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Young man sipping fortified orange juice, which is on the list of vitamin D foods

The 10 Best Foods for Vitamin D to Boost Your Diet

Need to boost your levels of the ever-important sunshine vitamin? Below, Gaby Vaca-Flores, RDN, lists the 10 best foods for vitamin D. Vitamin D—aka the sunshine vitamin—is incredibly important for many aspects of human health. However, since vitamin D deficiency is very common, we should look for ways to boost our levels. Keep reading to […]

Here’s the Deal with Chemical vs. Physical Sunscreen

Can exposure to chemicals outweigh the benefits of sunscreen? Sunscreen has one main purpose: to protect your skin from harmful UV rays. Hopefully, we’ve all made a habit to use it. (Yes, even year round!) And most likely, we aim to buy the best—and sometimes priciest—formula for our skin. But if you haven’t heard, not […]