Get Your D's Each year in the U.S., an estimated 24,000 people die from cancers that are due to
lack of sun exposure, and thus, a lack of Vitamin D.
When the winter weather and
lack of sun exposure leaves me paler than normal... if that's even possible... I reach for an at - home tanner.
Fifteen months ago we switched to a plant - based, no added fat diet and I have been wondering about
lack of sun exposure and Vitamin D3.
Lack of sun exposure and reduced physical activity are significant contributors to wintertime depression.
Considering many people these days are actually Vitamin D deficient, I personally consider
lack of sun exposure to be a much bigger problem than too much sun exposure.
Most cases of rickets are caused by
a lack of sun exposure, with effects that can include pain, bone deformities and failure to achieve or maintain adequate bone levels.
Not exact matches
There were several factors contributing to the increased risk, including not only the desert and more equatorial latitudes, but also the length
of sunlight
exposure day to day, and, among many service members, a
lack of training regarding the dangers
of sun exposure and limited access to sunscreen.
Dr. Howard Kaufman, associate director
of clinical science and chief surgical officer at Rutgers Cancer Institute
of New Jersey, recently told Woodbridge Patch that the state's rising rate
of melanoma can be attributed to lengthy
sun exposure and
lack of adequate safeguards at the Jersey Shore.
Harm to DNA from free radicals is due to both endogenous factors like a
lack of antioxidants and environmental factors like diet, exercise, stress, pollution and even
sun exposure (12,13,14).
That release is impeded by artificial light
exposure at night,
lack of daytime
sun exposure, alcohol, stress, and HPA axis disruption, among other lifestyle and environmental factors.
Newer medical research has revealed that
sun exposure is not as closely linked to all skin cancers as previously touted, and other factors such as diet,
exposure to environmental toxins and a paradoxical
lack of vitamin D also play a role.
Between the
lack of both sleep and
sun exposure, my skin has been looking a bit washed out and sallow (the perks
of being a new mom).
Split ends are caused by excessive dryness which can result from
exposure to the harsh
sun, blow drying and styling, mismanaged tangled hair, brushing wet hair and
of course
lack of essential nutrients in diet.
Between
sun exposure, stress,
lack of sleep, and environmental pollutants, it's imperative that we take a step back to nourish and pamper our skin.
-- This kind
of operations could be used to help the areas with more problems caused by
lack of Rain and excessive
Sun exposure (in the heat seasons).