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| The Road to 100 Fit Tip #32, 2008 —
Getting Your Vitamin D in Dingle, Ireland
This fit tip is brought to from Dingle, Ireland. Check out the accompanying video to see if I found a rainbow, a leprechaun and a pot of gold.
Click here to view the video.
If you remember, my last fit tip was brought to you from Copenhagen, Denmark. Obviously, Lynne and I travel a lot, both for pleasure and for business, speaking at conventions and attending fitness business functions. One of the ways we keep our energy up when we travel is to make sure to get out in the sun wherever we go.
The sun is the greatest source of energy in the world. Sunlight will improve your mood and increase your energy. In addition, sunlight allows your body to produce Vitamin D, which not only is an anti-oxidant but also increases energy.
Vitamin-D deficiency is the fast growing vitamin deficiency in America. Even in the summer months when the ultra-violet rays of the sun are strongest, many people use such strong sun screen that almost no ultra-violet rays get through to the skin. Ultra-violet rays are necessary for the production of Vitamin-D.
It is a good practice to get at least 10 minutes of sunlight a day, every day, even in the fall and winter. Although in most places north of Florida or Georgia the rays of the sun are not strong enough to help with Vitamin-D production after the late fall and into the winter, sunlight will still help improve your mood and raise your energy level.
We will talk about how to get the Vitamin-D you need during the late fall and early winter in our next fit tip. Don't forget to check out the video to see if I found a rainbow, leprechaun or pot of gold. Click here to view the video.
Answer to last week's fitness quiz:
What is lupus?
Lupus is a chronic (long-lasting) autoimmune disease in which the immune system, for unknown reasons, becomes hyperactive and attacks the normal tissue. This attack results in inflammation and brings about other symptoms.
Answer to last week's Question of the Week:
What is the secret to life?
PM: As Sheryl Crow said, "It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you have."
KJ: For me, it's remembering that there is no reality, only perception. Change your perception to a positive one and you've changed your reality.
CD: I think actively looking for, accepting, and working towards God's will is the key to a happy life.
This week's fitness quiz:
What is psoriasis?
This week's philosophical Question: Again, what is the secret of life?
(Selected answers will be published. All answers will be posted on the Uncle Vic Message Board. Please answer in two sentences or less. Please include your first name or if you wish to remain anonymous, your initials)
Corny Joke of the Week:
Why is a frog luckier than a cat?
Because a frog croaks all the time - a cat only croaks nine times.
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