When Should You Go Out in the Sun?

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Christinajade — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:47:46 GMT

This is very interesting. I think the main thing we have to remember is that we build our tolerance to the sun in small increments. I've known people to abuse the sun and go unprotected for years and years and literally bake in the sun for hours and they now have skin cancer. This info was great because it stressed the best times and well as moderation. It shouldn't be a whole afternoon thing like you see people doing on the beach. Great info!

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Obelix — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:58:49 GMT

It is a shame when Doctors stick to their recommendations unless it glaringly stares them in the face that their advice is wrong.

Science is often so reluctant when admitting faulty research.

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Soleil75 — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:22:09 GMT

This article doesn't specify as to whether you should go out in the sun every day.

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MoniqueG — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:10:04 GMT

I have never avoided the sun because I was worried about skin cancer. I had something on my arm that looked like it could turn into skin cancer. I worked and stayed indoors for about fifteen years. I have been in the sun quite a lot for the last 9 years. The spot that was on my arm just went away. I always get my sun from 10 to 2 because I don't want to stay out so long. It is just too hot. I don't get baked but I have had sun burn quite a few times when I was younger. I am not saying I won't get it but I have done some stupid things in 62 years and haven't gotten it yet. I always wonder why it comes up in just one spot, when the whole area got just as much sun.

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skippa — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 13:09:08 GMT

Don't worry,it is impossible for God to lie.Enjoy the sun in moderation just like his abundant fruits and veggies

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Peggy Slatkin — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 12:55:42 GMT

Is it true that if you are over 60 your exposure to the sun does not give you the vitamin D that your body needs and that you must take a supplement?

Peggy

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Anthony Wibowo — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:36:35 GMT

I am actually a dentist, I immigrated to Canada 8 years ago (but I can not work as a dentist unless I go back to dental school in Canada). In my early years in Canada, my children and my selfI had some health problems (allergy and arthritis), and those MDs and specialists could do nothing. Then I picked free magazine called VITALITY which showed so many alternative approach to our health problems, and they worked. As a dentist, I used to embrace conventional medicine, but now I learned that actually they have wrong knowledge and cause many people suffer even more and make healthy people sick. I consider my self as lucky to know alternative health care, yes ALTERNATIVE not complimentary health care, I found alternative and allopathic do not compliment each other. One great example: their false knowledge about the effect of sun exposure to our health.

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Ceyarrecks — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:44:36 GMT

how can it be, that in equatorial countries, people have been in the sun ALL. DAY. LONG. for thousands of years; and whoa! no cancer.

yet, in JUST the U.S., after a hot second of <100 years, suddenly, the Sun is bad, causes cancer and one must "protect" them selves from it.

The obvious statement is that the U.S. is exceptionally confused, and indoctrinated to believe in the wrong things ("the medical industry helps you live better" or "the government works for you the citizen" or "all that is natural is bad")

The planet and life there-in was created to experience a symbiotic relationship, the "waste" product of one benefits another. Look at trees, their food is CO2, they exhaust O2, it feeds off the dirt/dung at its roots, provides fruit for humans to consume.

The comparisons are endless.

When this relationship is hindered, or broken, things die.... see how long a human would survive in a bubble without the plants cleaning the air,...

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Big Blue — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:49:21 GMT

Garyv - I have read the websites and tried to learn what I can about the Marshall Protocol and Vitamin D controversy, and here is my conclusion. There are hundreds of researchers at dozens of universities that have spent many years studying vitamin D and they all have reached the same conclusion: that vitamin D prevents serious illness. Dr. Marshall is the single lone voice saying they are all wrong. Is it possible that one man could be right and the rest of the world is wrong? Of course, it happens on occasion, but in this case I think the rest of the world is right and Dr. Marshall is wrong. His arguments are too much of a stretch. They go something like this: Increasing your 25(OH)D blood level to 40-50 ng/mL will make you feel better at first, will eliminate deadly diseases at first, will bring you nothing but good health at first. But wait 10 or 20 years and you'll be sorry.

I'm sorry, Gary, it sounds bogus to me. I'm trying to keep an open mind but the health benefits of vitamin D are awesome and profound even if some of the benchmarks can't be agreed upon. I am going to continue to sunbathe and supplement with vitamin D3 as well as some that work well with it. I suggest everyone read an excellent article on vitamin D safety by going to:

www.westonaprice.org/.../vitamin-d-safety.html

This is important stuff. Please read it and understand it before getting too deep into a self-directed vitamin D regimen.

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webwitch6 — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:02:18 GMT

I did have a bout of skin cancer years ago. I had my skin "scraped" and had 1 radiation treatment. I refused chemo and any follow ups. My skin doctor died of---skin cancer 17 years after my initial diagnosis. I have never had any flare up and I have never had it checked again. I avoid the sun at the brightest part of the day, but I do make sure I am out for about 20 minutes every sunny day in the later afternoon . I use all plant based skin creams, a richer one on the area that was affected and I drink lots of filtered water. I burn very very easily, and it was a nightmare for me when I lived in AZ. Now I am back on the east coast and I am still careful about the "spot" but not psycho. Moderation in all things, I think, is the key to a healthy, full life.

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HealthfullLee4U — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:52:51 GMT

Can we find out if sitting in the shade, during those hours, can be as beneficial as being in the direct sun can? Please advise.

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JoshandSarahsMom — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:09:26 GMT

Is anyone else frustrated by the fact that whenever you read an article about sun exposure, they always show a model out in the sun who has milky white, perfect skin? Now, if she really spent regular time in the sun from 10-2 daily, would she look like that? No! She probably wears 45+ SPF every time she walks to her car! I am a big believer in moderate sun exposure, but I sure wish my skin could look better than it does.

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Biggs — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:08:14 GMT

If you want to see a great presentation on vitamin D click on this link and watch, an MD no less...very entertaining and surely PO's dermatologists....copy & paste this link and enjoy!!! PS this is 1 of the 90 vitamins, minerals, amino acids & fatty acids necessary everyday!

www.uvadvantage.org/.../pres

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Maurine1 — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:32:56 GMT

I take cod liver oil capsules several times a day (along with my calcium) because it seems to prevent bronchial troubles (severe chest coughs if I get a cold). My mother was also very susceptible to bronchitis and took a spoonful of cod liver oil a day (she washed it down with black coffee) but I can't stand the taste and can't get the smell off the spoon and my hands. I don't get a whole lot of sun here in Michigan. When I lived in Norway years ago I got a lot of "liver spots" on my thighs that were NEVER exposed to the sun.

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curious7 — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:09:19 GMT

There is a great deal of information floating around the air ways, and along with it mis information. Our lives are at stake when we do not research for ourselves. The Mercola website for instance is full of useful information all we need do is use it. For years to make a dollar, the chemical industry has peddled sunscreen, and the victims suffering cancer of the skin has increased. I like many on this site believe it has more to do with the chemical sunscreens that are toxic, than with the sun alone.

There are many articles, to the contrary, but the evidence is mounting that sunscreens are killers. Please see www.skinbiology.com/toxicsunscreens.html, for more on this garbage the Industry calls sun protection. I wonder how these people sleep at night. Read America. Happy Living.