Yes, Virginia, Sunshine Really IS Good For You

Oh, the poor, poor sunshine. It gives us life, but we continually dis it. The fiery ball of wonder is just another word for ’skin cancer’ these days.

Of course, the sun can have a part in helping you develop skin cancer, but that’s if it’s taken to the extreme, or if a predisposition to cancer exists. Anything healthy can kill you in major excess. I even know of a man who died after he ate too much broccoli.

But here’s the word, folks: not only is the sun good for you, you need it to survive. Just try to get–or process–that Vitamin D without it. Isn’t it wonderful to think you can go outside and soak up some vitamins?

There’s a reason that Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) exists. There’s a reason why people with little sun exposure are often unhealthy. And there’s a reason why climates with the least amount of sun have the highest amount of early deaths.

We need that fiery ball of wonder in order to be as physically and mentally healthy as we can be.

There are gazoodles of scientific and opinion-based articles on the subject, but here are a quick few to tide you over:

The bald and beautiful Cory has rounded up a list of sunshine topics devised by our brilliant bloggers.
Reduce breast and ovarian cancer with Vitamin D. (But don’t take it from the bottle; you acquire and process it much better in the form of sunshine.)

Sunshine is especially important for vegetarians.

Some scientists believe that sunshine can even prevent skin cancer.

The sun is a mighty warrior in fighting diabetes.

Get some sun! And nuts, too, if you like them.
Indeed, sunshine is good for you.

So there you have it. Hey, why are you sitting in that dim, dusty room reading this? Get out and grab some sunshine!