Lose Weight by Sunbathing?!

Sunbathing is a very relaxing thing to do. You could sunbathe on the beach, in your garden, or at the roof top. However, don’t you know that sunbathing may also help you lose weight effectively? Well, what are the usual ways of losing weight? dieting is one of them. However, the sad truth is that according to weight loss experts, diets do not usually work, and most people gain their weight back despite not eating too much and following a specific diet plan. So would sunbathing help?

What Does A Healthy Eating Plan Include?

A recent study conducted by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Kidney Disorders noted that a weight loss diet which only limits a person’s portions to very small sizes, or which excludes certain foods may be quite hard to stick to, much less religiously follow.

This type of diet plan may not even work in the long term, because you’ll continue to crave for the stuff you want to eat, and whenever no one’s looking around, you’ll continue munching on the foods you like. The Institute stresses that a healthy eating plan must take into account a person’s likes and dislikes, as well as include a wide array of foods, which should be able to provide you with enough calories and essential nutrients for good health.

So What’s The Connection Between Sunbathing And A Good Health?

A new study published by the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology and Metabolism in March 2010 noted that  vitamin-D deficiency is at an alarming trend, and more and more people are having less of this essential vitamin. The vitamin D deficiency is fast reaching epidemic proportions., with the study noting that 59 percent of the population is vitamin D deficient.

The  study further adds that an abnormal level of vitamin D in the body is associated with a wide array of diseases, which include osteoporosis, diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular and autoimmune diseases. There is also a clear link between vitamin D deficiency and stored body fat. The study adds that if a person gets enough sunshine, through sunbathing and other methods, the individual may be able to get adequate amounts of Vitamin D from it. This means that sunshine may actually help to promote effective body fat loss, as well as help in adding healthy doses of vitamin D to  the body.

The Other Perks of Sunbathing

Another study has also concluded that exposure to sunlight, especially during the early morning and mid-afternoon, helps add more levels of vitamin D to your body, which may in turn help to keep your brain healthy, as well as ward off dementia and depression. The findings also stress that retirement to warmer climates, and taking dietary supplements daily helps boost the brain’s ability to stay active and in good shape even through the retirement years.

Both studies agree that vitamin D deficiencies can be alleviated or corrected through regular sun exposure and taking of vitamin supplements. This should make for a perfect pitch for sunbathing, although health experts stress that your sunbathing activity should be regulated, and you only need to expose yourself to the sun only during the early morning or late afternoon, and steer clear of the hours where the sun is at its hottest, so that you’ll avoid getting sunburn, or worse suffer from heat stroke.