I think everyone should read this on the boards- My recent story ROPtina167/27/2012 12:06PM

I'm with you. I only wear SS on the beach or at the pool. I love soaking up my Vit. D from the sunmsdi2u7/31/2012 1:38AM

ITA\1 I only wear SS when I go to the beach or a theme park; never to work or to the store.ragazza7/30/2012 9:20AM

IMO vit D def. might not be from using ss everyday but avoiding the sun and/or individual themselvesronbong7/30/2012 1:33AM

I recently changed my attitude towards going out in the sun. I'm Asian and as you may already know++ronbong7/30/2012 1:42AM

very true! I live in AZ where its pretty much sunshine year round. I too was ROPjodyj717/29/2012 9:26PM

ITA!!thesavagefamily7/29/2012 8:55PM

It's all about balance!summerrain19947/29/2012 7:26PM

I have osteoporosis. My doc told me to get in the sun without sunscreen for 15 r/olesa7/29/2012 6:29PM

thank you :)tina167/29/2012 6:52PM

Girls on here are WILD about sun screen and spf, Lol go figure..I could care less for it..I'm +DivaDeLosMuertos7/29/2012 5:42PM

totally :)tina167/29/2012 6:52PM

I too have gotten on the "sunscreen only if outdoors for MAJOR time, zoo, etc. to each his own.teecube7/29/2012 3:25PM

I think this is an individual thing. Some are more prone to Sun problems & others are not. The Sun++magixz7/29/2012 3:12PM

Thankstina167/29/2012 4:14PM

The worst thing about this thread is the implication that if you ++missmelaniem7/29/2012 11:49AM

Thxtina167/29/2012 4:14PM

even a little sun here and there adds up big time - better to just take a D supplement - D +cyndz7/29/2012 8:39AM

I believe you are misinformed. Vitamin D has many health benefits which include preventing r/o/plepin7/29/2012 12:38AM

Brave, butmsvengeance7/30/2012 11:12PM

Lepin, google is ur best friend... There r studies look and google : not misinformed hun :)tina167/29/2012 9:18AM

I have not sunbathed in 25 years, i got my first skin cancer at 27, and a dozen more since! lbvero7/28/2012 10:06PM

I am hardly ever outside >>deedrr7/28/2012 8:23PM

Vitamin D deficiency is really common. Not only because of SS use but several other factors such asseaweedy7/28/2012 6:06PM

THIS! overreact much, op? I had a vit D level of 12 and my doctor just said take D3++sunshine457/30/2012 4:06PM

Yes. As long as it is addressed you will be fine :)seaweedy7/30/2012 8:19PM

This. stripteased7/30/2012 7:05AM

Thank youtina167/29/2012 4:13PM

You're quite welcome!seaweedy7/30/2012 8:19PM

this. and I think its mostly where you live (sun exposure)Dibbun7/29/2012 9:21AM

You have to also look at your diet. You can get vitD from food if your eating a healthy diet ..snowbunniehoney7/28/2012 4:44PM

byoung177/28/2012 2:08PM

I think everyone has a right to do whatever the heck they want rop...suni58997/28/2012 11:38AM

Yay for sun! I think there is no need to be extreme (too much sun, too little)MUrascal7/28/2012 11:01AM

I couldn't agree more. I DO protect my face as I get major freckling, but......roplindo57/28/2012 10:00AM

I think moderation is key and the main concern is using it when going for a real>>sirenswin7/28/2012 9:43AM

I love the sun! I usually wear a moisturizer w/spf, but if I forget one day, it's no big deal. ++christi42007/28/2012 8:30AM

I love the sun. I don't avoid it at all. Just use common sense+jetfan7/27/2012 6:03PM

Thank you Jetfan :)tina167/27/2012 7:46PM

2nd - r/ocara4art7/28/2012 12:18PM

IA we all need some sun exposure to get vit. D but just not too much.Aniax0217/27/2012 2:48PM

Very much agree. teecube7/29/2012 3:25PM

thank you :)tina167/27/2012 7:47PM

On the other hand, my mom spends hours a week in the sun and is still deficient, severely, but++samanthadread7/27/2012 2:21PM

Almost everyone is Vitamin D deficient if they do not supplement...dari7/27/2012 1:15PM

Sun exposure will not be enough to give you adequate vitamin D levels, you will need an Rx ++itsonlyajob7/27/2012 1:13PM

Completely personal decision, but I supplement vitamin D ++scandalous7/27/2012 12:57PM

I'd have to disagree with your last sentence. As someone who has tried +JoshuaP7/27/2012 1:07PM

2nd that my friend!! Last one I tried turned my skin into what looked like+jetfan7/27/2012 6:04PM

eeeks sorry. I guess I should have said UV protection of some kindscandalous7/27/2012 3:39PM

I have Vit D deficiency too - take drops and vitamin every daywalkincloset7/27/2012 12:33PM

if you are that deficient then your doctor needs to put you on a high dose+rachelmariee7/27/2012 12:33PM

If you take D supplements, get your levels checked. My mom had toxic high levels from too much D!keelan7/27/2012 5:28PM

yeah, but if your in the sun just driving and in an office- dont think u get Skin cancer ROtina167/27/2012 12:45PM

False. You also need to read up on recent studies linking climate change, ozone depletion, and SC.LacquerLover7/30/2012 11:30AM

Really? My FIL has had multiple cancerous growths removed and has never in his life spent more than+samanthadread7/27/2012 4:47PM

obviously there are ppl that can get skin cancer & not be in the sun. A close family friend got ++christi42007/28/2012 8:32AM

Really?! wow, my mom(yes, not my MIL) MY own mother whom I have seen every single day of my life ROPtina167/27/2012 4:58PM

Your anecdote is not data. There obv. are people who don't use ss and don't get skin cancer. +haveaguinness7/27/2012 5:45PM

Not everyone who smokes gets lung cancer, either, but why tempt fate?kitten597/28/2012 7:27AM

OK, understood (but Aishwarya Rai is not a Fitzpatrick skintype 1, just sayin')haveaguinness7/27/2012 6:41PM

My post never said that "everyone" will get skin cancer from driving. You stated that ++samanthadread7/27/2012 6:35PM

Thanks, that's what I was trying to accomplish riptina167/27/2012 6:15PM

incidental sun exposure DOES add up, and yes, it can cause cancer. It's fine if you don't want +kelpri7/27/2012 1:07PM

FALSE facts- excuse me I never said any fact, all i said was- +tina167/27/2012 5:01PM

pbi: You did say this: "driving for 30 mins everyday is not gonna give u cancer!" That sure looks +meggan8087/27/2012 8:34PM

Lol...you're mad at me for pointing out something YOU said?meggan8087/30/2012 2:48AM

maybe i should scan all ur comments and find how many are declarative statement or false facts!tina167/29/2012 6:54PM

Anytime. ;)meggan8087/28/2012 4:58AM

this. Thanks meggankelpri7/27/2012 8:59PM

nvm :)scandalous7/27/2012 3:35PM

tbh, I don't know. I've worn SS everyday for 11 years and am not Vit. D defecient +kelpri7/27/2012 3:37PM

no prob :)kelpri7/27/2012 3:39PM

sorry i misunderstood, i thought you were commenting to me scandalous7/27/2012 3:38PM

2nd this. My pale, red-headed grandma hardly ever wore ss til recently. She didn't go to the +meggan8087/27/2012 3:32PM

I was referring to vitamin D production because the OP says ++scandalous7/27/2012 3:36PM

No prob. :)meggan8087/27/2012 3:48PM

I messed up. Sorry about that. scandalous7/27/2012 3:41PM

I was 2nding kelpri's response to tina16. Had nothing to do w/ you.meggan8087/27/2012 3:40PM

My sister is like this, unfortunately. We are both pale redheads but she never wears SSkelpri7/27/2012 3:35PM

Lol...whatever works indeed. Hope your sis eventually decides ss is worth the effort.meggan8087/27/2012 8:29PM

lol! Hey, whatever works, right? My sister doesn't go out in the sun much, so at +kelpri7/27/2012 3:53PM

Eek. :/ Hopefully you can talk some sense into her...at least about hats, sunglasses, etc. and +meggan8087/27/2012 3:47PM

Well many of us are also concerned about premature aging ++scandalous7/27/2012 1:01PM

Omg I couldn't have said this better myself! ITA with you scandalous.voguegrl7/28/2012 7:04PM

I wasn't telling u, and FYItina167/27/2012 3:18PM

Probably because you didnt supplement. Like I said ++scandalous7/27/2012 3:41PM

i never fry myself in the sun...ever...i am just gonna walk outside & enjoy everyday 15minstina167/27/2012 5:04PM

Vit. D deficiency can lead to MS? I thought it was mostly genetic? Oh, and if my grandmother died +eskapist7/27/2012 12:12PM

I have two friends with MS and both were very deficient in vit. D. Common for MS patients but they +thankful17/29/2012 5:34PM

I think the studies were to do with mothers getting enough D while pregnant - can affect the child?bellamyblue7/28/2012 5:44AM

you should take vit d supplementskiki12345677/27/2012 12:14PM

this. voguegrl7/27/2012 12:21PM

I do, always. And I'm outside a lot every day. But my levels still aren't normal.eskapist7/27/2012 12:17PM

Have you ever tried supplementing magnesium and vitamin K2? It is +JoshuaP7/27/2012 12:27PM

I have not, but all my other vitamin/mineral levels are always great when I get tested. +eskapist7/27/2012 12:37PM

Make sure you're taking enough oral vit D too. The reason they inject into the butt +JoshuaP7/27/2012 12:58PM

Thank you very much. I'll acquire those. Maybe I can then avoid going regularily to the doctor to +eskapist7/27/2012 12:50PM

It's thought so. See +JoshuaP7/27/2012 12:40PM

take morekiki12345677/27/2012 12:26PM

I have worn ss everday for years and my vit d levels are normal.kiki12345677/27/2012 12:11PM

samekelpri7/27/2012 12:28PM