Paul Saladino· MD
physiologic responses go beyond the production of vitamin d when the skin is stimulated with uva radiation nitric oxide is released
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physiologic responses go beyond the production of vitamin d when the skin is stimulated with uva radiation nitric oxide is released
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nitric oxide for blood vessel dilatation there's a clear decrease in blood pressure and calming effect with both of those
when humans are in the Sun um all sorts of good things happen blood pressure goes down nitric oxide helps dilate blood vessels nitric oxide is made in the skin when you are in the Sun
We have nitrogen based compounds in our skin. Okay, and when they react with the blue light spectrum and UVB from the sun it turns them into NO2 and we and that gets into our bloodstream and increases obviously vasodilation.