World Health Organization (WHO) reports
that cardiovascular diseases killed 17.5 million people in 2012, that is 3 in
every 10 deaths. Of these, 7.4 million people died of ischemic heart disease and 6.7 million from stroke.
Tobacco
use is the culprit of the world’s top killer diseases – including cardiovascular
disease, chronic obstructive lung disease and lung cancer. This is responsible
for the death of about 1 in 10 adults worldwide. Smoking is often the hidden
cause of the disease accounted as responsible for death.
So,
instead of smoking with friends, why not make some change by enjoying the
sunlight outside of the office during noon break, of course it easier said than done for
non-smokers, but I'm sure that everybody would be amenable that no single
mother delivered a baby with a single stick of cigarette on their hands, which
means that everything can be restored to its natural state.
1 Corinthians 3:16 Do you not know that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit
of God dwells in you?
Proverbs 3:7-8 Be not wise in your own eyes, fear the LORD and turn away
from evil; This will mean health for your flesh and vigor for your bones....The medical findings of the experts who are God's instruments tells us to leave from the evil caused by tobacco.
Proverbs 17:22 A joyful heart is the health
of the body, but a depressed spirit dries up the bones.....No one can be joyful when the money that is supposed to be used for basic needs at home is used on medical maintenance.
Proverbs 4:20-22 My
son, to my words be attentive, to my sayings incline your ear; Let them not
slip out of your sight, keep them within your heart; For they are life to those
who find them, to man's whole being they are health. Be not wise in your own
eyes, fear the LORD and turn away from evil; This will mean health for your
flesh and vigor for your bones.
By evil, it does not only mean of immoral conduct but any choice which we are aware as
destructive that we are continuously doing.
Presented below are the 10 benefits of obtaining a
reasonable amount of sun exposure:
1. Sunlight is rich in vitamin D. Modest sunscreen-free exposure to sunlight for 20 to
30 minutes a few times a week helps the body produce the vitamin D it needs
that is significant for good health, cancer prevention, improved sports performance and weight loss.
Accordingly,
exposure to it helps an instant endorphin surge and drop in blood pressure,
regulation of hunger hormones that may help one keep weight off, and key
vitamin D synthesis that alters the expression of 291 genes responsible
for everything from controlling how swiftly one’s bones age to how fast one
bounces back from tough workouts to how fertile he/she is.
Vitamin
D, deficiency puts one’s bones at risk," says Dr. John Swarzberg editor
of a new 50-page report on vitamin D by the University of California Berkeley
School of Public Health.
Men
can start losing bone mass at 30, but preserving vitamin D levels may reduce
that decline, preventing fractures later in life and fending off the muscle
pain and weakness that naturally come with soft bones. "
Vitamin
D reinforces fast-twitch muscles, quells swelling, and prevents respiratory
infections. That is why teams such as the Chicago Balackhaw started
testing players' levels. Enette Larson-Meyer,
associate professor and vitamin D researcher at the University of Wyoming says
that Lack of vitamin D can compromise athletic performance, so that an athlete
needs to get some sunlight the week before a fit event.
A
recent study discloses that vitamin D–deficient rats were 73 percent less
likely to impregnate their mates, and in human studies on countries with long,
dark winters, researcher discovers that conception rates are higher in summer
months, when people are outside and synthesize more sun.
2. Sunlight and complete meal thrust breast cancer into diminution. The
American physician Dr. Zane Kime used sunbathing and nutrition to treat his
patients. Even in terminal cases, Dr. Kime was able to utterly reverse the
metastasized cancer.
3.
It kills bad bacteria. The German soldiers after WWI knew of the
discoveries that had been made in 1903 by the Nobel Prize winner, Niels Finsen.
They used sunlight to sanitize and cure wounds.
4.
It has a beneficial effect on skin disorders, such as psoriasis, acne, eczema
and fungal infections;
5.
It lowers cholesterol. The sun converts high blood cholesterol into
steroid hormones and the sex hormones which is needed for reproduction. It is
the other way around in the absence of
sunlight, wherein the substances are converted into cholesterol.
6.
It lower blood pressure. A single exposure considerably lowers high blood
pressure. On the other hand, pharmaceutical drugs such as Statins have side
effects, such as robbing the body of Coenzyme Q10.
CoQ10 is vital for cellular and heart energy.
7.
It penetrates deep into the skin to purify the blood and blood
vessels. Medical literature published in Europe exhibited that people with
atherosclerosis (hardened arteries) get better with sun exposure.
8.
It increases oxygen content in human blood. Likewise, it enhances the
body's capacity to deliver oxygen to the tissues which is very comparable to
the effects of exercise. It has a great effect on stamina, fitness and muscular
development.
9.
It builds the immune system. The white blood cells, which amplify with sun
exposure, are called lymphocytes,
and these play the most important role in shielding the body against
infections.
10.
Regular exposure to sunlight increases the growth and height of children, especially
babies. Many cultures in the entire history have accepted this fact. Studies
have affirmed that the amount of sun exposure in the first few months has an
effect to the height development of an individual.
11.
It cures depression. The noon sunshine can give 100,000 lux. Sitting inside the office under neon and
artificial lights could only offer 150-600 lux which means of deprivation of
the nature’s illumination. Deficiency in
sunlight can cause a form of depression called Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).
It is more common in cold months, but also common to people whose are confined
for long hours in inside the office.
Exposure to the sunlight should be made gradually. The
skin will be more sensitive to it once you’re not used to it. Anything that matters to us is completely
enjoyed in a gradual mode so avoid sunburn through slow progress of tolerance.
References:
- http://www.who.int/,
- Lisa Marshall, The Health Benefits of Sunshine, http://www.mensjournal.com/
- Marcus julian Felicetti, 10 Therapeutic Benefits of the Sunlight, http://www.mindbodygreen.com/
- http://www.health.harvard.edu/newsweek/
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