Vitamin D

This week's blog post is going to be a short one.  

Go outside.  Wear short sleeves.  You need vitamin D.

One of the casualties of the lockdowns was our vitamin D levels.  We were already a bit low as it was March, so the weather hadn't warmed up enough for us to be out much yet unless we played baseball or ran track.  We've been inside a lot since then, and unless you have been supplementing, you are quite low on this very important vitamin.

Vitamin D is easily in the top three most important molecules in your body.  It influences calcium absorption, mood, heart rhythm, and muscle strength.  Your skin synthesizes it when exposed to ultraviolet light VERY efficiently.  If you go outside in "minimal clothing," you produce 10000IUs of vitamin D in half an hour!  

So, put your phone or computer down and go walk around your neighborhood.  You'll be a better teacher next week if you do.