Sunlight & Health
✍️ Anand International
📅 August 13, 2010
⏱ 1 min read
Exposure to early morning sun can help properly set the body's biological clock, and help with certain kinds of insomnia. Early morning sunlight can help naturally awaken your body. Sunlight can b
- Exposure to early morning sun can help properly set the body's biological clock, and help with certain kinds of insomnia. Early morning sunlight can help naturally awaken your body.
- Sunlight can be useful for certain kinds of depression, such as Seasonal Affective Disorder.
- It is wise to avoid sun burn and excess indoor tanning.
- Solar UVB radiation (290-315nm) is needed by the body to make Vitamin D. Vitamin D must be made by the body because dietary sources are inadequate, and supplements must be used carefully.
- Mid-day summer sun is the best source of UVB. 10-15 minutes of exposut without sunscreen is enough to generate the daily requirement of Vitamin D.
- Diets low in fats and alcohol, and high in antioxidants, reduces the risk of melanoma by 50%.
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