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Did you know that almost all people, even those in sunny climates, don't get enough vitamin D?

And it turns out vitamin D is essential for longevity.

So I'm here to help you live your longest life by sharing my top tips for increasing your vitamin D intake.

And no, it's almost impossible to overdo it.

Plus, learn how to further extend your lifespan by minimizing stress through food.

And I also reveal how to optimize your diet by kicking ketogenic myths to the curb.

Stay tuned, this is going to be one you won't want to miss.

The best way to optimize your vitamin D.

Well, interestingly enough, it's been shown that cultures that get adequate sun exposure tend to live longer.

In fact, four out of the five blue zones are actually in high sun exposure areas, including my former blue zone, Loma Linda, California.

But Okinawa is actually in the subtropical region of Japan.

But Okinawa winters tend to be actually kind of dark and rainy and cloudy.

So they are probably the exception to the blue zones enjoying great sunlight.

Well, it's important to get vitamin D levels adequate.

Now, you can get adequate vitamin D levels with sun exposure.

In fact, a very famous professor from Boston University, Dr. Hollack, who is a dermatologist, became notorious a number of years ago by recommending that people spend 15 to 20 minutes a day exposing themselves to sunlight.

And I won't go into all the mischief he got into by saying that, but he's subsequently been proven correct that sunlight exposure is very important.

Now, when you expose your skin to sunlight, you will make the active form of vitamin D, which is vitamin D3.

And that's important because the good news is swallow the same vitamin D3 as the supplement without having to expose yourself to the sun.

Vitamin D is a critical vitamin. It's actually a hormone more than a vitamin that is critical for our immune system functioning.

It's critical for our brain functioning.

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