Are you dealing with gut health issues?
Regular sunlight exposure is essential if you want to truly resolve them once & for all.
Here are 5 reasons why 👇
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Regular sunlight exposure is essential if you want to truly resolve them once & for all.
Here are 5 reasons why 👇
THREAD 🌞
1. Vitamin D
Sunlight exposure triggers the production of vitamin D.
This happens through UVB rays hitting your skin and being absorbed by a type of cholesterol called 7-DHC.
This absorption creates a chemical reaction that converts 7-DHC into previtamin D3 & then D3.
Sunlight exposure triggers the production of vitamin D.
This happens through UVB rays hitting your skin and being absorbed by a type of cholesterol called 7-DHC.
This absorption creates a chemical reaction that converts 7-DHC into previtamin D3 & then D3.
Having adequate levels of vitamin D is essential for strong gut health.
It helps with the integrity of the gut lining, improves absorption of other nutrients, supports gut microbiome balance, strengthens the immune system & supports brain function through the gut-brain axis.
It helps with the integrity of the gut lining, improves absorption of other nutrients, supports gut microbiome balance, strengthens the immune system & supports brain function through the gut-brain axis.
Vitamin D deficiency often leads to autoimmune disease, IBS, celiac, malabsorption, leaky gut, depression, constipation, gut dysbiosis & more.
The leading cause of deficiency is lack of sunlight exposure.
You're doing yourself a disservice by not getting daily sun exposure.
The leading cause of deficiency is lack of sunlight exposure.
You're doing yourself a disservice by not getting daily sun exposure.
2. Circadian biology
Circadian rhythms are internal processes that follow 24-hr cycles. They're driven mostly by light and dark.
As such, sunlight exposure helps regulate your circadian rhythm.
See my thread below for more on circadian rhythms 👇
Circadian rhythms are internal processes that follow 24-hr cycles. They're driven mostly by light and dark.
As such, sunlight exposure helps regulate your circadian rhythm.
See my thread below for more on circadian rhythms 👇
Circadian rhythms are very important for gut health.
They impact:
- digestion
- hormone release
- gut microbiome composition
- nutrient absorption
- motility (bowel movements)
- intestinal permeability
- immune system function
They impact:
- digestion
- hormone release
- gut microbiome composition
- nutrient absorption
- motility (bowel movements)
- intestinal permeability
- immune system function
Disruptions in circadian rhythms can lead to hormone imbalance, cancer, autoimmunity, leaky gut & many other serious issues.
CR disruption happens quickly if you're not getting adequate sunlight.
See the tweet below for ways to reset/reinforce CRs 👇
CR disruption happens quickly if you're not getting adequate sunlight.
See the tweet below for ways to reset/reinforce CRs 👇
3. Serotonin
Sunlight exposure triggers the release of serotonin, 95% of which is made in the gut.
This is a neurotransmitter that helps regulate appetite and mood.
It's important for:
- bowel movements
- pain perception
- secretion of fluids
- gut-brain axis communication
Sunlight exposure triggers the release of serotonin, 95% of which is made in the gut.
This is a neurotransmitter that helps regulate appetite and mood.
It's important for:
- bowel movements
- pain perception
- secretion of fluids
- gut-brain axis communication
The relationship between serotonin and gut health is a two-way street.
A healthy gut microbiome is important for proper serotonin levels. And serotonin production is important for a properly functioning gut.
Sunlight is key for keeping this gut-brain relationship healthy.
A healthy gut microbiome is important for proper serotonin levels. And serotonin production is important for a properly functioning gut.
Sunlight is key for keeping this gut-brain relationship healthy.
4. Microbiome composition
Human studies show that UVB light positively impacts the gut microbiome.
It increases biodiversity, promotes colonization of beneficial bacteria and helps reduce harmful bacteria.
This improves resiliency, immune strength & overall gut function.
Human studies show that UVB light positively impacts the gut microbiome.
It increases biodiversity, promotes colonization of beneficial bacteria and helps reduce harmful bacteria.
This improves resiliency, immune strength & overall gut function.
When your gut microbiome falls out of balance (dysbiosis) it leads to a cascade of problems.
Inflammation, leaky gut, deficiencies, autoimmune disease & many other serious & sometimes irreversable health problems can develop.
Daily sunlight exposure greatly reduces these risks.
Inflammation, leaky gut, deficiencies, autoimmune disease & many other serious & sometimes irreversable health problems can develop.
Daily sunlight exposure greatly reduces these risks.
5. Lower inflammation
Sunlight can reduce inflammation in the gut & throughout the body in a number of ways.
Sunlight leads to the production of nitric oxide in the skin.
NO regulates inflammatory compounds & can also kill off harmful organisms that are inflammatory.
Sunlight can reduce inflammation in the gut & throughout the body in a number of ways.
Sunlight leads to the production of nitric oxide in the skin.
NO regulates inflammatory compounds & can also kill off harmful organisms that are inflammatory.
Sunlight exposure has also been shown to directly reduce stress levels in the body.
Stress is a major contributor to inflammation in the body, so by lowering stress, sunlight can also help prevent or lower inflammation levels.
Stress is a major contributor to inflammation in the body, so by lowering stress, sunlight can also help prevent or lower inflammation levels.
As mentioned above, sunlight helps make vitamin D.
Vitamin D has many anti-inflammatory properties including the reduction of inflammatory cytokines.
Chronic inflammation causes over 50% of deaths worldwide. Proritizing sunlight significantly reduces this risk for you.
Vitamin D has many anti-inflammatory properties including the reduction of inflammatory cytokines.
Chronic inflammation causes over 50% of deaths worldwide. Proritizing sunlight significantly reduces this risk for you.
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