It is the rainy season now. We would be getting rain for 3 days straight and then have 1 day of weak sunlight and then rain for days again. I do love the rainy season and the cool weather that comes together with it. If you know me well, you will know that I hate the sun. It can melt me away, literally. But I do dislike it that our wet laundry takes a couple of days to dry when there is totally no sunlight. Thick clothing like the hubby’s denim pants and jackets would take three days to get dried. Today is a bright day with the golden sun shining into our balcony. On the clothes racks are our pillows, that I have not sunned for over 2 weeks due to the wet weather. For once, I kind of miss the hot sun! Though I am allergic to the hot sun (the sun causes me migraine, heat rash and fever if I am exposed to it for long periods), I do try to expose myself to the early morning sun to get my healthy dose of Vitamin D.

A lack of Vitamin D in children causes rickets, which results in skeletal deformities. In adults, vitamin D deficiency can lead to osteomalacia, which results in muscular weakness in addition to weak bones.

Vitamin D aids the immune system against disorders like the common cold. Vitamin D can also reduce the severity and frequency of asthma symptoms, and also the likelihood of hospitalizations due to asthma.

There are many other benefits of getting sufficient Vitamin D. If your lifestyle is such that you do not get enough exposure to the morning sun to get your daily dose of Vitamin D, you can shop for vitamin D online or get the supplement from pharmacies.