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Since I've heard so many conflicting answers here, including that sunscreen itself may be toxic, let's discuss:
How do you REALLY prevent sunburn?
I grew up in Huntington Beach. I never wear sunscreen. I did put a lot of oil on my skin, so I was baking myself. I’ve never wore sunscreen on my face, or over my whole body. I’m headed to Kauai for six weeks, and they don’t like people to wear sunscreen there, because it destroys the reefs. If it destroys the wreaths? Then what is it doing to our skin directly? I don’t advise wearing it. Put on a hat, put on some sunglasses, and if you want to cover your skin, we’re longer slaves. But if you’re out swimming, you’re gonna get sun, and guess what… It’s actually good for you.
We need sunshine to get our vitamin D but, we don't need a lot of it at a time. I try to get at least 15 minutes of sun every day when the sun is directly overhead. Not only does it boost the vitamin D. I also look up at the sky in the direction of the sun, not directly at it in order to get the bright light into my eyes. This resets our inner clock, the circadian rhythm, that regulates sleep. I also have bare feet on the ground so it's a 3-fer. Getting these small amounts of sun daily slowly tans my skin without burning. I use no sunscreen.
Getting daily sunlight, and grounding is hugely important. I’ve been doing more of grounding lately. It seems to be helping a lot! Thanks for your post was very educational
No, just walking barefoot on the ground at least 10 minutes a day. Preferably grass or dirt. It could be on cement but I don’t think it’s as effective!
However, I just watched a video the other day about a gentleman who actually put wires into the ground, and then put them through his window into his bed, he would sleep with this type of grounding… And it began to heal different things in his body.
They started doing some research on this, and they were 60 other people who had reduced symptoms and illnesses because of it. Interesting stuff.
I dont use sunscreen since luckily my skin is dark and I come from a place where people have been working in the hot sun all day long for centuries.
My wife found some sunscreen without suspicious chemicals from Korea/Japan. She is also a human toxin detector, and these sun screens dont trigger anything, so should be safe.
I guess the real idea would be to compare disease rates between USA and Japan/Korea
In Japan and Korea people especially women use high spf advanced chemical sunscreens (rated PA++ and usuallu full spectrum) even on normal shady days, not just beach days
They have done this for decades. If their disease rates are lower than ours, then quite possibly we can trust reputable brands like Shiseido and Missha as long as they are made in Japan or Korea
Very observant
I have a serious reaction to UV from the sun, due to Lyme. I dress like a Bedouin to garden, everything is covered, I still cannot tolerate it during peak 11 am - 3 pm on a cloudless day. I use UV protective clothing, wear gloves. It's a heartbreaker, because I have worked so hard and changed my life to care for difficult people in my home so that I could afford this 5 acres and continue to grow food and herbs and berries, etc, and age and my own disease limits the time I can do what I love. Enough complaining though, what I have some people dream about. Cover yourself, wear a UV protective hat, long sleeves, and dont lay out in the sun to get "tan". Desert people from hot places have always covered themselves, people in hot places take a break, called a siesta in Spanish. For Vitamin D it only takes 15 minutes of exposure to get what you need, I eat foods with it in it and take a supplement, because just 2 minutes of exposure can ruin my day.
I'm sure you have heard of this before, but have you looked up ivermectin as a Lyme disease treatment?
I have, but I developed something called Mast Cell Activation Syndrome, I cannot take or do anything that would cause a possible Herz reaction, I may not survive it. After doing a parasite protocol for the Lyme bacteria, I ended up in the ER needing a bolus of super antihistamine with a steroid, I was head to toe hives, serious, all over, and my pulse was over 150 with a b/p of 83/36, it was BAD. The mast cells can react to anything they see as a threat, things that did not bother me when I was younger, whatever the cleanse did to cause the herz die off triggered the immune defense. So I manage it with an a simple protocol , and a very restricted diet. In 6 months my doc says it should calm down enough to proceed slowly. It is one day at a time and pure but simple foods, Claritin, Pepcid a/c and an asthma med, Singular, and enough supplements to choke a horse. I think I take in more vitamins than I do food. My doc is a godsend and believes in many things, but with MCAS, I have to tread carefully and not try to get well all at once. Right now it is management. Thank you though, for considering this.
Oh, that sounds like a real obstacle course! Lyme disease sounds really life affecting.
I have my own affliction which is under control now but for a few years I had to wear dark polarised glasses much of the time to avoid triggering grand mal seizures. I still avoid certain conditions.
it's totally different but I know what it's like to have a constant life affecting condition.