Benefits of the Sun for the Prevention of Multiple Sclerosis
We’ve spent the past few decades discussing how important it is to stay out of the sun. We completely understand the dangers connected with it and do every little thing we can think of to keep it away from us. We wear a lot of layers of the largest SPF sunscreens that we can buy. We wear massive floppy hats. We wear long sleeves and also pant legs even in the warmest of temperatures. We often stick to the shade–some people will even carry parasols and umbrellas just to make sure they have exactly no contact with the sun. Now we are beginning to realize that sunlight can really help us. Can sunshine seriously help you?
A new analysis has demonstrated that individuals who allow themselves some sun exposure are less likely to develop MS than those who try to minimize their sun exposure. At the beginning, the study was much more about Vitamin D and it’s influences on Multiple Sclerosis. Eventually it became apparent, however, that it was the Vitamin D our bodies create as a response to exposure to the sun’s rays that seems to be at the root of the issue.
It has been acknowledged 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 particular study, though, is concentrated on how sunshine affects the people who are starting to experience the very earliest of MS symptoms. The goal of the study is to discover how sunshine and Vitamin D might have an affect on the symptoms doctors call “precursor” to actual symptoms of the disease.
Unfortunately there are not really a massive amount of methods to really quantify the hypothesis of the study. The objective of the study is to determine if the sun can really prevent MS. Sadly, researchers have realized that the only approach to prove this definitively is to monitor a person for his entire life. This is just about the only way to seriously measure the levels of Vitamin D that are already present in a person’s blood before the precursors to MS start to become apparent. The way it stands today, and has stood (widely recognized) for a long time is that people who live in warm and sunny climates and who get more exposure to direct natural light are less likely to develop MS than those who live in dark or cold climates and get very little exposure to the sun.
There is also the very significant issue that spending too much time in the sunlight greatly increases a person’s chances of developing skin cancer. So, if you try and avoid one disease, there’s a chance you’re helping to induce the other one. Of course, if it gets found in early stages, skin cancer is very treatable and can even be cured. That isn’t true for MS.
So what should you do: risk skin cancer or risk MS? Ask a family doctor whether or not this is an excellent idea. Your health care provider will find out if you are at risk for the disease (and how much) by checking out your genetics, medical history and current health. From there a family doctor can help you discover the best ways to keep the disease at bay.
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