People living in the northern (sunniest) area of Australia, have a much smaller risk of allergies and eczema than those living in the southern area. Greater vitamin D levels due to sunlight exposure may be one of the major reasons. Safe sunlight exposure is absolutely essential to your health!
Europeans are facing a health crisis due to sedentary, indoor lifestyles that have resulted in most of the population being deficient in vitamin D. Scientists are alarmed at the prevalance of vitamin D deficiency. Follow the link to learn more.
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-percent-europeans-vitamin-d.html
This is a fine article demonstrating that the only natural way to get your vitamin D is through sunlight exposure. Be sure to look at the reader’s comments at the end of the article.
The following article is well-written and provides a history of sunlight as it relates to the discovery of vitamin D. The author indicates that vitamin D fortification had made rickets a thing of the past, but with that point I disagree. Rickets is making a comeback due to the sunlight phobia promoted by dermatologists. Nevertheless, the article is well-worth reading.
Why should so many women living in sunny Australia be vitamin D-deficient? Could it be that they have been frightened out of the sunlight, which is the primary source of vitamin D?