Is it dumb to take a small dose of vitamin D if im from Spain?
Im from Spain and I barely get any sun because im an idiot that spends too much time on the computer. When I go out it's at night sometimes because there is this nicer warm but a bit fresher climate where I can not get cooked by the sun.
I was looking at gyms with a pool in Barcelona that have a sunbathing space as well. There are perhaps 3-4 options max unless I need to walk a lot. The idea is to join a gym, go to the pool, and then have sun 5 to 10 minutes max with no protection. Apparently this gives you like 10k UI. Which apparently is way better than 10K UI supplements which may block the VDR (vitamin D recetor) and make things worse. You should also check 1,25 hydroxi and not only OH25 to see if you actually have a deficinency.
I was thinking of buying some low dose (like 200 UI) daily supplement. There is one by Marnys. To have a baseline. Because it must be real low. I eat sardines a couple times a week or so, that's about it. So I was thinking, okay I will get some sun this way, but also add this 200 UI daily to guarantee I have at least a minimum amount going without blocking the VDR
So let me know if I should bother, or I just take the sun 3 times a week and that's about it? My phenotype is white with black hair. I used to tan easily when I was a kid. Now im really white like nordic level, but somehow I used to be Ronaldo level taned back then, but I stopped going into the sun at some point. Hopefully this is not lost if you don't use it I can still get at least 5-10 minutes of exposure without problems 3 times a week, get my dose of vitamin D and get out.