To Sunscreen or not to Sunscreen
The jury is still out on this one, but surely sense must prevail. How mixing inorganic ingredients like zinc oxide or titanium oxide that reflect or scatter ultraviolet (UV) radiation and then mixing it with organic ingredients like (OMC) octyl methoxycinnamate - an endocrine disruptor with estrogenic activity, and oxybenzone - also known as Benzophenone-3, can be good for the body is beyond me.
Oxybenzone just by itself has been linked to a myriad of health ailments including allergies and again, hormone disruption. There are numerous studies confirming this physically, but one must surely "awaken the senses and feel the suffocation experienced by the biggest breathing organ of the body - the skin". How using products that contain these ingredients is good for the body is surely beyond belief.
As you can gather, I am not an avid supporter of sun screens, particularly when they are excessively or routinely used on children. Much confusion and damage can be felt by the body when the body's natural ability to absorb Vitamin D (the vitamin we receive when we are bathed in sunshine) is blocked. This disruption to the body's natural response to "absorb light - light living" promotes by association, the increasingly growing symptom we commonly call depression "dark living".
The best sunscreen to use is literally Common Sense!!!
Wearing a thin cotton or hemp shirt that covers the skin, a wide-brimmed hat, and staying out of the sun during the hottest times of the day is the worlds best sunscreen... It's common sense, not rocket science!
If by some chance there was a desire to get that beautiful golden tan that helps the body radiate a lighter side of glowing health, set your Vitamin D absorption clock to the morning or late afternoon hours when the suns ultraviolet rays are at a minimum.
To make your own suntan oil that helps nourish your skin whilst you are absorbing the suns rays, add 4000mg of Vitamin E oil and 100,000IU of Vitamin A oil to 100ml of pure Jojoba oil. This will help to prevent the cross linking of collagen that can lead to skin damage.
I personally take up to 6 Megahydrate capsules (I open a couple of capsules and put the contents into my water bottle as well) whilst I am in the sun and hydrate my body with plenty of water. There is no doubt that this practice helps my body repair any potential damage from free radicals caused by stress or excess ultraviolet light.
By the way, I drink smaller amounts more regularly rather than a big drink irregularly. A couple of mouthfuls every 10 or 15 minutes.
The giving to yourself of good water, sunshine and the fruits of the soil, will return to you both physical and spiritual wealth.
Oxybenzone just by itself has been linked to a myriad of health ailments including allergies and again, hormone disruption. There are numerous studies confirming this physically, but one must surely "awaken the senses and feel the suffocation experienced by the biggest breathing organ of the body - the skin". How using products that contain these ingredients is good for the body is surely beyond belief.
As you can gather, I am not an avid supporter of sun screens, particularly when they are excessively or routinely used on children. Much confusion and damage can be felt by the body when the body's natural ability to absorb Vitamin D (the vitamin we receive when we are bathed in sunshine) is blocked. This disruption to the body's natural response to "absorb light - light living" promotes by association, the increasingly growing symptom we commonly call depression "dark living".
The best sunscreen to use is literally Common Sense!!!
Wearing a thin cotton or hemp shirt that covers the skin, a wide-brimmed hat, and staying out of the sun during the hottest times of the day is the worlds best sunscreen... It's common sense, not rocket science!
If by some chance there was a desire to get that beautiful golden tan that helps the body radiate a lighter side of glowing health, set your Vitamin D absorption clock to the morning or late afternoon hours when the suns ultraviolet rays are at a minimum.To make your own suntan oil that helps nourish your skin whilst you are absorbing the suns rays, add 4000mg of Vitamin E oil and 100,000IU of Vitamin A oil to 100ml of pure Jojoba oil. This will help to prevent the cross linking of collagen that can lead to skin damage.
I personally take up to 6 Megahydrate capsules (I open a couple of capsules and put the contents into my water bottle as well) whilst I am in the sun and hydrate my body with plenty of water. There is no doubt that this practice helps my body repair any potential damage from free radicals caused by stress or excess ultraviolet light.
By the way, I drink smaller amounts more regularly rather than a big drink irregularly. A couple of mouthfuls every 10 or 15 minutes.
The giving to yourself of good water, sunshine and the fruits of the soil, will return to you both physical and spiritual wealth.
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