Ever been told that getting too much sun is bad for you?
Ever been told that sunscreen is a must or you’re going to get cancer?
I’m sure you that to protect yourself from sun damage you just slather yourself with sunscreen. Right?
If you do, please recognize that it’s not exactly a foolproof solution against skin cancer and that the toxic overload to your body may just be the catalyst that will trigger cancer cells to grow.
Keep reading to discover how your sunscreen can present its own set of health issues.
You might be thinking that this is a great preventative but consider these next facts first.
All that propaganda about sunlight being harmful has been blown out of proportion. This is thanks to many doctors, health officials, advertisements, beauty experts, corporations, and well-meaning friends. You are basically being told to stay out of the sun because the sun will kill you.
Sorry to tell you this but that is simply not true. For starters, there is little scientific evidence behind that reasoning and avoiding the sun just doesn’t make sense.
In fact, the sun is healthy for you. Think about it. How could it be any other way?
After all, didn’t your ancestors survive outdoors toiling under the sun’s rays far more often than they were indoors and out of the sun?
You might be ready for this next question now.
How can it possibly end up that our body is made in such a way that the sun is now a deadly threat to us?
Again, it just isn’t true!
But this is not to say that sunlight can’t be harmful. Of course, it can be…
For instance, long-term, excessive exposure to sunlight can increase the risk of certain types of skin cancer. Yet moderate sun exposure is less dangerous than sporadic sun exposure.
Moreover, a great deal of evidence now exists that says sun exposure without sunburn can significantly lowers the risk of melanoma (a more deadly form of skin cancer.)
So what’s the key? Well, safe exposure for one.
Because the good guy, UVB, helps your skin produce vitamin D, you want to make the most of when to get some of these rays.
Early morning and later evening rays may be what you are considering would be safe exposure.
Actually this is wrong.
You see, UVB is at its lowest in the morning and evening and high at midday.
So, if you’re out early in the morning or late in the day, you get lots of UVA (bad guy) and not much UVB (good guy), not a good way to produce vitamin D. And if that’s your only intake of sun then you increase your risk of cancer.
As you may know, wearing a sunscreen on your uncovered skin blocks your body’s production of vitamin D.
In fact, sunscreens reduce vitamin D production by as much as 97.5 to 99.9%. And interfering with your body’s production of vitamin D by 97.5 to 99.9% may have dire health consequences.
Sunscreens can also be toxic and unknowingly you are increasing your toxic load by slathering it on.
In my book, it’s best not to wear any at all. Why? Because as soon as the sun’s ultraviolet rays strike your skin, your body is programmed to do something remarkable. It starts producing its own natural vitamin D.
This vitamin D is really D3 which is the precise form your body needs for the proper functioning of your organs and cells and you will not overdose from it ever, unlike oral supplementation.
So, it’s no sunscreen for me and occasional cleansing to make sure that other toxins don’t contribute to any nasties developing in my body!
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