Different ways to get Sunlight exposure and their Effects

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Hi, this is a very good question from John and it’s related to sunlight, vitamin D, and UV-A, which are mentioned in my book as very important factors in the maintenance of good health. And his question relates to whether lying down on one’s stomach in a room, and allowing the sun to shine through the open window, whether the closing of the eyes diminishes the positive effects of UV radiation in order to produce vitamin D. Because I do mention in my book “Heal Yourself With Sunlight” that wearing sunshades, sunglasses, will prevent the positive effects of UV-B radiation in stimulating the secretion of vitamin D in our body.

Vitamin D is essential to maintain a strong good immune system and proper digestive functions and cardiovascular functions amongst other positive benefits.

So when a person is wearing sunshades, there is a hormone in the brain that regulates the secretion of melanin in the cells, and that becomes suppressed when we wear sunshades because the body thinks that it is getting darker outside and will therefore diminish the production of these hormones, that basically shuts down the melanin production and therefore the protection against ultraviolet radiation that can then cause burning in deeper layers of the skin, which in turn can cause damage to the skin, not necessarily skin cancer, because that is an entirely different subject which is largely caused by carcinogens such as sunscreen lotion, or foods that are carcinogenic, or have effects of toxicity inside the skin, which is more an internal process of contamination and build-up of toxins rather than something external such as exposure of the skin to the sun.

Now the going back to the original question, which I find is an excellent question. The reason why we have problems with blocking the protective effects of melanin – that particular substance prevents the skin from burning – when we wear sunshades, that effect is diminished, or closing the eyes and sort of looking down like having the eyes facing the pillow, so that there is no natural light coming in, the body will begin will produce less melanin that protects the skin against burning.

So I would encourage you to keep your eyes either open, or the eyelids themselves even if they are closed will still let the body know that there is sunshine, but I wouldn’t put anything on the eyes or over the eyes, so that the body notices that it is actually sunlight, daylight, and it’s not getting dark.

The question is so good because it really shows the mechanism that takes place here that when we are wearing something over the eyes, then the body is more prone to sunburn, and you can easily see that by let’s say, being in the sun and putting sunshades over the eyes or falling asleep.

When you fall asleep, the eyes turn upward or sideways in some cases which doesn’t allow the body to notice that it is actually light outside, and in that case you find that you are burning much, much faster. Many people will fall asleep while sunbathing, they find themselves… when they wake up… their skin has actually been burned, sometimes seriously, and this can cause many, many problems. Whereas if they were awake and they looked around they saw natural sunlight, the eyes were focused towards the world around them instead of inward then the problem with the sunburn would be greatly diminished, and they wouldn’t have the same burning effect, and so that’s why it’s good to keep your eyes open or at least when you close them, don’t put anything over the eyes in order to protect the skin against severe sunburns.

So I hope that answers your question, and there is something to be said about not wearing sunshades or sunscreens or putting sunscreens or lotions on the skin except something like natural coconut oil, which is very protective of the skin.

The other part of the question related to allowing sunlight to come through windows which nowadays have UV reflecting effects, that means UV-B rays that are stimulating the production of vitamin D in the body are reflected or filtered out or blocked out, and this can lead to an actual deficiency of vitamin D in the body.

So driving around in a car all day and having the sun shining on your face or your arms can create a vitamin D deficiency that most people are not aware of.

The reason for that is because UV-B is the principal UV part of the sun that is stimulating the production of vitamin D, while UV-A rays are actually allowed to go through the glass and enter the body and when UV-A enters the body without the UV-B at the same time, then UV-A penetrates much deeper than it normally would. UV-B is responsible for actually removing vitamin D from the body, it’s that part that normally regulates the balance secretion or production of vitamin D in the body, if the person is in the sun for eight hours it could lead to an overproduction of vitamin D, but this doesn’t happen in the presence of UV-A coming into the skin as well, which then removes any excess amounts of vitamin D so you will never ever be overdosed however long you are in the sun. In that respect it’s very important to not be too close to a window when the sun is shining, let’s say sitting inside the house and then the sun shines through the glass unless of course, you have a glass that doesn’t reflect the UV-B part of the sunlight so this is a very important information.

Also if you are getting a good suntan, natural suntan, and you are therefore producing a lot of vitamin D, it’s important to not right away shower after sun exposure, because the Vitamin D is sitting on the surface of the skin, it needs to be absorbed, otherwise we are just washing it off right away, particularly using soaps will get rid of the vitamin D that you have produced, and you will also develop a vitamin D deficiency in spite of having exposed your skin to the sun, even if it has been done for several hours, you still, you will not be able to absorb enough of the vitamin D to make a difference.

So sunlight can definitely create a lot of healing, but it has to be done properly in a balanced fashion.

When you feel burning of the skin make sure you get out of the sun. It shouldn’t redden, slightly pink if fine, that’s the time when you should move into the shade, you still get UV exposure, not as strong of course when you are directly in the sun, but even just being in the shade and being in open daylight, sunlight ,and you will still get vitamin D production in the body.

And so sunlight is our best friend, it’s not an enemy.

The studies that have been done on sun exposure and there are more and more coming out, showing that regular sun exposure is far, far more important and safe than even having the sun burn the skin, you will not increase the risk of skin cancer, the population has been told now for several decades and there is still no scientific evidence that sunlight can cause skin cancer.

If you want to know more about this piece refer to my book “Heal Yourself With Sunlight” which contains all the details and the scientific data that shows that sunlight cannot cause skin cancer.

Skin cancer typically occurs in areas of the body that are hardly ever exposed to the sun like under the arms or under the thighs, in hidden area and not in the typically exposed areas of the skin. So there is a lot of misinformation going around. There are other things that cause skin cancers but the sun is not one of them.

Thank you for listening and I hope you have a beautiful sun-filled day today.

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