As people have moved out of the sunlight to avoid melanoma, the incidence of that disease has increased dramatically. Some of that increase has occurred after the advent of sunscreen use, indicating that sunscreens may do more harm than good. Now we have information indicating that sunscreens may inhibit the body’s natural protection against sun damage. These chemical soups are a farce and have no place in good health habits. Read more about the way that the body ‘sees” sunlight and responds by protecting it from overexposure.
The following article is well-written and provides a history of sunlight as it relates to the discovery of vitamin D. The author indicates that vitamin D fortification had made rickets a thing of the past, but with that point I disagree. Rickets is making a comeback due to the sunlight phobia promoted by dermatologists. Nevertheless, the article is well-worth reading.
The people of Dubai have one of the highest bone disease risks in the world; about 1/4 of the population has bone disease. Lack of sunlight exposure due to obvious cultural habits cause reduced vitamin D levels, resulting in an incredibly high risk of osteoporosis. There needs to be some serious thinking in the medical community there to find methods of optimizing vitamin D levels.
This article is one of several now indicating that children develop nearsightedness when they do not play outdoors. What could be more natural than safely participating in sunny activities? Could it save the sight of our children?
Recent research from England suggests that the amount of sunlight available to your pregnant mother in the month of your birth may have a profound influence on the direction of your life. The message here is to optimize the vitamin D blood levels during pregnancy.
There are so many positive aspects of the sun: It warms our planet; it is the source of all life on earth; it brightens our moods and it helps us to maintain health. As this article demonstrates, it is the essence of our existence.
Boro Petric makes that case that we shouldn’t “throw the baby out with the bath water” while worrying about skin cancer. I agree. Excessive baking in the sunlight, or burning in the sun, can be damaging. However, without the vitamin D and other metabolites received from sunlight, we can crumble and die form numerous diseases.
Why should so many women living in sunny Australia be vitamin D-deficient? Could it be that they have been frightened out of the sunlight, which is the primary source of vitamin D?
According to Dr. Sujata Udeshi, 98% of her patients present with deficiencies of either vitamin D or vitamin B12, which she attributes to lack of sunlight exposure, the use of sun blocks and the consumption of processed foods. And interestingly, she recommends that sunlight exposure takes place between the hours of 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, exactly the time of day that the sunscare practioners tell us to avoid sunlight. It is good to see more health practitioners suggesting reasonable sun exposure.