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Which Sunscreens are Safest? | Environmental Working Group
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The sunscreen myth:
How sunscreen products actually promote cancer
Friday, June 15, 2007 by: Mike Adams, News Target
www.newstarget.com/021903.html

Excerpt from article:

the toxic chemical ingredients used in most sunscreen products are actually
carcinogenic and have never been safety tested or safety approved by
the FDA. They get absorbed right through the skin (a porous organ that absorbs
most substances it comes into contact with) and enter the bloodstream.

End of excerpt.
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The attached article on sunlight and the best ways to protect yourself is from:
Beyond Health
www.beyondhealth.com
REPRINTED FROM BEYOND HEALTH News
Sunlight and Health

by Raymond Francis

In a number of BHN issues beginning in July/August of '96, we have told our
readers that, contrary to popular belief, sunlight does not cause cancer. In
fact cancer rates are much lower where there is more sunlight. I have
recently come across an excellent book by Zane Kime, MD titled Sunlight.
Dr. Kime looks at the relationship of sunlight and human health. He takes
studies from the scientific literature and demonstrates sunlight's beneficial
effects in lowering cholesterol, blood pressure, and blood sugar. He cites
how sunlight increases endurance, sex hormone levels, and immunity.
The book also contains dietary suggestions on how to protect your
skin from sun damage the way nature intended.

It's easy to forget, in the midst of our cancer epidemic, that cancer was
traditionally a rare disease affecting less than 1% of the population. The
healthy, long-lived populations like the Hunzas and the Vilcabambas
lived at high elevations where the sun was more intense. They were
out farming every day. Yet they lived to very old ages without getting
cancer. If the sun causes cancer, how did these people and others
like the Polynesians ever survive? Skin cancer is the end-result of
many factors of which inappropriate sun exposure is only one.

Like a lot of things, too much of a good thing can be bad for you.
The sun is essential to health, but too little or too much sun will
damage health. The sun can do damage if we use it improperly.
And use it improperly is what most of us do. Studies show that the
incidence of all malignancy is 6 to 10 times lower closer to the
equator where there is more sunlight, and people who have
chronic exposure to the sun are less likely to develop melanoma
than urbanized people who have intermittent exposure.

One of the reasons for lower cancer rates may be that people
who are out in the sun all the time form pigments that protect
them from the sun, and their sun exposure makes them healthier
in the first place. Urban dwellers don't get enough healthy sun
exposure. They often get intermittent tans that fade. Repeating
this cycle may result in damage because the skin is not protected
during the tanning process. Also the urban dweller is much more
likely to burn during the tanning process. Some researchers
believe that burns are a key to skin cancer. Turning into a
red lobster is definitely not conducive to good health, as any
lobster can attest.

No one is arguing that sunlight doesn't trigger free radical activity
and that the amount of free radicals doesn't increase with the
intensity of the sunshine. These free radicals can cause skin
to age prematurely, wrinkle, and sunburn, and can damage
DNA and cause skin lesions. However, research shows that
diets rich in carotenes and other antioxidants protect the
skin against the hazards of ultraviolet sunlight. Carotenes
are a class of compounds found in plants, fruits, and
vegetables that reduce the free radical activity that causes
damage and premature aging of cells. Research has shown
that diets rich in carotenes reduce the risk of cancer and
prevent the damage to DNA that results in a number of
degenerative diseases. In fact carotenes are being called
nature's "sun umbrella." Carotenes are used up during
exposure to sunlight, so one's dietary supply must be
adequate to provide continuous protection. Here's the
problem. Very few Americans are getting adequate
amounts of fresh fruits and vegetables in their diet.
We are blaming the sun for problems caused by
poor diets and excessive inappropriate exposures.

What about sunscreens? A few decades of increasing
sunscreen use has done nothing to stop the increasing
rate of skin cancer. In fact, the chemicals in sunscreens
may even become carcinogenic when exposed to sunlight.
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania say that
broad-spectrum sunscreens still aren't broad enough
to cover the full spectrum of potentially harmful light.
Ultraviolet radiation consists of over 100 separate
frequencies. Sunscreens don't protect against all,
and we don't know which are harmful and which
beneficial. We may even be blocking the wrong
ones. In addition, using a sunscreen can create
a false sense of security and cause people to
spend excessive amounts of time in the sun.
Researchers at the M.D. Anderson Cancer
Center in Houston say, "There is no substantial
evidence that sunscreen protects against any
of the three forms of skin cancer. Dr. Robin Marks,
a dermatologist and a professor at the University
of Melbourne says, "Relying on synthetic chemicals
to prevent cancer is laughable." Arthur Rhodes, a
University of Pittsburgh dermatologist, told a 1994
meeting of the American Cancer Society that
sunscreens "appear weakly effective or ineffective"
at preventing cancer.

The fact is we were designed to be out in the sun.
Sunlight is absolutely essential for good health in
so many ways that we don't even begin to understand
them. Unless you do something foolish, the sun won't
damage healthy people who have adequate amounts
of nutrients like carotenes, lycopene, essential fatty
acids, and vitamins A, C, E, and zinc and selenium.
Our need for the sun is exemplified by the fact that
nature intended we get most of our vitamin D from
the sun. Vitamin D is almost totally absent in vegetable foods.

When sunlight strikes the skin it sets off a multi-staged process whereby
cholesterol is ultimately changed into vitamin D. Vitamin D is essential
to the absorption of calcium from the intestines and for the production
of enzymes involved in collagen formation in the bones. Staying out of
the sun is partially responsible for our epidemic of osteoporosis,
especially in our elderly. One study found that 36% of elderly men
and 47% of elderly women were vitamin D deficient. Even moderate
sun exposure would help to alleviate this problem. However, sunlight
through window glass will not activate vitamin D synthesis.

Sunlight is absolutely essential to good health. Its only been in recent
times that the sun has been cast as our enemy. If getting too little or
too much sun is bad for us, how can the average person get what
they need without harming themselves? First of all get the sun slowly.
Secondly, stay out of the midday sun. Timing sun exposures to
avoid the hours of 10 to 2 PM will cut ultraviolet exposure by
60% because the sun is less intense. Most everyone should
try to get at least ten minutes in the sun on a daily basis and
longer on weekends. If you do it this way, your skin will adapt
through skin pigmentation and you won't get sunburned. Some
experts claim at least one hour of unfiltered sunlight per day is
essential to health. This doesn't have to be in direct sun, indirect
sunlight is acceptable but it should not be filtered through glass.
Sunlight into the retina is a very important nutrient. Retinas
need the whole spectrum of solar radiation, and wearing
glasses or contacts could screen out important frequencies
that are critical to long-term health. When you are in direct
sun for long periods, cover up. Wear a broad brimmed hat
and suitable clothing.

We need to protect against skin cancer both from the outside and the
inside. Getting an optimal amount of nutrients is essential. Eat a diet
that is rich in fresh, unrefined, essential fatty acids such as those
contained in Udo's Choice. A diet rich in carotenes is essential.
Supplementation with products like Caroplete should be considered.
Caroplete contains a natural mixture of carotenes including lycopene.
In addition, vitamins A, C, and E along with minerals like zinc and
selenium will help to both protect and repair skin.

How much sun is right for you depends on your biochemical
individuality. With a bit of awareness and following the above
suggestions, you should be able to develop a healthy golden
tan and reap the benefits of the sun without doing harm. Health
is a choice, and by developing good habits and making sensible
choices, the sun will be your friend and not your enemy.

Raymond Francis is an M.I.T.-trained scientist, a registered
nutrition consultant, author of Never Be Sick Again and Never
Be Fat Again, host of the Beyond Health Show, Chairman of
the The Project to End Disease and an internationally recognized
leader in the field of optimal health maintenance.

Reprinted with permission from:
Beyond Health® News
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website: www.beyondhealth.com
Copyright 1997, Beyond Health

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