As the winter months arrive, the atmosphere has more Yin energy than Yang energy. The temperature cools, frost descends, and the chi energy of the body retreats to the interior where it rests and re-sets in the Kidney. At this time, while the diet may be heavier with fats and opportunity for sunlight and exercise has diminished, it is important to supplement the Post Natal Chi. Post Natal chi is what we produce from air quality, food, and drinks. Classical medicine postulates that Post Natal chi has a part in nourishing the kidneys. While acupuncture and different traditional herbs nurture the kidney, there is one modern “letter vitamin” that directly helps with this sunlight deficit, and that is Vitamin D.
Vitamin D is absorbed nicely with other oils, such as Coconut, Sea Buckthorn, Borage, Flax or Fish oils. This is because it is an oil-soluble vitamin. The presence of Vitamin K helps the D absorb, and this is why supplements on the shelf sometimes come as a combination of D3 and K2. In combination with light therapy (high-lumen light panels that mimic sunlight) and other mood-boosting activities, the positive benefits of Vitamin D can be quite noticeable. While vitamin D is one of the most common deficiencies, its effects are sometimes “invisible” until the deficiency has been corrected, or if you did not have the deficiency.
Vitamin D is necessary to life because it supports the immune system (Wei chi), mood (Shen), bones, nerves, and muscles (Water energy and Wood energy, respectively). Some of the vitamin D rich foods are: salmon, mackerel, sardines, egg yolks, organic milk, and mushrooms.
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