Got D ?

[William]

The Truth About Skin Cancer
It Is NOT Caused By The Sun
You NEED Sun For Vitamin D
Dr. William Sears
AskDrSears.com
2-3-7

Decades In The Dark   
 
After over 20 Years of Deceit, New Evidence that Dermatologists and Sunscreen Makers Are Making Us All Disease Magnets. 
 
Bad but widely accepted advice just might be killing you slowly if you buy into what they say about the dangers of our native sun.

They want you to avoid sunshine... slather on chemical sunscreen if you go outside... stay indoors during peak sun hours... wear long-sleeved shirts and sunglasses even when it's not sunny... and strive to cut your sun exposure to none.

Abide by these instructions and it could spell disaster for your health. By following their "no safe level of sun exposure" rule, you'll put yourself at higher risk for deadly cancers, heart disease and more.

It's time to set the record straight. Real science supports more, not less, sun exposure. If you know how to safely take advantage of the sun, you'll live a happier, longer life for it. You'll see how to enjoy the warm, golden, mood-lifting rays of the sun once again.

The True Crisis is a Deficiency of Vitamin D

When the sun's rays strike your skin, an amazing hormonal reaction begins. Your skin absorbs the light and uses it to make vitamin D3. Think of it as the human version of photosynthesis.

Next your liver and kidneys metabolize the vitamin D3 into an active hormone called 1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D3. It's quite a mouthful, but this substance plays an important role in almost every system of your body. For example:

a.. Vitamin D helps build healthy bones. Vitamin D deficiencies contribute to osteoporosis, other bone-weakening conditions, and unhealthy teeth.   
 
b.. Vitamin D helps keep the immune system tuned. Vitamin D deficiencies promote a number of painful autoimmune conditions like rheumatoid arthritis and lupus.   
 
c.. Vitamin D helps keep your circulatory system healthy. People with heart disease commonly have a vitamin D deficiency.   
 
d.. Vitamin D helps keep cells healthy. There is a link between higher rates of several deadly cancers and vitamin D deficiency. Sunlight is the best source of vitamin D available. Because of the dire warning about the sun, many doctors recommend you avoid sunlight. This well-meant advice about sun-avoidance is creating an epidemic of vitamin D deficiency.

Twenty percent of children and adults up to age 50 don't get enough vitamin D every day. After fifty, deficiencies affect as much as 95% of he population.1

Let the Evidence Shine... You Need More Vitamin D

Many studies show that vitamin D provides a myriad of specific health benefits like:

a.. Research reported in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition correlated widespread vitamin D deficiency with osteoporosis, increased cancer risks, heart disease, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis and diabetes. Increased, but safe, sun exposure is a way to counteract vitamin D deficiency.2   
 
b.. Studies show that vitamin D reduces the risks of colon cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, and ovarian cancer. Your risk of mortality from each of these deadly cancers falls as your vitamin D levels rise.3  

http://www.rense.com/general75/uv.htm

[Astrojewels]

William,

I agree totally with this article, most elderly people are frail and weak due to lack of vitamin D, most middle aged people have problems with their eyes due to the increase of working indoors but the problem is where you live in the world.

In Australia the sun exposure is intense, they tell us that the ozone hole is the largest over here, I can only go by how the sun feels now to 20 years ago and it has changed dramatically.

We have the highest death toll from melanoma; the Australian culture spends more time outdoors than any other country (so research tells me).

If you are exposed to the Australian sun in the middle of summer for 20 minutes with pale skin, you will be in great pain that night, you will be burnt.

You can actually feel the sun burning your skin. It is extremely hard to be outside without sunglasses as the rays are so bright and actually hurt your eyes.

When I cam to the USA, I was amazed at how young you guys look, the women have no wrinkles and are in the 40’s and 50’s. We look like shriveled prunes in our 30’s because of the sun damage.

I agree that sunscreen is a concoction of chemicals, but what do you do in a climate like ours, allowing the skin to be burnt does more damage than the sunscreen, the skin can not build immunity to the sun.

What do you do, suggestions anyone?

[Richard]

I’ve heard this skin cancer debate for years and I was never sure who was right until this latest study came out. The study shows that the sun does cause skin cancer. 

Skin Cancer Linked to Frequent Driving

Early Research Finds Left-Sided Cancer Pattern in Male Drivers

By Miranda Hitti
WebMD Medical News

Reviewed By Louise Chang, MD
on Friday, February 02, 2007  

Feb. 2, 2007 -- You might want to slather on the sunscreen before getting behind the wheel. Early research results suggest driving a lot can raise your chances of skin cancer.

Early findings from the St. Louis University study were presented yesterday at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) in Washington, D.C.

Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the U.S., with more than a million cases diagnosed each year.

"Our initial findings confirm that there is a correlation between more time spent driving and a higher incidence of left-sided skin cancers, especially on sun-exposed areas in men," St. Louis University researcher Scott Fosko, MD, says in an AAD news release.

Fosko and colleagues looked at 1,047 skin cancer patients, most of whom had nonmelanoma skin cancers.

Just over half -- 53% -- had skin cancers on the left side of their body.

The researchers focused on places likely to be exposed while driving -- the left arm, left hand, and the left side of the head and neck.

Men were particularly likely to have skin cancer in those areas.

The finding "supports the hypothesis that this may be due to UV [ultraviolet] exposure while driving," Fosko's team writes.

But the left-sided pattern wasn't seen in women.

"This gender difference may be attributed to the practice of males riding on the left side of the car more frequently," write the researchers.

The patients also completed questionnaires about their driving habits.

Results from those questionnaires weren't ready when the researchers wrote their abstract for the AAD meeting.

But in the news release, Fosko says the initial data "shows that those individuals under age 70, who consistently spent the most time per week driving a car, were more likely to develop left-sided skin cancers."

"We're also finding that all drivers who occasionally drive with the windows open had a higher incidence of left-sided skin cancers," Fosko adds.

Light skin was another skin cancer risk factor, Fosko notes.

According to the AAD, most front windshields are designed to block the sun's ultraviolet A (UVA) and ultraviolet B (UVB) rays, while side and rear windows are typically designed to block only UVB rays.

Tinting or using UV filters on auto glass may help, along with wearing broad-spectrum sunscreen and protective clothing, Fosko notes in the news release.

http://www.webmd.com/content/Article/131...nting=true

[Astrojewels]

The sun burns and damages the skin, but the sun is essential to good heath. I do avoid commercial sunscreens and prefer a so called chemical free product, but does anyone have a home remedy that is good for the skin and blocks out the dangerous rays of the sun? This would be the only way to be a winner.

[Get Boldened]

I don't imagine there is any other ways besides going under the sun or tanning salon and risk yourself developing skin cancer, or consuming large amounts of vitamin D.

Don't quote me, but my uneducated guess is to take more antioxidants before exposing your body to UV light.

An article on http://www.newstarget.com/020513.html, says that antioxidants will cause "your skin's response to sun exposure [to] be very different" and "build up an internal sunscreen" (which may or may not solve your issue of avoiding commercial sunscreen product to get enough vitamin D from sunlight while preventing skin cancer, because skin cancer is probably external while an internal sunscreen may not prevent that type of cancer).

You'll need to ask a professional who's competent in his or her field. Many people here can probably only guess.

[Astrojewels]

Thanks Boldened for the reply, I am sure that Shawn would have some idea to this question but he is doing his thing deep in the jungle helping the disadvantaged, what a guy! I know that there is a solution, just have to find it...

[Polly]

William,

I agree totally with this article, most elderly people are frail and weak due to lack of vitamin D, most middle aged people have problems with their eyes due to the increase of working indoors but the problem is where you live in the world.

In Australia the sun exposure is intense, they tell us that the ozone hole is the largest over here, I can only go by how the sun feels now to 20 years ago and it has changed dramatically.

We have the highest death toll from melanoma; the Australian culture spends more time outdoors than any other country (so research tells me).

If you are exposed to the Australian sun in the middle of summer for 20 minutes with pale skin, you will be in great pain that night, you will be burnt.

You can actually feel the sun burning your skin. It is extremely hard to be outside without sunglasses as the rays are so bright and actually hurt your eyes.

When I cam to the USA, I was amazed at how young you guys look, the women have no wrinkles and are in the 40’s and 50’s. We look like shriveled prunes in our 30’s because of the sun damage.

I agree that sunscreen is a concoction of chemicals, but what do you do in a climate like ours, allowing the skin to be burnt does more damage than the sunscreen, the skin can not build immunity to the sun.

What do you do, suggestions anyone?

Karen, I recently bought some avocado oil and started applying it to my skin at night.  My skin is already responding well after only two nights.  It is said to have Vitamins A, D, and E in it among other substances good for health.  Also, it is supposed to penetrate deeply.  It is used for sun-damaged skin and is supposed to increase collagen.  Would this help protect your skin from the Aussie sun rays?  It is a thick oil but my skin absorbs it fairly quickly.  One website stated it is good for arthritis, too.

Here is a website but there are many:

http://www.ageless.co.za/herb-avocado.htm

The particular brand I bought in a discount store nearby (which carries interesting food products from all over the world) is from South Africa.  Many countries produce it.

[Astrojewels]

Hi Polly,
Sounds like your cream would be great for ‘after sun care’ but not sure if it would stop the rays, the only thing that stops the burn is zinc. Products from South America are always good, I buy Brazil nut oil and it has a lovely texture. I would like to try the avocado oil, they have some great products on that site.
Thanks so much for that

[Polly]

Hi Polly,
Sounds like your cream would be great for ‘after sun care’ but not sure if it would stop the rays, the only thing that stops the burn is zinc. Products from South America are always good, I buy Brazil nut oil and it has a lovely texture. I would like to try the avocado oil, they have some great products on that site.
Thanks so much for that

Hi Karen,

Avocado oil may not necessarily be only good for skin regeneration.  Some weeks ago I happened to catch someone on TV talking about the merits of Vitamin D.  (Vitamin D is suddenly all the rage now for some reason.)  This person stated that if one has adequate Vitamin D in the skin, it blocks the harmful sun rays.  Avocado oil contains Vitamin D according to the nutritional literature.  I will see how my skin does in the summer sun this year.

[Astrojewels]

Interesting Polly and yes please tell me if you feel less/more protected from the sun and if your skin burned during the summer, you might be on a good thing here. You have just reminded me that winter is on its way, you would never know, it is still very hot.
Thanks