Can sunlight Allow you to Avoid MS?
For the last few decades we have talked about little else aside from why it is important to stay away from sunlight. We’ve realized exactly how real a risk skin cancer can be and are doing every little thing we can think of to prevent it from happening. We buy the highest SPF sunscreens we could get and then slather on layers and layers of it. We have on massive floppy hats. Even through the hottest months of the year we make ourselves don long sleeves and pants. We do our best to remain only in the shady areas-some have even started holding parasols and umbrellas all around so that their skin never comes into contact with direct sunlight. Now we’re starting to discover that sunlight can sometimes be pretty helpful. Can the sun really help you?
A new study has been performed and it shows that people who allow some time in direct sunshine aren’t as likely to get MS as the people who do everything they can to keep out of the sun. The study was actually conducted to see how Vitamin D affects the progression of Multiple Sclerosis. It rapidly became apparent, though, that the Vitamin D generated in our bodies as a reaction to sunshine is what is really at the root of things.
It has been recognized for a long 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 study, however, deals primarily with the effects of sunlight on the people who are just starting to experience the very earliest symptoms of the disease. The actual goal is to discover how sunlight and Vitamin D may affect the symptoms that are now known as “precursors” to the actual disease symptoms.
Unfortunately there are not really a lot of ways to really quantify the hypothesis of the study. The purpose of the study is to figure out whether sunlight can actually prevent the disease. Unfortunately, the researchers discovered, the only way to that is to watch people over the course of their lives. This is just about the only method to actually measure the levels of Vitamin D that are already present in a person’s blood before the precursors to MS start to become apparent. As it stands today, people with normal sun exposure seem to have fewer MS symptoms, particularly in the beginning, than those who live in darker and colder climates-but this was already widely known.
There is also the very critical concern that spending a lot of time in the sunshine greatly increases a person’s chances of developing skin cancer. So, in an attempt to keep a single disease from setting in, you’ll probably be inadvertently causing another. 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 should you improve your direct exposure to the sunlight so that you don’t get MS? Ask a family doctor if this is an excellent idea. Your health care provider will find out if you are vulnerable for the disease (and how much) by checking out your genetics, medical history and current health. From there a family doctor will help uou determine the best ways to keep the disease at bay.
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