The Sun's Benefits Are Way More than Vitamin D
Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast
Dr. Eric Berg
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🗓️ 31 May 2020
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In this podcast, we're going to talk about some really interesting benefits of sunlight that go beyond just vitamin D.
When the sun hits your skin, certain chemical reactions occur that generate vitamin D from the cholesterol in your skin. You actually need cholesterol to make vitamin D.
Health benefits of sunlight that go beyond vitamin D:
1. When the sun hits your skin and retinas, it can increase serotonin, which can potentially affect your mood.
2. The sun can reduce melatonin. Melatonin helps you sleep.
3. The heat and humidity from the sun may have the power to decrease viral loads.
4. UV has antibacterial effects.
5. The sun can increase resistance to infection.
6. The infrared wavelength of the sun can be great for wound healing and decreasing pain.
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Dr. Berg, 51 years of age is a chiropractor who specializes in weight loss through nutritional & natural methods. His private practice is located in Alexandria, Virginia. His clients include senior officials in the U.S. government & the Justice Department, ambassadors, medical doctors, high-level executives of prominent corporations, scientists, engineers, professors, and other clients from all walks of life. He is the author of The 7 Principles of Fat Burning.
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| 0:00.0 | So if you guys have any questions whatsoever about keto or in a minute fasting, |
| 0:04.4 | whether you're starting keto as a new person or just need to debug your program or we have a question about a product. |
| 0:10.5 | Call one of our keto consultants. They'll be able to help you. Call 5405.7. |
| 0:29.0 | Welcome to the Dr. Berg's Healthy Kito and Interminute fasting podcast, where Dr. Berg takes you on the journey for the truth about getting healthy and losing healthy weight. Let's talk about some of the real interesting benefits from the sun that go beyond just |
| 0:49.8 | Vitamin D. So as you know when the sun hits your skin there's certain chemical reactions that occur that generate |
| 0:56.2 | Vitamin D from cholesterol in your skin. So people are always against cholesterol, but you need cholesterol to actually make |
| 1:04.6 | Vitamin D. |
| 1:05.7 | Okay, so there's a lot of benefits to cholesterol. |
| 1:07.9 | But check this out. |
| 1:09.0 | When the sun hits your skin and the retina, okay, through your eye, you get a chemical conversion of increasing |
| 1:18.1 | serotonin. And serotonin can greatly affect your mood. |
| 1:24.0 | This is why of course when you're in the sun you feel much better |
| 1:27.5 | and when the winter comes and it's dark you don't feel that great |
| 1:31.5 | if it goes on and on. In fact when I originally graduated from college, |
| 1:35.2 | I wanted to go and live in Washington State. It was just beautiful there. And I just |
| 1:40.8 | loved the whole scenery and how green the grass was. |
| 1:44.8 | Well, little did I know, the reason why it's so green is it rains so much. |
| 1:50.1 | In fact, for six months, I don't think the sun came out at all. |
| 1:54.7 | And I got really depressed. |
| 1:56.1 | So I moved from Washington State down to California, actually right next to the Mojave |
| 2:02.0 | desert to dry out all the sun and my mood definitely went up. |
| 2:07.0 | So there is a relationship between the sun and your mood via certain hormones. Okay number two it affects melatonin actually reduces |
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