Presented below
are the 10 benefits of obtaining a reasonable amount of sun exposure:
1. It is rich in
vitamin D. Modest sunscreen-free exposure to sunlight for 20 to 30 minutes a
few times a week helps the body produce the vitamin D it needs that is
significant for good health, cancer prevention, improved sports
performance and weight loss.
Accordingly,
exposure to it helps an instant endorphin surge and drop in blood pressure,
regulation of hunger hormones that may help one keep weight off, and key
vitamin D synthesis that alters the expression of 291
genes responsible for everything from controlling how swiftly one’s
bones age to how fast one bounces back from tough workouts to how fertile
he/she is.
Vitamin D, deficiency
puts one’s bones at risk," says Dr. John Swartzberg, editor
of a new 50-page report on vitamin D by the University of California Berkeley
School of Public Health.
Vitamin D
reinforces fast-twitch muscles, quells swelling, and prevents respiratory
infections. That is why teams such as the Chicago
Blackhawks started
testing players' levels. Enette Larson-Meyer, associate
professor and vitamin D researcher at the University of Wyoming says that Lack
of vitamin D can compromise athletic performance, so that an athlete needs to
get some sunlight the week before a fit event.
A recent study discloses that vitamin D–deficient rats were 73
percent less likely to impregnate their mates, and in human studies on
countries with long, dark winters, researchers discover that conception rates are
higher in summer months, when people are outside and synthesize more sun.
2. Sunlight and
complete meal thrust breast cancer into diminution. The American physician Dr.
Zane Kimeh used
sunbathing and nutrition to treat his patients. Even in terminal cases, Dr.
Kime was able to utterly reverse the metastasized cancer.
3. It kills bad bacteria. The German soldiers
after WWI knew of the discoveries that had been made in 1903 by the Nobel Prize
winner, Niels Finsen. They used sunlight to sanitize and cure wounds.
4. It has a beneficial effect on skin disorders,
such as psoriasis, acne, eczema and fungal infections;
5. It lowers cholesterol. The sun converts high
blood cholesterol into steroid hormones and the sex hormones which is needed
for reproduction. It is the other way around in the absence of sunlight, wherein the substances are converted
into cholesterol.
6. It lower blood pressure. A single exposure
considerably lowers high blood pressure. On the other hand, pharmaceutical
drugs such as Statins have side effects, such as robbing the body of Coenzyme Q10. CoQ10 is vital for cellular and heart energy.
7. It penetrates deep into the skin to purify the
blood and blood vessels. Medical literature published in Europe exhibited that
people with atherosclerosis (hardened arteries) get better with sun exposure.
8. It increases oxygen content in human blood.
Likewise, it enhances the body's capacity to deliver oxygen to the tissues
which is very comparable to the effects of exercise. It has a great effect on
stamina, fitness and muscular development.
9. It builds the immune system. The white blood
cells, which amplify with sun exposure, are called lymphocytes, and these play
the most important role in shielding the body against infections.
10. Regular exposure to sunlight increases the
growth and height of children, especially babies. Many cultures in the entire
history have accepted this fact. Studies have affirmed that the amount of sun
exposure in the first few months has an effect to the height development of an
individual.
11. It cures depression. The noon sunshine can
give 100,000 lux. Sitting inside the office under neon and artificial lights
could only offer 150-600 lux which means of deprivation of the nature’s
illumination. Deficiency in sunlight can
cause a form of depression called seasonal affective disorder (SAD). It is more
common in cold months, but also common to people whose are confined for long
hours in inside the office.
Exposure to the
sunlight should be made gradually. The skin will be more sensitive to it once
you’re not used to it. Anything that matters to us is completely enjoyed
in a gradual mode so avoid sunburn through slow progress of tolerance.
References:
- Lisa Marshall, The Health Benefits of Sunshine, http://www.mensjournal.com/
- Marcus Julia Felicetti, 10 Healing Beneifts of the Sun, http://www.mindbodygreen.com/
