24/04/2021
Everyone feels better when the SUN comes out 😊
For centuries, doctors and natural healers relied on something called Heliotherapy – using sunlight for healing – to mend wounds, treat bone diseases such as rickets or lung infections like tuberculosis. It has been shown to help alleviate chronic skin conditions including acne, eczema, and psoriasis. Catching some “rays” also triggers increased production of the “feel good” brain chemical, Serotonin. This helps promote sleep, boosts your immune system, lift your mood and helps ward off depression.
Sunlight ALSO triggers the body to make its own vitamin D, which is crucial for strong bones and preventing Osteoporosis. Osteoporosis now affects one in every three women and one in every 12 men in the UK. Described by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as “the silent epidemic” there are often no symptoms until the first fracture, by which time you may have lost a third of your bone density.
Of course - the wrong kind of exposure to the sun will increase your risk of skin cancer, but in moderation has so many benefits and can make you happier and healthier. Remember – frequent short exposures are not only safer but more beneficial than a prolonged dose of sunlight. Also, early morning sunshine has been identified as the most beneficial. So get up and take that walk like me and my beautiful daughter 😊 – it is so much MORE than “exercise”.
