No Need To Be Affraid With The Sun

Last Updated on Tuesday, 17 November 2009 02:01 Written by Natural Health Team Tuesday, 17 November 2009 02:01

The Sun or also called as the ‘God’s eyes’ is often avoided by many people because of the ultraviolet radiation A and B are expected to make skin damage and even lead to skin cancer.

Actually there is no need to worry as extreme as that. Avoiding excessive the sun will actually hurt your body because the sun also helps your bone health which will effect on mood and emotional stability. As reported by health24, Saturday (18/7/2009), the sun has an effect on mood and emotional stability of our. Research shows that too little exposure to sunlight can result in what is called seasonal effect disorder (SAD)-type of depression in winter.

Sunlight also helps the body to get vitamin D through the skin. This vitamin helps to build and maintain bones and teeth and helps the body processing calcium absorption.

The amount of vitamin D produced in the skin varies depending on the time, season, latitude and skin pigmentation. Usually 10-15 minutes in the sun on the hands, arms, and face two to three times a week (depending on skin sensitivity) is enough to meet the needs of vitamin D.

The most secure to get the sunlight is to bask in the sun for 20 minutes per day in the morning, it is also beneficial for infants and children.

Exposure to sunlight should be avoided at the hours of 10 am to 3 pm. Do not forget to use a moisturizer that contains SPF of at least 15, if you want to go out traveling.

Sunlight can also convert cholesterol into vitamin D. In South Africa, people do not need supplements of vitamin D, because their needs are met. But to remember is, do not be too much vitamin D being absorbed because to much vitamin D can become as toxic.

The sun also has many benefits for parents, in fact, almost all cases of atherosclerosis can be reduced by good, by regularly bask in the sun in the morning. The sun also facilitate the absorption of calcium by the body and thus can increase bone density.

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