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Uncategorized Our bodies natural rhythms are connected to the
cycles of night and day. For centuries people have been able to
to balance these natural rhythms by spending time outside. With
the advent of the light bulb, we have been able to spend more
time indoors and staying up late into the night. However, for
people who are not able to get outside this can be disruptive to
the natural processes of the body, including the absorption of
vitamin D. Sunlight is important for its ability to help the
body create vitamin D. Vitamin D ‘works’ with the parathyroid
hormone to balance calcium in the blood and in tu