Guest guest Posted June 19, 2001 Report Share Posted June 19, 2001 Debbie: I agree with most of your points... I think it was over at WWW recently that cattle with skin cancer was discussed, without any back-up from reliable sources. I can see that ozone depletion may increase our exposure to UV, however, and make it easier for our skin to burn and damage our eyes. I have always preferred the dark glasses and long sleeves method; I'm not a Goth, but I have a sort of regressive pleasure in my pallor. Probably a past life issue; it has only been in the last century that people found tans fashionable, women bleached their skin and avoided the sun before that for many centuries. The mechanism of neoplasm is mutation. There are so many things that can cause mutation it is impossible to list them all. However, a mutated cell does not automatically mean cancer. The body has natural mechanisms for frogwalking those aberrent cells out of the system, just like viruses and bacteria. The critical factor is the constitution of the system, its ability to recognize and remove the glitches before they become ingrained. In other words, pulling the weeds before they take over the garden. When we have diminished our immune system through exhaustion, misuse or lack of personal maintenance, our bodies don't have good reflexes to grab those cells, viruses and bacteria and dispose of them. Once those cells replicate, and become a tumor, your opportunity for weeding the garden is reduced enormously; at that point, it's more like, if life gives you dandelions, make wine out of 'em. The body isn't used to having to deal with tumors, but it can be 'retrained' to do it. And each person in that situation needs to do what resonates for them, because that in the long run will be what best supports their faith and their immune system. One of the things that has been postulated to cause cellular mutation is excessive exposure to the sun by people who have sensitive fair skin, because it is not the sun exposure, but the burning and blistering, that damages the skin and makes it more sluggish to respond to mutated cells. Melanin seems to be a useful protectant for darker skinned folks. But all in all, better safe than sorry. There is no need to *fry* in the sun, and there are safe ways to tan, including gradual exposure. Sort of homeopathic, eh? Blessings, Crow debdowap wrote: > > I would just like to add my 2 cents about the SUN and disease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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