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Worried about a Hysterectomy? Sunlight Exposure Reduces Risk of Uterine Fibroids.

Submitted by Sunlight Institute
on Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Hysterectomy, or the removal of the uterus, is an extremely common surgery among women in the United States, second only to childbirth by cesarean-section.[i]There are many experts such as Dr. Stanley West who believe that up to 90% of hysterectomies are unnecessary, since they are usually done in response to the presence of uterine fibroids, which are not cancerous.[ii]

Sunlight and Vitamin D Deficiency in India

Submitted by Sunlight Institute
on Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Rekha Sharma, president of the Indian Dietetic Association, states that "Close to 40 per cent of Indians are vitamin D deficient." He blames the condition on the modern lifestyle that is becoming more and more common. Dr. Sharma then goes on to list a few of the causes, including lack of sunlight, that are correlated to vitamin D. He is doing a great service with this article, but states that exposing the face and arms for a few minutes per day is adequate to optimize blood levels of D. He is totally wrong on that statement.   

Exceptionally important findings on Sunlight Exposure, Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Brain Volume, Independent of Vitamin D

Submitted by Sunlight Institute
on Thursday, March 28, 2013

It has been known for decades that those who live closer to the equator have a lower risk of multiple sclerosis (MS).[1] In various pieces of research, Vitamin D produced by sunlight, has been suggested as the factor responsible for the decreasing risk o

Sunlight, Vitamin D and Muscle Recovery

Submitted by Sunlight Institute
on Tuesday, March 19, 2013

 

Sunlight has Cancer-Prevention Effects Beyond the Effects of Vitamin D

Submitted by Sunlight Institute
on Sunday, March 10, 2013

Vitamin D has a multitude of health benefits, and the only natural way to obtain vitamin D is from sunlight exposure, which causes the skin to produce vitamin D3. The D3 is then is converted to a potent hormone that “turns on” more than 1,000 genes in the genetic engine.

Foolishness from IOM exposed by the Vitamin D Society of Canada

Submitted by Sunlight Institute
on Thursday, February 28, 2013

 The Institute of Medicine (IOM), in 2010, put forth its recommendations for daily supplementation of vitamin D. They suggested that  infants under a year old ingest 400 IU per day, that adults ingest  600 IU per day and that those over 70 years of age take 800 IU per day. Since the sunlight can stimulate the production of up to 20,000 IU per day, it can easily be seen that such recommendations are abysmally low for those addults who are not receiving any sunlight, or where winter conditions prevent any vitamin D production by the sun.

Lack of Sunlight Exposure may Lead to Blindness

Submitted by Sunlight Institute
on Sunday, February 17, 2013

Among the many other horrors associated with lack of sunlight, myopia (nearsightedness) is now becoming of scientific interest.

Sunlight may reduce the Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Women

Submitted by Sunlight Institute
on Saturday, February 9, 2013

A recent research paper published in the journal Annals of Rheumatic Diseases[1] showed that older women, who lived in areas where the most sunlight was available, were at about a 20% reduced

The Skin Cancer Foundation (SCF) misstates the facts about Sunlight and vitamin D. Could it be an effort to promote sunscreens?

Submitted by Sunlight Institute
on Thursday, February 7, 2013

The Skin Cancer Foundation recently posted a press release on their website stating that they have busted the “myths surrounding vitamin D and sun exposure.” In it they quote Perry Robins, president of the foundation, as saying, “The misconception that exposure to UVB radiation is the optimal source of vitamin D puts people at risk for potentially life-threatening skin cancer.

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