Sunlight And Health
The Sun and How It Affects Health
More and more information informs us about the necessity of getting sunlight on the body. Conventional medicine tells us it is bad for us; however, most likely the sun is one of the major compents that the body needs for repair and healing.
Sun and Skin Cancer
Challenging some of the dermatology profession's most cherished dogmas.
Lack of Sunshine Causes One Million Deaths a Year
Seeing the Light of Day
Artificial Illumination Can Affect More Than Your Mental Health. As Daylight Saving Time Comes to an End, What Happens to Our Internal Clocks?
Can Sunscreen Make You Hypothyroid?
According to research being presented at the European Congress of Endocrinology in Glasgow, Scotland, there is evidence from animal studies that the chemicals used in sunscreens and some anti-aging products may disturb thyroid function.
Sunlight and Lymphoma
Dr. Ralph Moss discusses the importance of sunlight, especially for those suffering from disease such as cancer.
Sunlight Exposure Pros and Cons
The human body was designed to live in harmony with sunlight. Research shows that human civilization evolved under natural sunlight for thousands of years. In fact it is clear that we need natural sunlight in order to be healthy. Yet, in the past 30 years we have seen the emergence of the first UVA-UVB sunscreen, developed in 1980 by Coppertone. It begs the question -- what was life like before sunscreen?
If your suntan oil can change the sex of fish, what can it do to you?
Spare a thought for the male hornyhead turbot. For despite its name, it is changing gender. And the sunscreens that symbolize bronzed sex appeal may be partly to blame. Scientists have found that male hornyhead turbot and English sole, feeding near sewage outfalls on the Californian coast, are being feminized - and a chemical found in sunscreens is the likely culprit.
