This is the first doctor I’ve found (other than my wife) who has acknowledged that we don’t get enough vitamin D in the Pacific NW even in the middle of summer! Apparently there’s just not adequate UVB rays this far north of the equator…

“Seattleites need more vitamin D. We don’t get enough sunshine, says a Kirkland rheumatologist. The levels weren’t only low in winter, though, when the sun rarely peeks through the clouds in Seattle. Patients weren’t building levels during summer, either when maximum sunlight shines here, Neiman said. (He suggested vitamin D should be added to the water.)” (read more)

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Also, here’s a new video news story about Vitamin D deficiency - nothing earth-shattering, but always great to see more publicity!