Sunshine Makes Us Healthy, Energize.com Reveals
Online, May 1, 2012 (Newswire.com) - It's a well-established fact that the sun is the source of life whether directly or indirectly. It gives energy and light.
Energize.com, a website dedicated to promoting a healthy and happy lifestyle, offers the latest in news and articles on health and wellness. It gives valuable information and advice about exercise, foods, holistic health, meditation and mind boosters, and many more. Aside from these, Energize.com also offers products to supplement and complement a healthy lifestyle.
Energize.com shares the advantages of sunshine in one of its articles. Some may find it hard to believe since ultraviolet radiation from the sun has been linked as one of the leading causes of skin cancer, but sunshine indeed helps prevent cancer and skin problems. Adequate sun exposure helps the body manufacture vitamin D, which has numerous benefits.
Studies show that vitamin D helps the body absorb calcium and phosphorous. Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to several conditions and diseases including allergies, bone and muscle pain, depression, insomnia, rickets, osteomalacia, osteoporosis as well as cancers of the colon, breast, skin and prostate, among others. However, proper sun protection is still recommended during prolonged exposure to sunlight. Moderation is the key.
Sunshine helps fight depression as it naturally lifts the mood. No need for total dependence on drugs, which carry the risks of overdose and adverse side effects.
Sunshine also helps people suffering from insomnia. It may even be one of the cures of insomnia. Studies show that there is a connection between sunshine, exercise and insomnia. Sleep is regulated by the body's internal clock. Sunshine makes people feel alert.
"Sunshine can help to regulate our body clocks which are responsible for controlling our sleep patterns and the quality of sleep we get," Energize.com explains. This is confirmed by studies at the John Hopkins Sleep Disorder Center which state that "increasing alertness during the day should have a reciprocal effect on sleepiness at night."
Read more on the health benefits of sunshine and the latest health and wellness advice and stories at Energize.com.
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