Hello, and welcome to day nine of my 30 Days of Ayurveda series!
Throughout these videos, I will be sharing some upbeat thoughts and wellness tips, as well as some Ayurvedic tricks and food recommendations to help you lead a balanced life.
In this video, I will be talking about vitamin D for health. When we expose our skin to sunlight, we create vitamin D, and thus bring ourselves a little bit of mental balance. So during lockdown, when a lot of things were out of our control, vitamin D helped us to achieve some kind of mental and emotional stability. Furthermore, going out into the sun boosts serotonin levels; during lockdown, when our perspective on life was quite low, vitamin D helped us to look ahead, into the horizon, and feel more bright and positive.
In Ayurveda, we talk about sunlight as something called Pitta. Pitta is Sanskrit for warmth, and we use it refer to heat in the body. It contains the properties of the fire and water element, and helps regulate all metabolic processes in the body, as well as body temperature and hormonal balance.
When we go out into the sunlight, it is important to protect ourselves. We can do this through the use of a cap, particularly a peaked cap, as it helps protect the head and the skin on the face. Normally, our skin and hands are exposed to a lot of sunlight, so to prevent aging and any skin damage, covering the skin with some shade can be really beneficial.
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