How to Optimize Sun Exposure for Vitamin D

You may have heard the buzz about vitamin D deficiency over the past several years.  Because of years of sun-phobia and overuse of sunscreens, largely due to worry over skin cancer, as well as improper diet and compromised overall health, collective Vitamin D levels are much lower than they should be. In fact, over 70% of US children suffer from insufficient or deficient vitamin D levels (source).

Why does this matter?

 Vitamin D is necessary for a multitude of functions in our body, some of which are only beginning to be understood by science.