This post is a follow on to my previous post about the many benefits of vitamin D supplementation.

I don't know if it was caused by my VAD, cytoxan or the many chemos used for my pbsct but somewhere along the way, my skin developed extreme sun-sensitivity that is just as pronounced today as it was 10 years ago.  So yes, I love the sun for it's ability to make vitamin d in me but only in small doses.  David 

Jul 15, 8:33 am
Sunshine: Harmful and Healthy
Sunshine is bad for you. Getting too much of it increases the risk of skin cancer. Sunshine is good for you. Getting too little of it -- and the vitamin D it produces in your body -- puts you at higher risk for big killers like heart disease and several types of cancer, WSJ's Melinda Beck [...]

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