Re: Melanoma and the sun

[Guest guest]

I have read that the types of fat in the diet have more to do with

susceptibility to sun damage then sunlight. I have a freind who I just found

out

yesterday has melanoma and at this point would be hesitant to encourage sun

exposure. Still, one has to wonder about the safety of sunscreens. Donna

[Guest guest]

Thanks for putting this out, . It is SO, SO, SO true! Readying to write an article about D, I have been doing a literature search that is quite astounding. It dovetails with what we have learned about minerals ... AND the soy bean association's attempt to gain a larger share of the market by damning coconut (plant saturated) oil in the 80s. After that marketing campaign, the food manufacturers whole sale dropped using coconut oil in our processed foods, allowng the melanoma rate and the thyroid rate of cancer to skyrocked during the 90s and 00s. Our bodies want/use a ratio of polyunsaturated/saturated oils ..... have never found the exact figures on it though. Our bodyies NEED sun.....and our bodies NEED minerals to metabolize, conjugate, distribute and utilize the sun benefits. One of the articles I've come across implies the conudrum about tanning beds to have been a political exchange to the cosmetic companies to allow them to market SPF lotions. So thre appears to be a whole spider's nest of collusion going on around that 'sun is bad for you' campaign fostered on us by the powers th at be. having has the incredible opportunity to live at the equator for 6 years (frum the age of 5 - 11), the people inthat environment are healthy, vibrant, vital, energetic, and STRONG! Never could get behind that 'stay out of the sun' garbage. Sunny Sunny Kierstyn, RN DC Fibromyalgia Care Center of Oregon 2677 Willakenzie Road, 7CEugene, Oregon, 97401541- 654-0850; Fx; 541- 654-0834www.drsunnykierstyn.com From: portlandchiro1@...Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2011 08:14:35 -0700Subject: Melanoma and the sun

Another interesting find from WC MD. I have not found the study the venerable refers to but I have little doubt it is out there. Will post when I find it. This is of interest to me since I had a Melanoma about 12 years ago.

Schneider DCPDXAnother sunshine myth crumbles

There's a link between sun exposure and melanoma alright, but it's not what you've been told.

Sunlight doesn't cause this deadly skin cancer... but a lack of it sure will!

I've been telling you that for years -- decades, even. And now the studies are starting to catch up to me. The latest one shows that vitamin D can protect women from melanoma.

Of course, the number one source of vitamin D is the sun. But even your number 2 option -- a quality vitamin D3 supplement -- offers first-rate benefits.

Researchers looked at data on 36,000 women between 50 and 79 years over seven years. They found that the women who were taking D3 supplements had less than half the melanoma risk of women who were taking a placebo.

Men, women and children all need D -- and as we spend less time in the sun (and slather on greasy, cancer-causing, sun-blocking goo when we do go out), our melanoma rates shoot right up.

One study out of sunny Australia a few years back found that office workers were more likely to get melanoma than lifeguards. It's also a fact that melanoma is more common in gloomy Ohio than in the Sunshine State of Florida.

But read the coverage of the newest study, and it's like the sun doesn't

even exist: The Reuters report on this study ran nearly 800 words... and not once did it mention sunlight.

Unbelievable!

Meanwhile, another new study claims daily aspirin use can slash your melanoma risk -- but why on earth would you mess with a drug with serious known health risks when you can just get a little more sunlight and take a vitamin D supplement instead?

-- Schneider DC PDX