Category: Colorado

According to the Institute for Altitude Medicine, visitors to high-altitude destinations like Colorado should drink an additional 1 to 1.5 liters of water daily. The need to drink more water in Colorado is definite due to the combined effects of dry air and high altitude.

Despite Colorado’s reputation for having over 300 days of sunshine a year, vitamin D deficiency is widespread among its residents. The combination of living at a high altitude and adopting a health-conscious lifestyle paradoxically contributes to the high rates of vitamin D deficiency in the state.