowling at dowlic@... wrote:

> One problem with sunlight may be that (I think I have read this before) one

> can not get enough Vit. D from sunlight in many parts of the northern parts

> of the country in late fall, winter, etc.

>

> Also, excessive sunlight gives you skin cancer.

[Guest guest]

It doesn't take much sunlight to get the vit D. I like it because it's the "right" kind but I still take a supp. Many indoors, high latitudes may need it also. That doesn't mean it gets absorbed and used. PTH. Some vit D supps are better (diff form), but I think they're all prescription. Need to monitor serum Ca to prevent stone formation.

Regards.

----- Original Message -----

From: Francesca Skelton

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Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 1:13 PM

Subject: FW: [ ] Vitamin D May Help Prevent Onset ofArthritis and MS/correction

Sorry: they do mention sunlight, but don't emphasize it as they do gettingit from supplements.Francesca wrote: Here's an article which says that Vitamin D supplements are actually MOREdesirable than getting Vit D from food. Curiously there is no mention ofthe fact that one of the best sources of Vit D is from sunlight. ( A whileback we had a discussion of the many desirable aspects of getting enoughlight through the retina and going outside even on dark cloudy wintry days.)"Vitamin D, which the body makes when exposed to sunlight, may help preventmultiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis, two studies suggest. Thefindings may help explain why the two autoimmune diseasesare more common in northern climes, where sunlight is often scarce, theresearchers said.