By: Blonde Two
I am back at work today after a week off, but even a mile long to-do list can’t shake off my “summer happy” feeling. I had a great week, mainly because I spent five out of the seven days on Dartmoor. My Dartmoor days ranged from expedition level 4 to bimble level 2 and I enjoyed every single one of them. Mr Blonde Two says that I am obsessed (I am beginning to think that he is right).
Of course, this D factor has been super-enhanced by another well known D. No, I am not talking about bra sizes, although super-enhanced is always good in a bra cup. The D to which I am referring is the lovely, sunshine induced Vitamin D. This summer-time friend is something that we all need for strong bones and gnashers and although we can generate some it through our diet, sunshine is the best way of increasing our D-stocks.
Of course, for maximum D Factor, you should sit on Dartmoor in bright sunlight eating a picnic of raw oily fish, eggs and powdered milk. Failing this, you could walk across sunny Dartmoor to Torbay, catch some mackerel off Berry Head and cook them over a lovely driftwood fire as the sun goes down. I am not sure about the powdered milk but I do like eggs and I know that I craved oily fish for weeks just after I broke my ankle. I ate so much of it that I was in danger of growing gills.
You might think that you can up your Vitamin D levels by sitting by the office window and eating your oily fish. Well give it a go if you want to – I suspect your colleagues will give you a wide berth and even if you sit in a greenhouse, you won’t absorb the right sun whatsits through glass to make your Vitamin D.
I am going to re-name Vitamin D the “Happy Vitamin”. This means that we will have to call it Vitamin H from now on which could cause confusion because there is a substance called Biotin which has already taken the H label (did the scientists not think this through?)
So Blondees and Blondettes, listen to your body carefully: If it wants fish, give it fish: If it craves eggs, feed it eggs and if you are obsessed by walking in the sunshine, then walk in the sunshine. For extra D factor, may I recommend Dartmoor as a first choice.
With knee op number 2 next week I will happy use the need for vitamin D as a good excuse to be outside lapping up as much as possible!!!!
Funny you say about the oily fish craving after you broke your ankle, because I ate tons of sardines and mackerel when off with my knee and weirdly, after op 1 I went right off it!!!! Although I don’t think ligaments need vitamin d quite as much as bones do, it’s still a good enough excuse for me. Maybe my craving will come back after next Thursday – I’ll let you know!!!
When I was young (!!!!) I used to do far better in my exams in the summer than during the winter. I used to revise while sunbathing and said the fact I did better was because the sun stimulated my brain – does vitamin d contribute to brain mass?????
Well I weigh quite a lot so I am guessing that my brain mass is high at the moment due to the sunlight …