Why Long Hot Showers Are Not Good?
Vitamin D deficiency, which is generally defined as a serum 25hydroxyvitamin D concentrations ≤20 ng/mL (50 nmol/L), is incredibly common in the United States. Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey suggests nearly 42 percent of adults are deficient, and this rises to 82 percent among African Americans and 69 percent among Hispanics. A low vitamin D level is not only incredibly easy to fix – simply get more sun exposure on a regular basis or take a vitamin D3 supplement – it’s incredibly important to fix as well. Vitamin D deficiency is linked to chronic diseases like heart disease and cancer, which are two of the leading causes of death in the United States. Most often vitamin D deficiency is the result of spending too much time indoors and using sunscreen every time you’re in the sun (which blocks your body’s natural vitamin D production). However, there are some other little-known causes of widespread vitamin D deficiency that may surprise you. Case in point – taking long hot showers.