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FOR years
we have been told to cover up in the sun to cut the risk of getting skin
cancer. But now it seems that a little bit of sunshine on your body is actually
good for you.
Studies
have shown that a sensible amount of sun reduces your risk of several cancers
and other serious health conditions.
And it's
all thanks to vitamin D, which is made by our bodies through the action of the
sun's UVB rays on our skin.
Even the Stone Age people knew the Sun brought life on Earth
and that is why they used to worship it. But the sun waves can heal and
destroy, they can be the kiss of life or death. It depends on the way we use
them.
1. The sunlight kills microbes. That's why it is important to
put out in the sun carpets, blankets and eiderdowns that cannot be washed
regularly. Exposure to the sun confers the skin a bright, healthy
look and increased elasticity.
A moderately tanned skin is more resistant to
infections and sun burning than an untanned one. Many skin diseases
(dermatitis) can be controlled and even cured through controlled exposure to the
sun. The sun rays are proven to strengthen the immune
system.
2. Due to the sun our mood and morals improve.
Sunlight helps in cases of chronic or acute depression, by stimulating the
synthesis of endorphins (good-feeling hormones). That's why we get depressed in
the cold and dark days of the winter.
3. The sun is good against insomnia. Daytime
exposure to sunlight increases the melatonin production during the night. This
hormone helps regulate the sleep.
4. Under the action of the sunlight, the skin
synthesizes vitamin D, which makes possible calcium absorption in the
intestine, helping the organism
grow strong bones. This way the sun prevents rachitism in both children and
adults and osteoporosis in elders.
5. As vitamin D and some related compounds
impede the development of some cancer cells, we can say the sun fights off this
disease. Regular and controlled exposure to the sun has a preventive effect
against cancer of colon, breast, leukemia and lymphomas.
6. Exposure to the sun strengthens the
cardiovascular system. Blood circulation is improved, the pulse, arterial pressure, moderately high
glycemia and cholesterol levels can be normalized.
7. Sun rays improve liver functioning, being effective in treating jaundice.
8. They help the kidneys with a part of their
job, as the sun waves favor the elimination of waste products through the skin,
when we sweat.
9. The sun also helps losing weight by
increasing the metabolic rate through the stimulation of the thyroid. It also
eases symptoms of premenstrual syndrome.
10. The sun rays also ease the healing of the
swollen joints during peaks of inflammation in cases of arthritis.
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