Vitamin D

Posted by C.L. R.

I'm curious - why is it that getting too much sun can make you feel tired and achy at the end of the day? Is there such a thing as getting too much Vitamin D? I know that it could be attributed to dehydration from being in the sun, but I'm typically very careful about getting enough water. So, what gives?

Add as friend • Comment on Whiteboard • Send a message • Report this

Post a comment

Comments (2)

Sort by: Newest first | Oldest first

Manuel V.

No. Excessive exposure to sunlight does not lead to overproduction of vitamin D. You can rich toxicity levels of vitamin D from supplements. The name of vitamin D you get from the sun is vitamin D3 and D3 does not have significant biological activity. Rather, it must be metabolized within the body to the hormonally-active form known as 1, 25-dihydroxycholecalciferol (active form of vitamin D)

Reply • Comment on Whiteboard • Send message

KerriKnox

I don't know why people generally feel tired after being in the sun. It is possible that it is dehydration. Being in the sun also speeds up your metabolism a bit.

But the fatigue that you are experiencing is NOT due to Vitamin D toxicity. Vitamin D toxicity NEVER occurs with too much sunlight. Not even for lifeguards!

Kerri Knox, RN

Functional Medicine Practitioner

http://www.easy-immune-health.com

Reply • Comment on Whiteboard • Send message

Vitamin D

Related Searches

Related Articles

Wellsphere Info

Wellsphere Blogs