It seems as though there is a pill for everything today. Imagine there was a one-pill-fix-all solution? Well there is, and always has been, only it's not a pill.
The sun is the best pharmacy known to man. UVA light runs the DC electric current with the help of Vitamin A to keep our brain and eyes healthy. Additionally, UVA light stimulates eNOS (endothelial nitric oxide synthase) an enzyme that produces nitric oxide, an important vasodilator that lowers blood pressure to improve blood flow and protect from heart disease. UVB light penetrates the surface of the skin signalling Vitamin D production, which helps modulate our immune system to protect against auto-immune disease, infection and cancer. Additionally, UVB light stimulates the production of cholesterol in the skin which is a precursor to all steroid hormones in the body: pregnenolone, DHEA, progesterone, cortisol, cortisone, aldosterone, testosterone and estrogen. These hormones support fertility & reproduction, offset stress, and maintain mineral balance.
Blue light stimulates free radical production that signals the release of the pituitary hormones in the morning that wake up the body to start the day, and control cellular growth and metabolism. Red light stimulates ATP production in mitochondria, creating energy for the cells to regenerate and repair from damage caused by free radicals from blue light.
So which pharmacy do you trust more, the sun, or shoppers drug mart? Based on the above, what disease cannot be offset somehow by the sun? Shine on.
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