In the news today they were talking about people not getting enough sun because they are avoiding it and using sunscreen to block it. They speak about how people are becoming deficient in vitamin D and vitamin D helps prevent diabetes and many types of cancer.
One news man was saying something like "The sun is good for you after all". It is such a joke to I, people have left everything natural. How could they ever suggest that sun is not good. Their scientists always make these closed minded foolish experiments and make false conclusions, and people follow these blind fools so easily.
Of course too much sun is not good, that is why your skin tells you when you have gotten too much. And if people would just listen to their senses, they would know how much is the right amount. I don't even believe that a little bit of sunburn is bad, the redness is the blood rushing through the skin to heal it and transfer nutrients absorbed through the energy of the sun. And eventually when their closed minded scientists get around to discovering more about the sun, they will not only speak about vitamin D, but they will speak about the numerous other nutrients we get from the sun.
Don't listen to the new lied-lines that these foolish people will give people concerning the sun. Become in tune and Listen to your senses and be honest about what you feel, and your body will tell you how much is the right amount.
And the statement that they make about any amount of sunburn means that your skin has been damaged is misleading. They make it sound like you are harming yourself, potentially fatally, if you let yourself get a sunburn even once.
Why don't these same people say also that people shouldn't exercise, even a little bit, because you are damaging your muscles if you do. The reason I say this is because any time a muscle gets bigger, it means it has been damaged. The way muscles grow is when people exercise, they make very small tears in their muscle, and when these tears are healed by the body, the body builds a little more muscle tissue to compensate so that the muscle is a little stronger next time. So damage isn't always bad, balance is what is needed.
When people get a sunburn, it is true that their skin has a little damage, but the body heals the damage and then builds up our tanning defenses to protect the skin better next time. Like I mentioned, as long as people listen to their senses and don't allow theirselves to become damaged by too severe or too many sunburns, they will be doing what is natural and their will be balance. Damage comes when we don't listen to our senses, or when we move too far from natural ways. The chemicals we have surrounding us is probably another reason why we are getting all kinds of cancers, we are weakening ourselves with imbalance.
Here are some of the news articles about their "new" findings.
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Medical experts seek balance on soaking up rays
Last Updated Tue, 07 Mar 2006 18:02:22 EST
CBC News
Cancer, nutrition and dermatology experts are meeting to try to find a common answer to the question: how much sun is healthy?
Research suggests exposure to the sun produces vitamin D, but Canadians aren't getting enough during the dark months of winter.
Dr. David Hanley
Vitamin D helps the body absorb calcium, which builds strong bones.
There is also evidence vitamin D may help protect the body from various forms of cancer, as well as hypertension, diabetes, and autoimmune diseases, said Susan Whiting, a professor of nutrition at the University of Saskatchewan.
But exposure to UV rays from sunshine or a tanning bed also increases the risk of skin cancer. Dermatologists have long maintained no amount of unprotected exposure is safe.
Sunscreen protects the skin but also blocks the rays that produce vitamin D. The vitamin can also be obtained from food and supplements, although it is difficult to get the right amount.
Since Dr. David Hanley of the University of Calgary did the study on vitamin D deficiency in Canadians, he and other experts at a meeting in Toronto this week are re-considering the advice to avoid the sun completely.
"That just doesn't make any biological sense to me," said Hanley. "I'm hoping that out of this conference will come some good recommendations for how we can direct research in vitamin D and sunlight exposure."
For some Canadians, a tropical beach is a reprieve from grey winter days.
"It just makes you feel more energized and it gives you a nice, healthy looking tan," said Catherine Brisbois, a Canadian tourist soaking up the rays in Cancun, Mexico. "I know that it's bad for the skin, but as long as you put on some sunscreen, I think there's a lot of benefits to sitting in the sun."
Experts caution the risk of skin cancer is real, but finding the right balance of exposure to the sun remains a challenge.
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Experts debate clear guideline on sun exposure
CTV.ca News Staff
Dermatologists have long preached against unprotected sun exposure.
But as evidence mounts that vitamin D, which the skin produces naturally when exposed to the sun, could prevent certain types of cancers, the need for a clear guideline on sun exposure is becoming increasingly necessary.
"There's been mounting scientific evidence to suggest that being in the sun unprotected -- that is, not using sunscreen -- may reduce your risk of some big cancers, like breast, prostate, colorectal and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma," Heather Logan, director of cancer control policy at the Canadian Cancer Society told The Canadian Press.
"But we know, based on a solid body of evidence, that exposure to ultraviolet radiation can increase your risk of skin cancer, premature aging and cataracts. It's not an easy situation to deal with, and what we don't want people to do is to end up outside unprotected -- to trade cancers for cancers."
What researchers have found, Logan said, is that exposing the hands and face to sunlight, without sunscreen, for just five to 10 minutes a week, will boost vitamin D levels - even on sunny days in winter.
In the summer, however, when UV levels are high, 20 seconds of sun exposure allows the body to produce 400 international units (IU) of vitamin D, which is the current recommended daily allowance in Canada and the United States for many age groups, Dr. Edward Giovannucci, a professor of epidemiology and nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health told CP.
The dilemma, experts say, is to find a consensus on how much vitamin D is required, and the best way to get it.
"Isn't it ironic that as we've recommended sun screen to be used, that the overall cancer rate has increased?" asked Dr. Bruce Hollis of the Medical University of South Carolina, appearing on CTV News.
In a bid to resolve the conflicting messages about sun exposure, a group of doctors and researchers are meeting in Toronto this week.
While Giovannucci pointed out that it is easy for the body to manufacture the recommended daily allowance of vitamin D, he was among several experts at Wednesday's sessions who suggested the amount was woefully insufficient.
"We generally make a lot less vitamin D from the sun than we used to, and there's not much vitamin D in foods,'' he told CP in an interview, noting that the nutrient is found naturally in cold-water fish like salmon and is added to milk.
"Cells are becoming relatively starved of the vitamin D ... and they can't really function 100 per cent properly. At least that's the hypothesis, that these lower levels of vitamin D may be increasing the risk of cancers and other conditions"
Particularly in the winter months, Giovannucci recommended that people should take vitamin D supplements, specifically the type known as D3.
"Probably 1,000 IU is a real minimum and realistically we probably need to go up to 2,000 IUs, which is the upper limit before you worry about toxic or adverse affects," he said.
Despite the evidence that vitamin D appears to have health benefits, some dermatologists remain reluctant to urge people to lie under the sun.
"What will we be telling people? Spend a little bit of time out in the sun and don't burn? It's a complicated message to give," Dr. Cheryl Rosen of Toronto Western Hospital told CTV News.
The Canadian Cancer Society, which sponsored the meeting, hopes to have a position statement advising Canadians on sun exposure guidelines mid-May.
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