Sunglasses and your eyes

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Sunglasses and Your Eye HealthAdapted from Debra’s Guide to Choosing Natural Sun Protection, Did you know that the first sunglasses were worn by courtiers in 14th century China? The smoke-tinted lenses were designed, not to protect eyes, but to conceal their expression! Today, we need sunglasses for an entirely different reason: excessive sun exposure can cause loss of vision, cataracts, and cancer of the eye. Sunglasses offer protection, but what kinds are best? Find out, here: Most of us do not get enough unprotected sunlight: most sources agree that we need at least 20 minutes a day. But sunglasses are a must when facing prolonged exposure. On the beach or the ski slopes, or when driving, sunglasses will not only prevent glare, but will protect your eyes from the harmful effects of UV rays. UV rays are a part of sunlight that is an invisible form of radiation which can penetrate and change

the structure of skin and eye cells. UVB rays have shorter wavelengths and are the principle cause of sunburn, skin cancer, and premature aging of the skin. UVA rays have longer wavelengths and penetrate more deeply, contributing to skin cancer and aging. Lightly tinted lenses block 70 percent of UVB and 20 percent of UVA. Medium-tinted lenses block 95 percent of UVB and 60 percent of UVA. Dark-tinted lenses block 99 percent of UVB and 60 percent of UVA. Sunglasses that wrap around or have side pieces sides offer protection from rays creeping in around the edges. Suzi What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered. health/ http://suziesgoats.wholefoodfarmacy.com/ http://360./suziesgoats

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Don't believe in sunglasses.

Used to wear them all the time until I met Carl and he told me how unnatural they are and now my eyes are actually stronger than they were before.

I used to have to wear reading glasses and couldn't even look at the computer screen without them now I don't use glasses for anything.

Doesn't make sense to hide your eyes from something natural and life giving. The only time the sun bothers my eyes is when driving and that is not a natural thing either now is it :-)

Tracey

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> Don't believe in sunglasses.

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> Used to wear them all the time until I met Carl and he told me how

unnatural they are and now my eyes are actually stronger than they

were before.

>

> I used to have to wear reading glasses and couldn't even look at

the computer screen without them now I don't use glasses for anything.

>

> Doesn't make sense to hide your eyes from something natural and

life giving. The only time the sun bothers my eyes is when driving and

that is not a natural thing either now is it :-)

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> Tracey

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Yes sunglasses are unnatural. The purpose of our eyes is to see and in

order to do that we need light. Now the our eyes take in light and

tell our body when it is daylight. When there is no light our body

tells us it is night. Pretty simple and basic stuff I know. Now your

body runs on a biological clock that is timed with, naturally, day and

night. When it is day the light coming into your eyes naturally will

begin the process of producing melanin to help protect your skin from

the solar rays of the sun. At night, when it is dark your eyes tell

the body to stop producing melanin as it is not needed. When you wear

sunglasses you fool your body into thinking it is darker than it

really is and it will therefore not produce enough or any malanin to

protect you from the solar radiations. This is one reason why so many

people burn in the sun, they wear sunglasses while out tanning or

working in the sun.

I agree it makes little sense to hide the eyes from the sun. They need

it as does your body. The sun assists the body in so many processes.

Don