If you are doing outdoor activities or need to be out in the sunshine for a prolonged period of time, longer than 20–30 minutes, it’s essential to cover up or find shade as much as practically possible or use a safe and natural sunscreen. Unfortunately, selecting a safe sunscreen is not easy. Sadly, there is very little evidence that using sunscreen will prevent skin cancer, and, in many cases, due to the high level of toxic ingredients in many sunscreens, they actually contribute to skin cancer.
A 2019 report from the Environmental Working Group (EWG) found that nearly two-thirds of sunscreens do not work correctly and contain dangerous ingredients that are readily absorbed by the body.
Please use sunscreen as a “last resort”, as the best way to avoid overexposure is to cut down on the amount of time you’ll be in the sun or to cover your skin. The alternative if you do need to use sunscreen,
You can either use shea butter or coconut oil with its natural SPF of 4-6 to be acceptable sunscreen protection.
Tips to maximize the advantage of the sun:
Brisk walking or other activities outdoors provide you with double benefits with large parts of your skin exposed.
Also, to help enjoy direct exposure to the sun and reduce any discomfort, do daily grounding by walking barefoot on the Earth, such as the lawn or beach. This will help get rid of the excessive electrons that have accumulated in your mitochondria. Just a word of caution: remember that it’s vital to avoid high-intensity sun exposure until you’ve been off bad refined seed oils and only consuming cold-pressed oils for about 3 to 6 months.
How to increase Vitamin D intake:
One study showed a stunning 77 percent reduction in the incidence of ALL cancers over a four-year period for those who maintained even the modest vitamin D blood level of 40 ng/ml.1 (Optimal anti-cancer levels are 50 to 70 ng/ml.) A large German study of 24,340 adults ages 35 to 64 showed that the quartile (one-fourth of the participants) consuming the most vitamin K2 were 28 percent less likely to die from colon, breast, prostate, or lung cancers than those in the lowest quartile of consumption. Consider adding Vitamin D3 and K to you daily routine, as well as sunbathing. 10,000iu to 20,000iu daily of vitamin D along with Vitamin K2 would be good, and some functional doctors even recommend up to 50,000iu daily for people with cancer. It’s essential also to take Vitamin K2, especially if you are taking high doses of vitamin D for better absorption and to prevent an overdose.
In this article, you’ve learned the importance of sunbathing and practical tips to do it safely. Within about three or more months, you start to tan more easily, without burning and feeling uneasy when being directly exposed to the sun. Crazy facts, huh?