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Sunscreen lotion, Sunlight and Health

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Most Sunscreens Fail to Protect
By Christopher Wanjek
LiveScience's Bad Medicine Columnist
LiveScience.comTue Jul 8, 6:55 AM ET

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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

Subscriptions: Call 800-250-3063

website: www.beyondhealth.com

email: mail@beyondhealth.com

Copyright 1997, Beyond Health

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