Am I making any VITAMIN D?

If your shadow is If your shadow is your If your shadow is

longer than you are, height, you are making shorter than you are,
you aren’t making some vitamin D you are a vitamin D
much vitamin D. but not much. machine!

Your
shadow will
only be shorter than you
between early April and
late September, roughly
between 11am and 4 pm.
Therefore you can only
make vitamin D in
these months, in
these times.

Aim for at least 25% skin exposure

It is UVB hitting the skin that makes
vitamin D, so any lotion correctly applied
Minimum lower arms and legs exposed with no
lotion for 1/3 to 1/2 the time it would take to go DID YOU KNOW...
slightly pink then cover up, lotion up or sit in the
over SPF 30 will block the majority of the ...depending on your skin tone you can
shade. Remember more skin = more vitamin D
UVB and will stop any vitamin D production. generate between 10,000 iu and 20,000 iu of
production.
vitamin D if your skin goes slightly pink?
Small amounts of careful sun exposure in spring/
We do not want to go pink, which
summer months, between 11am and 4 pm, when
indicates burning, but we do want to
your shadow is shorter than you are, is a safe and
generate vitamin D and do it safely.
effective way to maintain your vitamin D levels
and make you feel good!