The "Winter Blues" isn't just a mood—it’s a biological deficit.
If you want to know why you’re suddenly catching every virus that walks past you, look at the ground. During the winter, the Earth's tilt places the sun at a lower angle. This means the sun’s rays have to travel through more of the atmosphere to reach you, effectively filtering out the UVB rays needed for your body to synthesize Vitamin D.
The Shadow Test: Stand outside at noon. If your shadow is longer and taller than you are, you are likely making zero Vitamin D. When the sun is at that low of an angle, the atmosphere is too thick for those specific UV rays to penetrate.
Vitamin D is a powerhouse for the immune system. When our levels drop in the winter, our "shields" go down, which is why kids and adults get sick more often. Since the sun isn't doing the job right now, you need to be looking into quality Vitamin D3 supplements to fill the gap.
Stop begging the sun for help and take a supplement. Your immune system will thank you.
Elizabeth is a wife to her wonderful husband, a work at home mother to her beautiful little girl and a blogger for some time now. When she isn't spending time with her "Livvybug", or laughing with her husband, she is looking for new review opportunities and writing or singing along to classic rock and pop music!
