How Does the Sun Affect Your Immune System and Skin?
We continue in our health corner today by looking at sunshine. Sunshine has awesome benefits that will surprise you. But sunshine must be absorbed in moderation. If you want to maintain that awesome glow as you grow sunshine can help. If you want to boost your immune system, sunshine will give you an extra boost.
So how can we improve the glow? How does sunshine affect our immune system and skin?
Sunshine provides us with a great source of Vitamin D. When absorbed in moderation, sunshine gives our immune system a strong boost. Sunlight activates immune cells and increases their movement. When our cells detect a harmful agent they communicate with each other and release white blood cells to the area that is in danger. Sunshine improves our body’s ability to fight against harmful viruses and bacteria. Why not help to build our army of cells as they fight these ailments for us? Why not help to build our defense system so that we can be happy and healthy? Our bodies need sunshine.
We want to be honest with you however. When it comes to our health, things must be done in moderation and absorbing sunshine is no exception. To get the best benefit from sunshine we are encouraged to use sunscreen and to stay in the sun for a period of 20 minutes to avoid an overdose.
Now back to this vital resource known as sunshine. Think of it this way. When we take the medication that is prescribed by our doctor it helps us to feel better but we must take the right dosage. Because of the strong boost that sunshine gives our bodies, by maintaining healthy blood levels and helping our bodies to fight viruses we still need it but just in the right dosage.
Did you get your dose of sunshine today? Let’s not deprive our bodies of this vital source of vitamin D.
Let’s get some sunshine and don’t forget to use your sunscreen to stay protected.
But what about the skin? How does the sun affect your immune system which affects your skin?
As we age our skin loses elasticity and tends to develop spots and wrinkles buy there is hope. The ultraviolet (UV) rays helps your skin to maintain a healthy glow even as you grow and it also helps persons with different conditions. The UV light in the sun helps your skin to heal from conditions such eczema and psoriasis which cause rashes and lesions.
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