MEDICINE WHEEL: ‘Morning Light’, The Miraculous Health Benefits Of Sunshine

Source – mercola.com

“…For decades sunbathing has been considered evidence of poor health judgment, an activity comparable to smoking cigarettes. This depiction is a gross distortion of the truth…Sunlight exposure, which produces vitamin D, a crucial hormone for the functioning of organs, provides many therapeutic benefits, including reducing chronic degenerative diseases”

Benefits of Sunshine on Your Bare Skin – By Dr. Joseph Mercola

Nearly everyone knows that sun exposure raises vitamin D levels in your body, but how many of these other profoundly important benefits are you aware of? After reading this, I can almost guarantee you’ll want to head for the nearest door but before you do, you may want to read….

Dark Deception – By Dr. Joseph Mercola

Dark Deception debunks the widespread myth that sunlight is harmful to your health and demonstrates how sunlight exposure can improve your quality of life.

For decades sunbathing has been considered evidence of poor health judgment, an activity comparable to smoking cigarettes. This depiction is a gross distortion of the truth.

Dark Deception reveals that there is no proof that moderate sunlight exposure is harmful to your health. Sunlight exposure, which produces vitamin D, a crucial hormone for the functioning of organs, provides many therapeutic benefits, including reducing chronic degenerative diseases.

Dark Deception elucidates the health benefits of sunlight exposure and the dangers of avoiding it. It offers tips for safe sunbathing. It demonstrates that oral vitamin D supplements can be toxic replacements for the natural vitamin D your body produces when exposed to sunlight.

Dark Deception will change how you understand the sun and your health.

Dr. Joseph Mercola explains that UVB rays from sunlight produce vitamin D in the skin. Sunlight is the ideal source for vitamin D. See Sunlight Exposure, Allergies & Asthma to learn about the role of vitamin D in allergic disease.

Most sunscreens block beneficial UVB rays, but many do not filter harmful UVA rays.

On top of that, most sunscreens contain toxic chemicals. Octylmethocycinnamate (OMC) is in 90 percent of sunscreens, and when it is exposed to sunlight, it undergoes a chemical reaction that makes it extremely toxic!

Besides OMC, Dr. Mercola warns that the following chemicals have been found to easily penetrate your blood stream:

2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone
2-ethylhexyl-p-methoxycinnamate
2-ethylhexylsalicylate (octylsalicylate)
salicylic acid 3,3,5-trimethcyclohexyl ester (homosalate)

When choosing a sunscreen, Dr. Mercola advises to ‘make sure it’s screening for UVA and doesn’t have these toxic chemicals – because otherwise, you are defeating the purpose and actually making the situation worse.’