6 Foods That Can Help Save Your Skin From Sun Damage

by Trice Angie Christiansen
Just as an unhealthy diet can have a negative effect on your skin and health, a healthy diet high in antioxidant-rich foods can help protect your body, even from the sun. Since antioxidants help reduce inflammation and free radicals, loading your diet with them will go a long way against sunburn and skin damage as a result of UV rays.

To be clear, I'm not saying you should completely replace your daily sunscreen with food, but what you eat can offer additional protection for your skin. So if you're looking for some ingestible sun protection, add these six sun-friendly foods to your next shopping list.

1. Berries & stone fruits
Strawberries, blueberries and cherries contain high levels of vitamin C, which can reduce free radical damage caused by exposure to UV radiation. Vitamin C also stimulates collagen production, important for skin’s youthful appearance. As a bonus, cherries contain melatonin, which protects skin from UV radiation and repairs sunburn damage.


2. Leafy greens
If it’s green and it's got leaves, chances are it’s good for sun protection. According to one study, spinach, kale and swiss chard can reduce the risk of squamous cell skin cancer by 50%. Broccoli is also a good choice: it's full of sulphoraphane, an antioxidant that helps your cells protect themselves against UV radiation.

Fresh herbs like parsley, basil, sage and rosemary are also packed with free radical-fighting, skin-protecting antioxidants. Not sure where to start? Check out our guide to cruciferous vegetables.

3. Red & orange produce
The antioxidant lycopene has been shown to protect the skin against sunburn and is at least twice as effective an antioxidant as betacarotene when it comes to blocking UV light. It also helps rid the body of free radicals. Chow down on tomatoes, papaya, guava, red bell peppers and pink grapefruit. Watermelon is an especially good choice: it contains 40% more lycopene than tomatoes.

Betacarotene is another antioxidant that has natural sunscreen properties: it's been linked to reduced reactions to sunburns. You can fnd it in carrots, sweet potatoes, squash, pumpkins, mango and apricots. 

4. Micro-algae
Spirulna has been dubbed "the next great superfood," and for good reason. This micro-algea — along with chlorella — contains the antioxidant astaxanthin, which has been shown to protect the skin and eyes against UV radiation. It also fights free radicals and inflammation to prevent sun damage by preventing UV-induced cell damage. 

If micro-algea isn't exactly your cup of tea, you can find this powerful antioxidant in shrimp and salmon. 

5. Chocolate
As long as it's dark chocolate you're eating, you'll be ingesting plenty of flavanoids, which can improve your skin’s ability protect against sun burns and other UV-induced issues.
Research found that people who ate about one ounce of high-percentage dark chocolate every day for three months could withstand twice the amount of UVB rays before their skin started to turn red, compared to those who didn't.

6. Green & black tea
The myriad health benefits of tea are well-known, but it's nice to know that the cups you're drinking can also help protect against sun damage. Green and black teas are packed with polyphenols that can help stop cancerhelp stop cancer development by limiting the blood supply to the cancerous area.
Green tea can even help prevent non-melanoma skin cancer by enhancing DNA repair.

Sunscreen Ingredients

The Ingredients in Sunscreen Destroying Your Health

 

I have been using pure coconut oil for my skin before going out int he sun for the last 3 years, while trying to stay covered in shade or clothing if out for an extensive amount of time.  If you feel you need a little extra protection, please view the post by Food Babe below about making a healthier choice!

Your skin is your largest organ.
It covers and protects everything on your body. How you treat it is incredibly important to your health. However, the skin is one of the most unappreciated organs, and one that I used to totally take for granted, slathering products full of toxic chemicals on it day after day. When I look back at all the different potions I’ve tried, I shake my head in disbelief and wish I would have known better. Not only would I not have developed eczema all over my body and face, but I would have looked a million times better growing up.

One of those products that has always caused me issues – is sunscreen. Every time after a beach vacation or going to the pool, I’d end up with a rash on my face or body. I wondered if I’d eaten something that I was allergic to. Little did I know at the time – the culprit was sunscreen.

The unknown long-term consequences of the chemicals in sunscreen are just starting to be revealed and the results are shockingly horrific, going beyond the common skin rash. Here in the United States, the FDA does not regulate cosmetics as rigorously as pharmaceuticals or food – allowing cosmetic companies to get away with using all types of chemical ingredients that are not used and in some cases banned in other countries. Sounds familiar – eh?
Sunscreen is supposed to protect us from harmful UV radiation from the sun, but as more people use sunscreen, the incidence of skin cancer continues to rise. This fact alone has to make you think – do sunscreens really provide skin cancer protection? Or could the chemicals in them actually be contributing to causing skin cancer?
It gets complicated trying to answer those questions. Some studies have shown that sunscreens do in fact protect us from some types of less threatening forms of skin cancers, but others have found that sunscreens have actually contributed to the risk of some of the worst forms of skin cancers.
So what do you do?
I certainly don’t want to look like a wrinkly old hag when I’m older from laying out in the sun too long without protection – but I also don’t want to increase my cancer risk by using products that could be harmful. Anti-aging is important to me and that’s why I live the way I do – not only do I want to look my best when I’m older, I want to feel my best too.

There are over 1800 products on the market to choose from, making it incredibly confusing and difficult to pick the best and safest brand. Here’s what you need to watch out for:

• Oxybenzone - this is a hormone disrupting chemical which penetrates the skin and enters the bloodstream. It is the most popular ingredient in chemical based sunscreens and only blocks UVB ray (sun’s good rays that provide vitamin D production), not UVA which are the most free radical damaging rays.  Avoid any sunscreen that has this chemical at all costs, especially for children.
• Vitamin A (Retinyl Palmitate) – A 2009 study by U.S. government scientists released by the National Toxicology Program found when this is applied to the skin in the presence of sunlight, it may speed the development of skin tumors and lesions.
• Fragrance – Sure it may make the product smell nice, but this is a petroleum based product that is linked to organ toxicity and allergies.
• High SPF – The FDA does not regulate SPF higher than 50 and there’s no scientific proof they work better than lower SPF. Many of the higher SPFs do not provide any additional protection and studies have suggested that users are exposed to as many or more ultraviolet rays as those who use lower-SPF products.
• Sprays or Powders – Generally speaking, sprays and powders have additional chemicals added to them for performance purposes. These additional chemicals are usually not something you want to be spraying on your body and can be toxic to the lungs. Besides, remember sunscreen is formulated for your skin, not your lungs. Many of the side effects of sprays and powders on the lungs are not tested before being approved.
• Popular Conventional Brands - Aveeno, Banana Boat, Coppertone Sport, Coppertone Water Babies, Bull Frog, Neutragena, Storebrands (CVS, Rite Aid, Walgreens), Hawaiian Tropic and many other popular brands are rated the worst in terms of safety in the Environmental Working Group’s Sunscreen Guide. You can use this guide to find out how good or bad the brand you have or want to buy is rated.

How To Choose A Safe Sunscreen:

• Look for titanium dioxide and zinc oxide based mineral sunscreens, which do not penetrate the skin and provide UVA protection against the sun’s most damaging rays.
• Choose non-nano products that do not have small particles that can absorb into skin
• Choose sunscreens that are unscented or use essential oils as fragrance
• Pick lotion based sunscreens with water resistance
• Pick broad spectrum sunscreens that protect against UVA and UVB rays
• Choose sunscreen products that are rated 0-2 in the Environmental Working Group’s Sunscreen Guide.

Below are my favorite sunscreen brands that are rated between 0-2 for their entire line of sun care products and are the safest available. I’ve included the links on where to find these brands online if you can’t find them in stores near you – but most natural food stores and vitamin shops will have one of these options available. 

• Badger - Certified organic, several different SPFs and option for kids, babies and active people, unscented available
• Aubrey Organics - SPF 26-45 available, unscented available
• California Baby (Target carries this brand) – Formulated for sensitive skin, SPF 18-30
• John Masters Organics - SPF 30, only one option available
• The Honest Company (Online only) – SPF 30, only one option available
• Seventh Generation - SPF 30, only one option available

*Note – Alba and Kiss My Face are two other brands that are safer than most conventional brands. However, you must only choose their mineral based products – for example Alba’s Mineral SPF 30 Unscented and Kiss My Face’s Mineral Lotion SPF 40 are great choices – but other versions in the same brand category may not be as safe.

When it comes to being in the sun, I’m lucky. I tan, don’t burn and don’t completely freak out if I forgot my sunblock – however, because of my olive complexion I have to stay in the sun longer in order to get sufficient Vitamin D. (The lighter your skin color, the faster your absorption of Vitamin D). I wear sunblock at the pool, at the beach and when I’m outdoors for extended periods, but I’ve decided not to wear it everyday.

Using as little as 15 SPF blocks your body’s ability to convert the sun’s rays to Vitamin D by 99%. If you want to increase your chances of avoiding diseases linked to deficiencies in Vitamin D (cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and depression) – you must get sunshine! The sun’s rays are pure wonderful energy your body needs.

Before I go – I want to mention this important fact. The biggest immediate benefit of getting sun a few times a week is the reduction of cravings. When Vitamin D levels are low, the hormone that controls appetite stops working. You eat and eat and eat, and never feel full when this happens. The sun contributes significantly to the daily production of Vitamin D, and as little as 10 minutes of exposure a few times a week is enough to help prevent deficiencies. Vitamin D also helps boost serotonin levels, your happy hormone, warding off depression which naturally reduces cravings. For me, this is reason enough to let the sun shine in!

If you know someone that might still be buying sunscreen with shady ingredients, please share this post with them, you could have a serious impact on their livelihood!

Thank you for spreading the word to the ones you love.
Food Babe

Safest Sunscreen

4 Safest Sunscreen Ingredients

Sunshine boosts our moods. Going out in the sun and getting "sun-kissed" adds to our enthusiasm. But such "sunny" moments may soon turn "shadowy" with the development of suntans - the award of roaming out freely in the sun. The appearance of "skin shadows" in the form of tans may spoil your idea of free sun exposure. And this is where businesses may find a scope to cater to this specific need. And this is how, they will compete with each other to offer you the best sunscreens with the best promises and at the best prices.

But again, some protectors are predators themselves. Sunscreens are meant to protect you from the harmful UVA and UVB rays of the sun, which are linked to skin cancer, but sunscreens may contain certain chemicals which are carcinogenic themselves. And as a matter of fact, some sunscreens are just a little more than skin deep. They can penetrate through your skin and make their way into your system. But will this make us discontinue the use of sunscreens? No. We can still find some sunscreens which are composed of safe ingredients only. All it takes is just some bit of patience in reading the labels.

4 Safest Ingredients in Sunscreens

1. Cocoa: The Environmental Working Group, EWG, which reviews the cosmetics ingredients to evaluate their safety standards, has given a clean chit to cocoa. Cocoa can be safely used in making sunscreens because of its powerful antioxidant value, which boosts immune health while fighting diseases and aging.
2. Olive Oil: Olive oil does not only form a safe sunscreen ingredient, but it is also known for its contributions towards skin health. This can be attributed to the presence of vitamin E, which works by promoting blood circulation in the skin. Olive oil also contains active phytonutrient compounds like flavonoids and polypehnols, which are noted for their anti-inflammatory actions. Moreover, olive oil has excellent skin moisturizing properties due to the presence of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids in it.
3. Zinc Oxide (Free of Nano Particles): Sunscreen manufacturers have been using this ingredient since a long period of time. It prevents the skin from absorbing the sun's harmful rays. Unfortunately, in certain brands of sunscreens, zinc oxide remains contaminated with nano particles. These particles do not break through the skin, but they may prove to be toxic if taken in. So you may need to look for brands which contain nano-free zinc oxide.
4. Organic Shea Butter: Shea butter is obtained from the fat content in the fruits of the karite tree, which grows in abundance in the Shea region of West Africa. The creamy substance is considered as a 100 percent natural ingredient and the EWG has also provided a perfect rating to it.

Recent researches indicate that some sunscreens do not work at all. And some researches come out with explosive findings by claiming that sunscreens contain carcinogenic compounds. So what should consumers do? Well, knowledge throws light even in the remotest nook and corners and you may need to sit for some time with your own "Wikis".

Make note: An estimated 70 percent of the U.S. population is deficient in vitamin D. Recent study of this essential micronutrient has demonstrated its central role in maintaining health. Insufficient levels of vitamin D have been linked to:

• Suppressed immunity - our innate systems of defense may not function efficiently without adequate vitamin D, allowing increased susceptibility to infectious agents.
• Increased risk of chronic disease - low levels of vitamin D have been associated with a higher than normal risk of heart disease and several kinds of cancer.
• Heightened inflammation - vitamin D is a key cofactor in regulating inflammation throughout the body.

I recommend prudent daily sun exposure to support the natural production of vitamin D in our skin, as well as speaking to your doctor about checking vitamin D levels and supplementing if necessary.

Almighty Sun

"Mission Critical: Re-Discover the Sun's
Amazing Health Benefits Today"

Have you bought into the propaganda that sunlight is the enemy of mankind and must be avoided at all costs to prevent cancer? This may be no more than a popular urban myth of the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

Sunlight and Cancer

Medical and scientific research demonstrates that the risk of 20 major cancers is reduced by regular sunlight exposure. These include the “big three” of breast, prostate and colon cancers.

Do you realize that melanoma risk increases as sunlight exposure decreases? In 1900, about 75% of the US population worked outdoors. Today, only 10% of the population does. Even as sunlight exposure has dramatically decreased, melanoma has exponentially increased—by 2,500%!

Astonishingly, melanoma rates increased only in indoor workers – not outdoor workers. Seventy-eight percent of all melanomas occur on areas of your body that are seldom exposed to sunlight. Melanomas also occur inside sexual organs, on the soles of your feet, in your mouth and in armpits -- all areas receiving little or no sunlight exposure.

Another causal factor is the increased use of sunscreen.

But sunlight improves your health on other fronts besides cancer too…

Sunlight and Heart Disease

Could heart disease be related to the amount of sunlight and vitamin D exposure you get?  Studies show that if you have low vitamin D3 levels, you have 2.4 times the risk of heart attack as those with the highest vitamin D levels.

What’s more…

Men with the lowest levels of vitamin D have nearly six times the risk of hypertension as those with the highest levels. Women have ‘just’ three times the risk of hypertension if their D3 levels are low.

Vitamin D, Osteoporosis and Fractures

An interesting study was done with women with osteoporosis. They were taken outside for sunbaths for a year, resulting in a 3.3% increase in bone mass and a reduced fracture risk of one-sixth, compared to those women who did not sunbathe. The sunbathers also increased their vitamin D levels by 400%.  

Vitamin D and Depression

One research study showed that elderly people who had the lowest levels of vitamin D were 11.7 times as likely to suffer from mood disorders as those whose levels were highest.

Vitamin D and Chronic Pain

A most impressive clinical observation of five vitamin D-deficient patients who suffered from myopathy, a disease of bone and muscle tissue proves that vitamin D helps relieve pain. Patients were confined to wheelchairs and experienced severe fatigue, weakness, and chronic pain. After receiving 50,000 IU per week of vitamin D, all regained enough strength and energy within four to six weeks to be mobile and functional, and their aches and pains disappeared.

Vitamin D is Not a ‘Vitamin’

Most people think that vitamin D is really a vitamin. In reality, the active form of Vitamin D is one of the most potent hormones in your body, and is essential for health. Vitamin D is produced as a pro-hormone in your skin after sunlight exposure, and is then converted to the potent hormone form. Without this hormone, you could die, and indeed, many do die from vitamin D deficiency-related causes.

Diseases Related to Vitamin D Deficiency

Discover the way to true health restoration for you and your family by returning to a lifestyle that includes sunlight. Here’s a list of diseases discussed in the book, Vitamin D3 and Solar Power that are caused or made worse by vitamin D deficiencies. 

• Acute lower respiratory infection
• Anaphylaxis
• Anemia
• Anxiety
• Arthritis
• Asthma
• Atherosclerosis
• Autism
• Autoimmune diseases
• Bipolar disorder
• Brain damage
• Breast-tissue density
• Chronic fatigue
• Chronic pain
• Cognitive ability
• Colds
• Craniotabes
• C-reactive protein levels
• Crohn’s disease
• Cystic fibrosis
• Dental caries (cavities)
• Depression
• Diabetes
• Dyslexia
• Eczema
• Epilepsy
• Falls
• Fibromyalgia
• Flu
• Fractures
• Headache
• Hearing loss
• Heart disease
• Heart failure
• High cholesterol
• HIV/AIDS
• Hypertension
• Immune system dysfunction
• Infertility
• Inflammation
• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Insomnia
• Intermittent claudication
• Kidney disease
• Leprosy
• Leukemia
• Low-back pain
• Low birth weight
• Lupus
• Macular degeneration
• Melanoma
• Meningitis (bacterial)
• Metabolic Syndrome
• Migraines
• Multiple sclerosis (MS)
• Muscle strength (low)
• Myeloma
• Myopathy
• Myopia
• Necrotizing fasciitis
• Neuroblastoma
• Neuropathy
• Nonspecific muscle pain
• Nursing home risk
• Obesity
• Osteomalacia
• Osteoporosis
• Parasites
• Parkinson’s disease
• Periodontal disease
• Peripheral artery disease
• Pneumonia
• Polycystic ovary disease
• Pre-eclampsia
• Psoriasis
• Retinoblastoma
• Rickets
• Schizophrenia
• Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
• Sepsis
• Septicemia
• Stroke
• Tuberculosis  

The so-called health-care crisis is in great part due to the “powers of darkness” who insist that you avoid the sunlight and slather yourself with the noxious chemicals found in most sunscreens—chemicals that inhibit 99.5% of the production of vitamin D by the skin that is covered with them. This is a multi-billion dollar industry that will never tell you the truth.

The Sun

The SUN!

CANCER? CURE YOURSELF, AMERICA! 

Bob Barefoot shows us how you can prevent and cure yourself of cancer among other diseases with three simple steps and how the drug companies are suppressing this revenue-damaging information that can lead to a long and disease free life!



Sunlight - Is It Good or Bad For You
 by Food Matters
(Compiled by Mike Adams, based on an interview with Dr. Michael Holick, author, The UV Advantage)

Vitamin D prevents osteoporosis, depression, prostate cancer, breast cancer and even effects diabetes and obesity. Vitamin D is perhaps the single most underrated nutrient in the world of nutrition. That's probably because it's free: your body makes it when sunlight touches your skin. Drug companies can't sell you sunlight, so there's no promotion of its health benefits. Truth is, most people don't know the real story on vitamin D and health. So here's an overview taken from an interview between Mike Adams and Dr. Michael Holick.

1. Vitamin D is produced by your skin in response to exposure to ultraviolet radiation from natural sunlight.

2. The healing rays of natural sunlight (that generate vitamin D in your skin) cannot penetrate glass. So you don't generate vitamin D when sitting in your car or home.

3. It is nearly impossible to get adequate amounts of vitamin D from your diet. Sunlight exposure is the only reliable way to generate vitamin D in your own body.

4. A person would have to drink ten tall glasses of vitamin D fortifed milk each day just to get minimum levels of vitamin D into their diet.

5. The further you live from the equator, the longer exposure you need to the sun in order to generate vitamin D. Canada, the UK and most U.S. states are far from the equator.

6. People with dark skin pigmentation may need 20 - 30 times as much exposure to sunlight as fair-skinned people to generate the same amount of vitamin D. That's why prostate cancer is epidemic among black men -- it's a simple, but widespread, sunlight deficiency.

7. Sufficient levels of vitamin D are crucial for calcium absorption in your intestines. Without sufficient vitamin D, your body cannot absorb calcium, rendering calcium supplements useless.

8. Chronic vitamin D deficiency cannot be reversed overnight: it takes months of vitamin D supplementation and sunlight exposure to rebuild the body's bones and nervous system.

9. Even weak sunscreens (SPF=8) block your body's ability to generate vitamin D by 95%. This is how sunscreen products actually cause disease -- by creating a critical vitamin deficiency in the body.

10. It is impossible to generate too much vitamin D in your body from sunlight exposure: your body will self-regulate and only generate what it needs.

11. If it hurts to press €rmly on your sternum, you may be suffering from chronic vitamin D deficiency right now.

12. Vitamin D is "activated" in your body by your kidneys and liver before it can be used.

13. Having kidney disease or liver damage can greatly impair your body's ability to activate circulating vitamin D.

14. The sunscreen industry doesn't want you to know that your body actually needs sunlight exposure because that realization would mean lower sales of sunscreen products.

15. Even though vitamin D is one of the most powerful healing chemicals in your body, your body makes it absolutely free. No prescription required.

On the issue of sunlight exposure, by the way, it turns out that super antioxidants greatly boost your body's ability to handle sunlight without burning. Astaxanthin is one of the most powerful "internal sunscreens" and can allow you to stay under the sun twice as long without burning. Other powerful antioxidants with this ability include the superfruits like Acai, Pomegranates (POM Wonderful juice), blueberries, etc.

Diseases and Conditions Caused by Vitamin D Deficiency:

• Osteoporosis is commonly caused by a lack of vitamin D, which greatly impairs calcium absorption.

• Suffcient vitamin D prevents prostate cancer, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, depression, colon cancer and schizophrenia.

• "Rickets" is the name of a bone-wasting disease caused by vitamin D deficiency.

• Vitamin D deficiency may exacerbate type 2 diabetes and impair insulin production in the pancreas.

• Obesity impairs vitamin D utilization in the body, meaning obese people need twice as much vitamin D

• Vitamin D is used around the world to treat Psoriasis.

• Vitamin D deficiency causes schizophrenia.

• Seasonal Affective Disorder is caused by a melatonin imbalance initiated by lack of exposure to sunlight.

• Chronic vitamin D deficiency is often misdiagnosed as fibromyalgia because its symptoms are so similar: muscle weakness, aches and pains.

• Your risk of developing serious diseases like diabetes and cancer is reduced 50% - 80% through simple, sensible exposure to natural sunlight 2-3 times each week.

• Infants who receive vitamin D supplementation (2000 units daily) have an 80% reduced risk of developing type 1 diabetes over the next twenty years.

Shocking Vitamin D Deficiency Statistics:

• 32% of doctors and med school students are vitamin D deficient.

• 40% of the U.S. population is vitamin D deficient.

• 42% of African American women of childbearing age are deficient in vitamin D.

• 48% of young girls (9-11 years old) are vitamin D deficient.

• Up to 60% of all hospital patients are vitamin D deficient.

• 76% of pregnant mothers are severely vitamin D deficient, causing widespread vitamin D deficiencies in their unborn children, which predisposes them to type 1 diabetes, arthritis, multiple sclerosis and

• schizophrenia later in life. 81% of the children born to these mothers were deficient.

• Up to 80% of nursing home patients are vitamin D deficient.

What You Can Do:
Sensible exposure to natural sunlight is the simplest, easiest and yet one of the most important strategies for improving your health. I urge you to read the book, "The UV Advantage" by Dr. Michael Holick to get the full story on natural sunlight. You can €nd this book at most local bookstores or through BN.com, Amazon.com, etc. Note: This is not a paid endorsement or an affiliate link. I recommend it because of its great importance in preventing chronic disease and enhancing health without drugs or surgery. This may be the single most important book on health you ever read. If more people understood this information, we could drastically reduce the rates of chronic disease in this country and around the world. Sunlight exposure is truly one of the most powerful healing therapies in the world, far surpassing the best efforts of today's so-called "advanced medicine." There is no drug, no surgical procedure, and no high-tech procedure that comes even close to the astonishing healing power of natural sunlight. And you can get it free of charge. That's why nobody's promoting it, of course.

Source: www.naturalnews.com

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Sunlight – Friend or Foe?

The sun has been supporting life on planet Earth for years. It was even worshipped by many cultures throughout history because of its vast healing and therapeutic powers.

But nowadays, most people are actually afraid of being in the sun because it is said to cause skin cancer and premature aging. The so-called effects of sun exposure have been greatly exaggerated by doctors, beauty experts and the media who are in the business of selling you sunscreens, anti-aging lotions and the like. As a result, the sun, nature’s most powerful life-giving force, has been tagged as one of nature’s most harmful elements. And yet, statistics show that almost a million people die and contract serious illnesses each year due to the lack of exposure to sunlight!

Don’t get me wrong, I'm not saying that you can throw out caution and get all the sun that you want. Too much exposure to the sun’s rays can cause harmful and dangerous damage to your skin. What I’m saying is that you shouldn’t be afraid to go out and get some sun because the benefits of sun exposure greatly outweigh the risks.

 

The Free Report OVER A MILLION PEOPLE DIE EVERY YEAR FROM LACK OF SUN EXPOSURE sheds light on the issue of sun exposure, telling you:

• Why sunlight is healthy
• How just 10-15 minutes of sunlight per day can help you prevent cancer,
• How long should you sunbathe, and
• How you can prevent skin cancer without sacrificing your sun exposure

Vitamin D Deficiency – The Silent Epidemic!

If you’ve been avoiding the sun because you’re afraid of getting skin cancer, you’re actually doing yourself more harm than good. That’s because sunlight is your best source of vitamin D, which is produced naturally when the sun’s rays touch your skin. Vitamin D is essential for your health and for the proper functioning of your organs and cells. Lack of vitamin D will leave you vulnerable to a number of chronic diseases, including:

• 16 types of internal cancer
• Diabetes
• Heart disease
• Hypertension
• Multiple sclerosis
• Osteoporosis
• Psoriasis
• Ricketts
• Schizophrenia
• Tuberculosis and,
• Myopathy

The fear regarding sun exposure, combined with the fact that many people now work indoors, has contributed to a silent epidemic of vitamin D deficiency

Sun Exposure May Help Prevent Cancer

The conservative estimate is that 70% of Americans are deficient in vitamin D. Recent evidence strongly suggests that if all Americans got enough sunshine, the number of cancers diagnosed each year would drop by 200,000 and the annual number of cancer deaths would drop by as much as 63,000.

That’s just for the United States alone. A new study looked at data from 177 countries examining blood serum levels of vitamin D3, satellite measurements of sunshine and cloud cover, and breast and colon cancer rates. Researchers found that adequate sun exposure could prevent as many as 250,000 cases of colorectal cancer and 350,000 cases of breast cancer annually around the world. That’s 600,000 more cancer-free people!

There are no simple guidelines that will tell you how much sun you actually need because it depends on your skin tone. The amount of sun exposure Caucasians need differ from that of African-Americans or Asians because the darker your skin is, the less likely it is that you will produce adequate vitamin D levels from sun exposure alone. You also can’t rely solely on oral vitamin D supplements because taking a vitamin D capsule is not the same as getting vitamin D the way your body was designed to produce it – by getting sunlight to strike your uncovered skin.

The Free Report OVER A MILLION PEOPLE DIE EVERY YEAR FROM LACK OF SUN EXPOSURE will tell you how to optimize your vitamin D levels and explain:

• How you can get safe sun exposure without getting sunburned
• How to boost your body’s “inner sunscreen”
• The role of vitamin D in your health
• The correct vitamin D test to use to find out if you are getting optimal vitamin D levels
• Why pasteurized milk is not a good source of vitamin D, and
• The correct and best type of vitamin D supplement to take if you really can’t get enough sun

Stop depriving yourself of sunlight – the free and powerful way to improve your health and stay disease-free. Get this Free Report to get out of the dark now!