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"We&amp;#x27;ve memorized the importance of wearing sunscreen, and for good reason. Skin cancer is frightening and affecting more young women at alarming rates. And yet, doctors say don&amp;#x27;t throw out the baby with the bathwater. Limited sun exposure on bare skin is a healthy thing, and we all should be getting some (yes, even sans sunscreen!). Are you getting your rays? The Huffington Post&amp;#x27;s Dr. Frank Lipman makes an important point that many of us have forgotten in our attempt to ward off skin cancer: a little sun is good! His prescription: &amp;quot;Get frequent, short exposures,&amp;quot; he writes. &amp;quot;Regular short exposures have been found to be much more effective and much safer than intermittent long ones. Note that you cannot generate Vitamin D when sitting behind a glass window, because the UVB rays necessary for Vitamin D production are absorbed by glass. Get 15-30 minutes of unprotected sun exposure 2-4 times a week. Each of us has different needs for unprotected sun exposure to maintain adequate levels of Vitamin D.&amp;quot; I think this is an excellent reminder! Do you get a little sunscreen-free sun exposure weekly? P.S. 5 reasons you&amp;#x27;re healthier in summer and 3 reasons you&amp;#x27;re not. And, going to visit the doc sometime soon? Reminder: Ask to get your vitamin D level checked! More Ways to Get Glamour: NEW! Now You Can Read Glamour on Flipboard! Visit ShopGlamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! Download Glamour Magazine for your iPad--print subscribers, it&amp;amp;#8217;s now part of your subscription plan! Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Follow us on Twitter. Photo: Thinkstock "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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