Sunlight as a Source of Vitamin for Our Body

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Vitamin D is a complex molecule with countless actions in multiple organs of our body , which explains the appearance of many diseases when there is a deficiency of this vitamin. Many of us associate vitamin D with bones , but the truth is that this molecule acts in innumerable biological processes such as the expression of our genes , the health of our heart and even has an influence on our mood, since its deficit is related to depression .

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There is no doubt how relevant this substance is in our body. But when you hear this vitamin name you surely think of the grandmother or aunt who consumes it to keep her bones strong avoiding osteoporosis, but this time I want to tell you something that will change your perception of the Sun.

Taking the sun is completely free, and more if you are in Costa Rica. It is possible that this detail leads us to underestimate its high value for our lives and our health. Not only plants can take advantage of the ultraviolet radiation emitted by the sun to carry out biological processes such as photosynthesis, because we can also take advantage of it, I'll explain how.

We sometimes are careless with our skin despite how much it does for us. In this case, I will talk about the production of vitamin D from the skin. Before vitamin D appears in its active form, known as vitamin D3 (1,25-Dihydroxycholecalciferol), the transformation process must first occur in our skin.

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When in our skin a molecule called 7-Dehydrocholesterol comes in contact with ultraviolet radiation it will transform into Colecalciferol, then this molecule will travel to our liver to undergo a second transformation process, becoming 25-Hydroxycalciferol, finally the latter will travel to our kidneys, a couple of organs that are in the abdominal region, known to filter blood and manufacture urine.

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Once in the kidney it will undergo the last transformation to become vitamin D3 or 1,25-Dihydroxycholecalciferol to now fulfill all its key functions that guarantee the proper functioning of our body.

The key to this trip is that without that first process of transformation by exposure to UV light it would not be possible to achieve this result. Now you know how valuable the exposure of our skin to the sun is.

We already know how important the sun is in our lives, however, any excess can be harmful, so I do not want to finish without first recommending you the use of sunscreen when exposing oneself and suggesting that the best hours to have contact with sunlight are: the first hour after sunrise and the last hour before the end of sunset, as we will find its mildest incidence, capable of guaranteeing the production of this hormone without cause damage to our skin. Now go ahead and enjoy the sun.

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