The truth behind the sun / skin cancer dogma

(& why it might just protect you from it)

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Sun exposure is literally INVERSELY related to melanoma risk.

Yes.

A 30-50% reduction in melanoma risk for spending more time outdoors in the warmer months.

Mid day sun exposure is associated with a ~25-30% REDUCTION in melanoma risk.

MORE time spent outside in latitudes with MORE sunlight = LESS melanoma.

Even people considered sun sensitive (left) have nearly HALF the risk of getting skin cancer if they get outside more!

If the sun is the main cause of skin cancer,

why does melanoma prevalence continues to go UP steadily

despite us continuing to spend more time INSIDE?!

Believe it or not, that vitamin that your body literally needs to get from the sun or else you die?

It actually prevents skin damage from UV light.

Whoever came up with this nature thing is pretty smart.

(a. Control, b. UV, c. UV + Vitamin D, dark spots are DNA damage)

Vitamin D ALSO prevents the multiplying of skin cancer cells.

But the thing that gives you vitamin D causes skin cancer…????

Vitamin D levels are directly associated with survival from melanoma!

The more vitamin D you have, the less your chance of dying from skin cancer are.

Vitamin D levels are also inversely associated with the thickness of melanoma tumors.

While the UV portion of sunlight in isolation does in fact cause skin damage,

the sun has a ton of OTHER types of light.

Some, like red light, even PREVENT skin cancer.

Major components of sunlight, red and near infrared light, ENHANCE energy production,

and thus have anti-cancer properties.

Cancer, fundamentally, is a disease of poor energy production.

Proper light is one of the best ways to enhance energy production in the mitochondria.

BLUE LIGHT, which everyone is exposed to all the time now due to artificial indoor lights and screens, causes skin cancer.

Stay inside or go in the sun, your choice!

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The various components of sunlight, from infrared to UV, ALL are being used against various skin conditions

⬩Acne
⬩Eczema
⬩Hair loss
⬩Raynaud’s
⬩Psoriasis
⬩Vitiligo

& more.

Yet, we’re supposed to believe the sun is bad for our skin.

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HEAT is protective against cancer too.

Hyperthermia is literally a cancer therapy.

• It improves blood flow
• Enhances oxygen delivery
• Improves immunity and killing

If only there was a giant ball of heat that was easily accessible and free.

A man can dream.

People with darker skin are at a much lower risk of getting skin cancer.

Why?

The melanin in their skin absorbs UV light, preventing the oxidative damage that leads to burns and cancer.

You know how you can get melanin of your own?

GOING IN THE SUN.

That’s what a tan is!

Sun EXPOSURE protects from skin cancer.

BUT sun BURNING can cause it.

Previous sunburns, sunburn sensitivity, and being bad at tanning are all good predictors of your risk.

But that doesn’t mean you should avoid it altogether!

What is a sunburn?

It is an inflammatory reaction from the UV induced oxidative damage of the skin,

in particular the fats in your skin.

Yes, the sun provides UV light,

but your skin varies in susceptibility to this damage.

SEED OILS directly can cause skin cancer.

The fats you eat get incorporated into your tissues, including your skin.

The highly unsaturated fats found in seed oils are what get damaged from UV light.

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ANTIOXIDANTS prevent skin cancer.

A mix containing

⬩Vitamin C
⬩Vitamin E
⬩Glutathione (made from dietary protein + other vitamins and carbohydrate)

PREVENTED skin cancer in animals fed lots of SEED OILS.

A disrupted circadian rhythm is prevalent in skin cancer and predicts the risk of death.

How can you prevent circadian disruption?

That’s right, sun exposure!

How else would your body know what time of the day it is?

(Circadian genes pictured)