Posted on 09/12/2007 5:38:47 AM PDT by chessplayer
I have to admit, I have been doing tanning bed since 2004. The first winter I used the tanning bed, I noticed my moods were much better through the winter season than in the past. I usually do it twice a week.
We are similarly situated as a family. And while we do apply suncreen to the kids so they don’t get roasted, we do allow them to be outside to get some healthy sunlight on their skin. I have seen kids wear a ton of sunscreen and French Foriegn Legion type hats to cover themselves from any sunlight based upon parental fear. Unless there is a specific medical condition, I think it likely actually does harm to keep people/kids from getting any exposure to the sun. It seems intuitive. We were not created to be cave dwellers.
I put on lots of sunscreen on my face and arms, and wear a hat. Now I try to get my sun on the parts that have less exposure for an equalization of wear - if only my face was as fresh-skinned as my belly! But my skin still looks younger than most women’s my age - probably because I gave up tanning in my teens and got serious about sun protection a while later.
I’ve come back from a walk in the California hills looking 15 years older than I started, from the sun and the wind, fortunately temporary. Ladies, protect your faces!
Mrs VS
BTW no joke, I remember Liberace saying his face remained young because he coated it with vaseline every night before bed.
Truthfully, I didn’t think that’s what you were saying, but I wasn’t 100% certain, and THAT’S why I phrased the question the way I did.
My D. O. is well on top of all this stuff, so I feel comfy doing what I’m doing.
“But isn’t it sad that popular culture, even popular medical culture, can turn us away from common sense healthful practices?”
absolutely...I have skin condition that improves with exposure to sunlight, so I’ve always been skeptical of this hype.
For me, standing out in the sun is a very healing experience. I love the sun.
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/vitamins.html
Vitamin D: If you live north of the line connecting San Francisco to Philadelphia, odds are you don’t get enough vitamin D. The same holds true if you don’t, or can’t, get outside for at least a 15-minute daily walk in the sun. African-Americans and others with dark skin tend to have much lower levels of vitamin D, due to less formation of the vitamin from the action of sunlight on skin. A study of people admitted to a Boston hospital, for example, showed that 57% were deficient in vitamin D.(18)
Vitamin D helps ensure that the body absorbs and retains calcium and phosphorus, both critical for building bone. Laboratory studies also show that vitamin D keeps cancer cells from growing and dividing.
Some preliminary studies indicate that insufficient intake of vitamin D is associated with an increased risk of fractures, and that vitamin D supplementation may prevent them.(19) It may also help prevent falls, a common problem that leads to substantial disability and death in older people.(20) Other early studies suggest an association between low vitamin D intake and increased risks of prostate, breast, colon, and other cancers.(21) (For more information on Vitamin D and chronic disease prevention, see Ask the Expert - Vitamin D.)
Optimal Intake: The current recommended intake of vitamin D is 5 micrograms up to age 50, 10 micrograms between the ages of 51 and 70, and 15 micrograms after age 70. Optimal intakes are higher, though, with 25 micrograms (1000 IU) recommended for those over age 2. Very few foods naturally contain vitamin D. Good sources include dairy products and breakfast cereals (which are fortified with vitamin D), and fatty fish such as salmon and tuna. For most people, the best way to get the recommended daily intake is by taking a multivitamin, but the level in most multivitamins (10 micrograms) is too low.
A voice of sanity. I love the sun, it’s natural.
Problem is, those years come at the end.
“A voice of sanity. I love the sun, it’s natural”
I get so BLUE around here in the winter!
On sunny winter days I just sit by the window and can feel it lifting my mood.
When in doubt, ask. Never hurts. The old saying:”the only dumb question is the one you don’t ask!”
I’d like to know though, if you live in a sunny environment, you can get big time quantities of D just by hanging out in the sunshine. Are supplements really needed?
I was diagnosed with Sarcoidosis about 20 years ago, through a skin biopsy. Biopsy revealed sarcoidal granuloma. I was told at the time it could and eventually did, affect every organ in the body. It wasn’t until about five years ago that I was told about the link between sun, Vit. D and sarcoids. I’m a real party pooper on beach vacations, boating trips, hikes and trips to Dairy Queen.
Unfortunately, the sun is rare in the winter months. We are having a sunny fall day today though. Beautiful isn’t it?
it’s so nice to not be constantly sweating!
I’m actually tempted to turn on the furnace, but I can’t bring myself to do in early sept.
LOL, I hear you.
I know what you mean about the party pooper aspect. You should hear how I get boo-ed on camping trips.
No matter what you do, your risk of death remains at 100%.
-it’s easier to put on socks, sneakers and a sweater than start up the furnace.
Yep...I’ve got all that...but my HANDS are freezing!
And I’m not putting mittens on in early sept. hee hee!
I’ll just have to start rubbing them together every now and then.
NE Oklahoma, too far north to get much D from the sun in the winter, and my work keeps me indoors most of the time.
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