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Step out into the sunshine and you'll get more than just a tan. When the ultraviolet B rays from the sun contact your skin, they activate a series of reactions that produce a hormone called 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D3, commonly known as vitamin D. In addition to sunlight, vitamin D is found naturally in some food sources such as egg yolks, herring, and cod liver oil, and is added to other foods such as milk.
People who had a pet as a child usually have no shortage of stories — and warm memories — to tell about the experience. Movies, television shows and other media are filled with adorable images of children and their pets: Dogs waiting outside school windows, birds helping lonely little girls to talk, happy children playing with kittens. It's enough to make every parent run to the pet store and buy their child some sort of animal today. But timing and picking the appropriate pet for the family are key.