Heal Yourself With Sunlight, by A. Moritz; Author of Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation

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Heal Yourself With Sunlight

By Andreas Moritz

Author of Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation

 

The time when one's immediate natural impulse on the first sunny

spring day Was to get outside and enjoy it is long gone.

 

Only the very courageous or "careless" who defy the grim warnings from

Medical mandarins and cancer specialists, wholeheartedly endorsed by

the Sunscreen industry, dare to venture forth into the "dangerous" sun.

Unless they are covered head to toe with sun protection factor (SPF)

60, They gamble with their lives, or so they are made to believe, by

those who Serve their own vested interests.

Fortunately, this view is beginning to crumble in the blatant

absence of Scientific proof that sunlight causes disease. What is being discovered

Instead is that lack of sun exposure is one of the greatest risk

factors for Disease.

 

Very few people know that not getting enough sun kills 50,000 people

from Cancer deaths every year in the US alone. As shown later, these are

deaths That are easily preventable through the Vitamin D produced by the

body in Response to regular sun exposure.

Unfortunately, it is the ultraviolet portion of sunlight that is the

most Easily eliminated by windows, houses, spectacles, sunglasses, sun

lotions, And clothing.

 

Before antibiotic drugs were discovered in the 1930s - penicillin

having Been the first one - the healing power of sunlight was favored by the

Medical community, at least in Europe.

 

Sunlight therapy, called heliotherapy, was indeed considered to be

the most Successful treatment for infectious diseases from the late 19th to the

Mid-20th century. Studies revealed that exposing patients to controlled

Amounts of sunlight dramatically lowered elevated blood pressure (up

to 40 Mm Hg drop), decreased cholesterol in the bloodstream, lowered

abnormally High blood sugar in diabetics, and increased the number of white blood

Cells, which people need to help resist disease. Patients suffering

from Gout, rheumatoid arthritis, colitis, arteriosclerosis, anemia,

cystitis, Eczema, acne, psoriasis, herpes, lupus, sciatica, kidney problems,

asthma, And even burns, have all received great benefits from the healing

rays of The sun.

 

The medical doctor and author, Dr. Auguste Rollier, was the most famous

Heliotherapist of his day. At his peak, he operated 36 clinics with

over 1,000 beds in Leysin, Switzerland. His clinics were situated 5,000 feet

Above sea level, the high altitude allowing his patients to catch a

lot more UV light than was possible at the lower levels of the atmosphere. Dr.

Rollier used the UV rays of sunlight to treat diseases such as

tuberculosis (TB), rickets, smallpox, lupus vulgaris (skin tuberculosis), and

wounds. He Followed in the footsteps of Danish physician Dr. Niels Finsen, who

won a Nobel Prize in 1903 for his treatment of TB using ultraviolet light.

Rollier Found that sunbathing early in the morning, in conjunction with a

nutritious Diet, produced the best effects.

 

The miraculous complete cures of tuberculosis and other diseases

facilitated By these doctors made headlines at the time. What surprised the medical

Community most was the fact that the sun's healing rays remained

ineffective If the patients wore sunglasses. [sunglasses block out important

rays of the Light spectrum which the body requires for essential biological

functions.]

 

Note: your eyes receive these rays even if you are in the shade.

By the year 1933, there were over 165 different diseases for which

sunlight Proved to be a beneficial treatment. However, with the death of

Rollier in 1954 and the growing power of the pharmaceutical industry,

heliotherapy fell Into disuse.

 

By the 1960s, man-made "miracle drugs" had replaced medicine's

fascination With the sun's healing powers, and by the 1980s the public was

increasingly Being bombarded with warnings about sunbathing and the risks of skin

cancer.

 

Today, the sun is considered the main culprit for causing skin cancer,

Certain cataracts leading to blindness, and aging of the skin. Only

those Who take the "risk" of exposing themselves to sunlight find that the

sun Makes them feel better, provided they don't use sunscreens or burn

their Skin.

 

The UV-rays in sunlight actually stimulate the thyroid gland to

increase Hormone production, which in turn increases the body's basal

metabolic rate. This assists both in weight loss and improved muscle development. Farm

Animals fatten much faster when kept indoors, and so do people who

stay out Of the sun.

 

Therefore, if you want to lose weight or increase your muscle tone,

expose Your body to the sun on a regular basis.

The use of antibiotics, which has practically replaced heliotherapy,

has in Recent years led to the development of drug-resistant strains of

bacteria, Which defy any treatment other than the balanced use of sun, water,

air, and Food. Cutting out or substantially reducing any of these four essential

Constituents of life, results in disease.

 

Any person who misses out on sunlight becomes weak and suffers

mental and physical problems as a result. His vital energy diminishes in due time,

which is reflected in his quality of life. The populations in Northern

European countries like Norway and Finland, which experience months of

darkness every year, have a higher incidence of irritability, fatigue,

illness, insomnia, depression, alcoholism, and suicide than those

living in the sunny parts of the world. Their skin cancer rates are higher,

too. For example, the incidence of melanoma (skin cancer) on the Orkney and

Shetland Isles, north of Scotland, is 10 times that of Mediterranean islands.

 

UV light is known to activate an important skin hormone called

solitrol. Solitrol influences our immune system and many of our body's regulatory

centers, and, in conjunction with the pineal hormone melatonin, causes

changes in mood and daily biological rhythms. The hemoglobin in our red

blood cells requires ultraviolet (UV) light to bind to the oxygen

needed for all cellular functions. Lack of sunlight can, therefore, be held

co-responsible for almost any kind of illness, including skin cancer

and other forms of cancer. As you are about to find out, it may be highly

detrimental to your health to miss out on sunlight.

 

Can UV-Radiation Prevent and Cure Skin Cancer?

A major concern of our scientists today is the dramatic increase of

skin cancers around the world. There are three main types of skin cancer,

two of which, basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma (non-melanomas), are

increasingly prevalent, whereas the third, malignant melanoma, is

much rarer but far more lethal. The most pressing question is why would the sun

suddenly become so vicious and try to kill scores of people after

thousands of years of harmlessness?

 

The medical community claims that ultraviolet light (UV) is the

major cause of skin cancers. This theory is based on the assumption that our

thinning ozone layer permits too much of the germicidal UV to penetrate to the

surface of the earth and causes destruction of all kinds, including

damage to our skin and eye cells. Yet the theory has major flaws and no

scientific backing. Contrary to general belief, there is no evidence that

reduction in the ozone layer, observed at the poles, has caused any increase in

melanomas.

 

The germicidal frequency of UV is destroyed or is filtered out by

the ozone layer in the Earth's stratosphere, and only small amounts--necessary to

purify the air we breathe and the water we drink-- actually reach the

surface of the earth. To that effect, a study of Punta Arenas, the

largest South American city close to the Antarctic ozone hole, showed no

increase in health problems related to depleted ozone.

In fact, UV measures were too small to have any noticeable effect.

Actual measurements taken in the United States since 1974 show that the

amount of UV radiation reaching the surface of the earth is decreasing and

continues to decrease slightly each year. This research was conducted to

detect the frequency of UV radiation that causes sunburn. UV radiation had

dropped an average of 0.7 percent per year over the period from 1974 to 1985 and

continued to do so afterwards.

 

The fact that the number of skin cancers in the United States had

doubled within this period of 11 years contradicts the theory that UV light

is the reason behind the skin cancer epidemic. The number of malignant skin

cancers (melanomas) discovered in 1980 in the United States was 8,000, and

eight years later it had increased by 350 percent to 28,000. In 1930, the

expectancy of developing melanoma was as low as 1 in 1,300 people.

Since 2003, 45,000 to 50,000 new cases are diagnosed every year in the United

States. Melanomas, which account for 75 percent of all skin cancer

deaths, make up only 5 percent of all reported skin cancers. The most

striking fact about this lethal form of cancer is that it can occur in parts of

the body that are not necessarily exposed to the sun such as the eye, the

rectum, vulva, vagina, mouth, respiratory tract, GI tract and urinary bladder.

Overall, since the beginning of the new millennium, each year one

million Americans are being diagnosed with some form of skin cancer. There are

millions of sufferers now, all of whom have been made to believe

that the sun is the culprit for their skin diseases. But since UV radiation is

decreasing every year and skin cancers were extremely rare 100 years

ago when UV intensity was much higher and people spent much more time

outdoors, what other factor could be held responsible for causing skin cancer?

 

The More UV, the Less Cancer Even if UV penetration to the surface of the Earth did actually

increase by, for example, one percent each year (which is not the case), such slight

increases would still be hundreds, if not thousands, of times less

than the normal variations which people experience because of differences in

geography.

 

Let's assume that you move from an area near either one of the Polar

Regions, e.g. Iceland or Finland, toward the equator, e.g. Kenya or

Uganda in East Africa. By the time you reach the equator, you will have

increased your body's exposure to UV light by a whooping 5,000 percent! If you

live in England and decide to move to Northern Australia you will increase your

exposure by 600 percent! Calculations show that for every six miles

you move closer to the equator, you increase your exposure to UV light by one

percent.

 

Today, millions of people around the world travel from low exposure

places to areas of high exposure near the equator. Many thousands of tourists

travel to areas that are located at much higher altitudes than where

they normally live. For every 100 feet of elevation there is a significant

increase in UV radiation. But this does not prevent people from

climbing mountains or living in countries like Switzerland or at the high

altitudes of the Himalayan Mountains.

 

According to the UV/cancer theory, most Kenyan, Tibetan, or Swiss

residents should be afflicted with skin cancer today. Yet this is not the case

at all. The fact is that those who reside at high altitudes or near the equator

where UV radiation is the most concentrated are virtually free of all

cancers, not just skin cancers! This shows that UV radiation does

not cause cancer; in fact, it can even prevent it.

 

The human body has a unique ability to become accustomed to all

kinds of variations in the environment. It is equipped with perfect

self-regulating mechanisms that protect it against damage from the natural elements.

 

Overexposure to swimming in the sea or in a lake can lead to

extensive skin swelling, shivering, and circulatory problems. Our body will let us

know when it is time to get out of the water. Getting too close to a fire

will heat us up and encourage us to move away from it. Rainwater is

natural, but standing in the rain for too long can drain our immune system and

make us susceptible to catching a cold. Eating sustains our lives, but

overeating can lead to obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. Sleeping

recharges our "batteries" and revitalizes the body and mind, yet too much of

it makes us sluggish, depressed, and ill. Likewise, sunlight has healing

properties unless we use it to burn holes into our skin. Why should any of these

natural elements or processes cause us harm unless we abuse or

overuse them?

 

Wouldn't it make more sense to say that a preference for unnatural

things like junk food, stimulants, alcohol, drugs, medical intervention

(unless it is for an emergency), as well as pollution, irregular sleeping and

eating habits, stress, excessive greed for money and power, and the lack of

contact with nature, are more likely to cause such diseases as skin cancer and

cataracts than natural phenomena that have ensured continued growth and

evolution on the planet throughout the ages?

 

It is very encouraging to see that new treatments using light are

increasingly being recognized as breakthrough methods for cancer and

many other diseases. The US Food and Drug Administration recently

approved "light therapy" to fight advanced esophageal cancer and early lung

cancer--with fewer risks than are found with the use of surgery and chemotherapy.

 

Although it has been known for over 100 years that light can kill

diseased cells, it is only since a number of convincing research studies have

been conducted that there has been a sudden resurgence of interest in light

therapy. There is promising success with bladder cancer,

infertility-causing endometriosis, advanced lung and esophageal cancers, skin cancer, and

diseases leading to blindness, psoriasis, and autoimmune disorders.

In one study, light therapy eliminated 79 percent of early lung cancers.

Regular exposure to sunlight still seems to be one of the best measures one

can take to prevent cancer, including cancers of the skin.

 

Now Even Doctors And Scientists Say, "It's Not True!"

Like myself, there have always been some health practitioners who

didn't buy into the theory that the sun causes deadly diseases. It warms my

heart to hear that now even some of the top authorities in the field are

standing up for the truth, despite intense criticism from their colleagues.

In an article written in the New York Times in August 2004, a

high-profile dermatologist, Dr. Bernard Ackerman (a recent winner of the American

Academy of Dermatology's prestigious, once-yearly Master Award), publicly

questioned the commonly accepted assumption about the sunlight/melanoma link.

 

According to Dr. Ackerman, who in 1999 founded the world's largest

center for dermatopathology training, there is no proof whatsoever that sun

exposure causes melanoma. To substantiate his arguments, he cites a

recently published article in the Archives of Dermatology concluding that no

evidence exists supporting the notion that sunscreen prevents melanoma, a

claim the mega-million dollar sunscreen industry and those in the medical

mainstream have falsely made for decades.

 

Dr. Ackerman didn't stop at exposing this decades-long deception of the

masses; he also cast doubt on the increase in the incidence of melanoma

cases medical mainstream doctors insist is happening. He found that an

expansion of the diagnostic definition of "melanoma" has allowed a much

broader array of symptoms to be classified as the deadly disease

compared to just 30 years ago. Melanoma has to a large extent "grown" to epidemic

proportions because of statistical manipulations. In other words, if

the same diagnostic definition applied 30 years ago were applied today,

melanomas would have increased only insignificantly.

 

Furthermore, this respected physician challenged the medical

mainstream to explain why nearly all cases of melanoma among certain races (black

African, Asian and South American) occur in areas of the body that are almost

never exposed to sunlight--places like the palms, soles of the feet, and

mucous membranes. Should it not raise doubts among physicians and patients

alike when even among pale-faces, the most common sites for melanoma (legs in

women, torso in men) get significantly less sunlight exposure than

other parts of the body?

 

To make a point, based on this and other evidence, your best chance of

avoiding melanoma is to move to areas of higher UV-concentration,

such as mountainous regions or the equatorial tropics and become a nudist!

Since sunlight boosts the immune system, you may find that such a move

would also help with many other health issues from which you may be suffering.

Naturally, all this data raises the question, what actually causes skin

cancer? The answer may surprise you greatly.

 

Andreas Moritz is a medical intuitive; a practitioner of Ayurveda,

iridology, shiatsu, and vibrational medicine; a writer; and an

artist. He is the author of The Amazing Liver and Gallbladder Flush, Timeless

Secrets of Health and Rejuvenation, Lifting the Veil of Duality, Cancer Is Not a

Disease, It's Time to Come Alive, Heart Disease No More, Diabetes No

More, Simple Steps to Total Health, Diabetes -- No More, Ending the AIDS

Myth and Heal Yourself with Sunlight.

 

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