Over the last few years we have all been inundated with messages about how exactly crucial it is to stay out of the sun. We've realized precisely how real a risk skin cancer can be and are doing every little thing we can think of to prevent it from happening. We choose the highest SPF sunscreens we could get and then slather on layers and layers of it. We put huge old floppy hats on our heads. We use long sleeves and also pant legs even in the warmest of temps. We do our best to keep only in the shady areas--some have even started carrying parasols and umbrellas around so that their skin never comes into contact with direct sunlight. Now we're learning that the sun can sometimes be beneficial! Can you really be helped by the sun?
A new study has been performed and it shows that people who allow some time in direct natural light aren't as likely to get MS as the people who do everything they can to keep out of the sun. The study was actually done to see how Vitamin D affects the progression of Multiple Sclerosis. Eventually it started to be apparent, however, that it was the Vitamin D our bodies generate as a response to exposure to the sun's rays that seems to be at the root of the issue.
It has been recognized for some time that the sunlight and Vitamin D can be used to hinder the abnormal immune system workings that are thought to contribute to MS. This study, on the other hand, focuses on the affects of sunlight on individuals who are experiencing the very earliest symptoms of the disease. The goal of the study is to discover how sunlight and Vitamin D might have an affect on the symptoms doctors call "precursor" to actual symptoms of the disease.
Sadly, there aren't actually very many ways that really prove whether or not the hypothesis of this study are true. The goal of the study is to determine if sunlight can actually prevent the disease. Unfortunately, the researchers discovered, the only way to that is to watch people over the course of their lives. This is only way that it is possible to assess and comprehend the levels of Vitamin D that exist in a person's blood before the precursors of the disease show up. The way it appears these days, and has stood (widely recognized) for years is that people who live in warm and sunny climates and who get more exposure to direct sunshine are less likely to develop MS than those who live in dark or cold climates and get very little exposure to the sun.
The fact that the risk of acquiring skin cancer increases proportionally to the amount of time you spend in direct sunlight (without protection) is also a problem. So, in an attempt to keep one particular condition from setting in, you may be inadvertently causing another. Of course, skin cancer-if caught early on-has a better chance of being curable. MS still isn't curable.
So should you improve your exposure to the sunshine so that you don't get MS? Your physician will help uou determine whether or not this is an alternative for you. Your physician will figure out if you are in danger for the disease (and how much) by checking out your genetics, medical history and current health. This helps your doctor figure out just what the best thing for you to do is.
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