Naturally people seem to just enjoy spending some time in the sun especially when it isn’t too hot, however, few people actually know about the immense benefits of spending a little time in the sun. In everyday application, sunlight provides useful benefits such as solar energy and support for plant growth, but human beings too can benefit from it.
Here’s what you need to know about how sunlight can benefit your health:
1. Good source of vitamin D
Sunlight is one of the best known sources of Vitamin D. Professor Michael Holick of the School of Medicine in Boston University explained that “We get about 90 to 95 percent of our Vitamin D from the sun.” Vitamin D plays a major role in helping the body to absorb calcium and build strong bones. A deficiency in vitamin D is reportedly the major cause of osteomalacia – an abnormal softening of the bones, that results in fractured bones.
2. Counters breast cancer
Some recent discoveries suggest that the rays emitted from the sun have a significantly high potential of curing breast cancer. According to reports, American Physician, Dr Zane Kime, “used sunbathing and nutrition to cure his patients… even in terminal cases.”
3. Reduces blood pressure
Health experts have unanimously opined that an efficient way to combat high blood pressure is through exposure to sunlight, and they have further stated that some of the prescribed drugs for high blood pressure pose some potential threats after use.
Additionally, a study at the University of Edinburgh explained that a compound known as nitric oxide is released into the body once there is an exposure to sunlight, and that this compound aids in lowering blood pressure in patients with high blood pressure.
4. Boosts brain function
It has been explained earlier how sunlight is a good source of vitamin D. Now neurological studies have indicated that vitamin D plays a pivotal role in boosting the brain’s efficiency. A study at the University of Cambridge that was pioneered by a neurologist named David Llewellyn, unveiled that cognitive function was significantly low in subjects with low vitamin D levels.
Further studies have buttressed his research by indicating that enough exposure to sunlight has the tendency of stimulating the process of forming, organizing and storing memories in the brain.
In conclusion, while too much exposure to sunlight may have its negatives, you should not try to stay out of the sun altogether. Moderate exposure to sunlight will do you more good than you probably knew before you read this article.
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