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it begins~

A breakthrough study1 was recently published, which demonstrated just how important
getting regular exposure to sunlight is for you.
Regularly spending even relatively short intervals of only 10 to 15 minutes in the sunlight
allows your body to produce vitamin D, and having adequate vitamin D3 levels can
drastically reduce your risk of colon and breast cancer.
The researchers, from the Moore’s Cancer Center at the University
of California, San Diego (UCSD), estimated that by increasing
vitamin D3 levels, particularly in countries north of the equator,
250,000 cases of colorectal cancer, and 350,000 cases of breast
cancer could be prevented worldwide.
In all, that amounts to 600,000 cases of breast and colorectal
cancer prevented, including close to 150,000 in the U.S. alone.
This is an unprecedented study because it’s the first to take
satellite measurements of sunshine and cloud cover in the same
countries where blood serum levels of vitamin D3 had also been
taken. In all, surveys of serum vitamin D levels from 15 countries
were evaluated for the study—during the winter when sunlight
is at a minimum.
www.Mercola.com
Yes, it’s true; this flies in the face of most public health statements and “expert” physicians
recommendations to stay OUT of the sun. Sun exposure, they say, can lead not only to skin
cancer, but also to premature aging of the skin (wrinkles), and cataracts.
It is vital for you to understand, right here and
now, that the dangers of sun exposure have
been greatly exaggerated, and the benefits highly
underestimated.
I am not exaggerating here when I tell you the
very life of you, your family, and your friends
hangs in the balance unless you understand the
truth about this issue. It is more than worth
your time to analyze your belief about this topic
because if you choose wrong, you could easily
leave this world decades before your time.


I believe that the evidence is very clear; you are not nearly as likely to develop deadly skin
cancer as you have been led to believe, and the benefits you will receive from normalizing
your vitamin D levels continue to be documented daily in the scientific literature.
There IS merit to the advice to avoid getting sunburned. You will obviously want to exercise
common sense and always avoid getting sunburned. But that is a relatively simple strategy, and
I will give you some practical guidelines below that will easily help you implement this strategy.
If your skin is unused to the sun, it is important to build up your tolerance regularly and
gradually. It’s good to start early in the year, in the spring and early summer. This will
prepare your skin for the stronger sunlight later in the year. Early morning is, for similar
reasons, the best time to sunbathe if you are not used to sunlight, because there is less
chance of burning than there is later in the day. In addition, it’s best to sunbathe when the
temperature is below 64 degrees Fahrenheit (18 degrees Celsius), so that you don’t overheat.
Regular sunbathing is extremely important; you can’t cram all of your sun exposure into a two
or three week vacation period and expect to experience the benefits. When you do sunbathe,
it’s also important to treat it as a medicine and control the dosage; frequent, short periods
of exposure are best. If you overindulge or skip too many days, it can be dangerous. Regular
exposure protects against skin cancer, but intermittent exposure can actually increase the danger.
HOW LONG SHOULD YOU SUNBATHE?
A common myth is that occasional exposure of the face and hands to sunlight is “sufficient”
for vitamin D nutrition. For most of us, this is an absolutely inadequate exposure to move
vitamin levels to the healthy range of 45–55 ng/ml.