Though spending time in the sun is generally considered a bad thing as far as skin cancer goes, it can help prevent breast cancer. A study shows that women who stay inside more often are at a high risk for breast cancer than those who spend time outside. What's more, breast cancer is less prevalent closer to the equator, where sunlight is more common. The key ingredient is the valuable Vitamin D that exposure to the sun provides, though I would be interested to know if it makes a difference whether people get natural vitamin D from the sunlight or if similar health benefits could be derived simply from staying inside and taking vitamin D supplements. I tend to think that people who get outside are generally healthier overall than those who are housebound. This isn't the green light to spend your days cooking your skin under the hot sun in the hopes of achieving that golden brown glow, though. While sunlight in important, it's also important to take precautions in the sunlight, like covering up and wearing sunscreen.
1. I strongly believe that people who are active and spend more time outside are the healthiest people. Vitamins too is such an important part of a healthy diet.
My friend who suffered from breast cancer this year used to work 80 hrs. a week, ate a poor diet of fast foods/high sugar content/carbs, never excercised nor took vitamins. She may have a history of cancer in her family but I think her lifestyle played a larger role. Today she has slowed down in her work, yet has not changed her diet. She is constantly battling more medical issues with her body and hasn't taken her doctor's advice to eat better, excercise, or to meditate. I am concerned about her health and worried that her breast cancer problems will come back once again.
Posted at 12:31AM on Oct 26th 2007 by Integrity Fashions