28/02/2021
Sunshine - Is it good or bad?
Interesting question and there is definetly a lot of confusion around it..
The plants and trees that give us oxygen and food need sunlight to grow. Without its heat, the earth would freeze over. Sunlight also effects our sleep pattern (or circadian rhythm). It also plays a major role in important bodily functions that keep us healthy and prevent diseaseβοΈ
Considering all of these amazing things (there's many more I didn't mention) the sun still seems to get a pretty bad wrap.. Most of us have been taught to fear the sun and as a result most of us are deficient in vitamin D (yes even in Australia) π
While it's definetly not a good idea to go out and get burnt, regular natural sunlight is an important part of a healthy lifestyle and preventing disease - recent studies prove this. If you have quite fair skin, maybe just start out with 10 minutes of morning sun and build it up over time.
If you're worried about getting burnt, try getting some sunshine earlier in the day or late in the afternoon. Another thing you can do is to focus on clearing out the skin from years of using chemical based products - when the skin gets clogged up, not only will you burn easier in the sun - but these clogged up chemicals in the skin are likely to hugely increase the chances of developing into something more sinister down the track.
Two Simple Solutions!
1. Sweat more and focus on cleaning out the chemicals that have clogged up in the skin - dm me for details of a skin scrub you make at home that does this in an incredible way - this was shown to me by one of my mentors
2. Look at the ingredients of anything you're putting on your skin - anything you wouldn't eat try not to use it on your skin (it only takes around 30 seconds to absorb into the blood stream) - this shocked me when I started looking at things I was using every day.
Enjoy life, get some regular sunshine and have some fun with it βοΈπ΄π§