For humans, sunlight and vitamin D is critically important for the development, growth, and maintenance of a healthy body, from birth until death. "Humans make thousands of units of vitamin D within minutes of whole body exposure to sunlight. From what we know of nature, it is unlikely such a system evolved by chance," states Dr. John Cannell, Executive Director, Vitamin D Council. According to the Vitamin D Council, current research has implicated sunlight and vitamin D deficiency as a major factor in the pathology of at least 17 varieties of cancer as well as heart disease, stroke, hypertension, autoimmune diseases, diabetes, depression, chronic pain, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, muscle weakness, muscle wasting, birth defects, periodontal disease, and more. TheSeptember 2009 issue of The American Journal of Medicine (Volume 122, Issue 9) has an extensive review of the research on the benefits of vitamin D and points to fascinating "life extension" potential. The Journal notes that all cause mortality is decreased by at least 7% in a meta-analysis of 18 randomized trials of vitamin D supplementation.
For decades, consumers have been the target of a disinformation campaign from conventional medicine and the pharmaceutical industry that created a fear of sunshine. They have literally scared the daylight out of us! Therefore, most people either intentionally or unintentionally avoid the sun -- or smear on sunscreens that block the beneficial wavelengths that produce one's natural supply of vitamin D from direct exposure to bright midday sun. Now more than ever in this age of information, millions of people have unwittingly become "contemporary cave-dwellers," living and working indoors. This dramatic reduction of natural light exposure -- that human DNA is programmed to assimilate -- and its associated disturbance to vital circadian rhythms, has contributed to many health related issues. The late Dr. John Ott, renowned photo biologist and father of full-spectrum light, had coined this adverse health phenomenon "mal-illumination." Like malnutrition, mal-illumination deprives one of a level of nutrients and rhythmic stimulation that is essential for living as healthy humans. Everyone knows the sun rises and sets every day -- this essential cycle sets the basic rhythm of life. Unknowingly, millions of people are "out of rhythm with nature" and suffer from chronic mal-illumination...a root cause of most disease.
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