"It is often said that the great increase in deaths from melanoma during the last 60 years has been caused by an increased popularity of sunbathing, but during the same time there has been a great increase in the incidence of cancer of the prostate, which is in a location that gets very little exposure to light.
What these two cancers have in common is a sensitivity to estrogen, and it is during this same period of time that we have been exposed to increased amounts of estrogen-like chemicals in the environment as
a result of industrial pollution: Dioxins, phenols, chlorinated hydrocarbons, DDT, smoke, etc. It is likely that these cancers (and others) are caused by the estrogenic pollutants." - Ray Peat PhD
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| Some of the annually hottest countries in the world, such as; Libya, Morocco, India and Iran have an incidence of skin cancer at times 15x less than most scandinavian countries that receive little high end UV exposure, upon comparison. |
The incidence of melanoma is consistently lower the higher the altitude you travel, ultraviolet light is more intense here, than at lower elevations. It is common for melanoma to develop on relatively shaded areas, including the middle of the back and the inside of the thigh, unlike the ordinary less malignant skin cancers, which develop most often on the forehead, nose, ear, cheek, and lip, where sun exposure is greatest.
Unsaturated fats + UV rays = oxidation imposed inflammation!
Now if your hosting a large amount of unsaturated fats in your tissues via your "healthy" diet and your love for nuts + seeds has gotten out of control, then along with excessive mid day sun exposure and a faulty metabolism you'll be gradually and some what sporadically oxidising the unsaturated fatty acids... at a rate that forces your mitochondria to lessen their sensitivity to glucose, inhibiting your livers ability to convert adequate thyroid hormone and estrogen along with cortisol will waste your highly protective supplies of vitamin E and force your adaptive metabolism to drop your body temp to a number that requires you to need the sun to even get warm (cold blooded reptiles need to do this as their thyroid is pretty sluggish).
So, the point being raised here is this; most if not all commercial and 'alternative' brands of suncream contain oils, that usually constitute a large percentage of unsaturated fatty acids.
As described above, when these creams, lotions and bullshit potions are applied little or often to our skin and evidently exposed to the ultraviolet light and perpetual stress and heat by the sun, by design, due to their unique molecular structure (double carbon bonds) and vulnerability, they and along with the unopposed estrogen, will form uncontrolled free radicals, inflammation and thus burning to the skin (the same happens when you cook with these oils).
If you want to take it a step further, this process is known to increase the formation and production of melanin, an intrinsic antioxidant produced as an adaptive response to protect the tissue against oxidation.
The suns interaction with the unsaturated oils in the suncream is exactly what is causing the inflammation to become exacerbated.
The small weighted particles are likely causing a cluster fuck of damage!
If we all viewed our skin as the same way we do our heart and brain, and if we were to give our brain and heart the same degree of attention as we do with our cosmetics and disposable materials that hide our unresolved insecurities, then I'm pretty confident we'd all take a step back and question a few of the products we laver on ourselves every summer.
The skin is like an antenna. It is rich in nerve cells and therefore exchanges high amounts of information with the central nervous system.
Acting as if these creams and their active and inactive components don't impact our internal environments is not only ignorant but completely unscientific. Benzophenone-3 (BP-3) for example, a common sun cream ingredient, can be detected in the urine. Prior studies suggest that BP-3 concentrations increase after application of sunscreen, demonstrating the rate of absorption and potential immuno-supressive impact they can offer.
Unsaturated fats + UV rays = oxidation imposed inflammation!
Now if your hosting a large amount of unsaturated fats in your tissues via your "healthy" diet and your love for nuts + seeds has gotten out of control, then along with excessive mid day sun exposure and a faulty metabolism you'll be gradually and some what sporadically oxidising the unsaturated fatty acids... at a rate that forces your mitochondria to lessen their sensitivity to glucose, inhibiting your livers ability to convert adequate thyroid hormone and estrogen along with cortisol will waste your highly protective supplies of vitamin E and force your adaptive metabolism to drop your body temp to a number that requires you to need the sun to even get warm (cold blooded reptiles need to do this as their thyroid is pretty sluggish).
So, the point being raised here is this; most if not all commercial and 'alternative' brands of suncream contain oils, that usually constitute a large percentage of unsaturated fatty acids.
As described above, when these creams, lotions and bullshit potions are applied little or often to our skin and evidently exposed to the ultraviolet light and perpetual stress and heat by the sun, by design, due to their unique molecular structure (double carbon bonds) and vulnerability, they and along with the unopposed estrogen, will form uncontrolled free radicals, inflammation and thus burning to the skin (the same happens when you cook with these oils).
If you want to take it a step further, this process is known to increase the formation and production of melanin, an intrinsic antioxidant produced as an adaptive response to protect the tissue against oxidation.
The suns interaction with the unsaturated oils in the suncream is exactly what is causing the inflammation to become exacerbated.
The small weighted particles are likely causing a cluster fuck of damage!
If we all viewed our skin as the same way we do our heart and brain, and if we were to give our brain and heart the same degree of attention as we do with our cosmetics and disposable materials that hide our unresolved insecurities, then I'm pretty confident we'd all take a step back and question a few of the products we laver on ourselves every summer.
The skin is like an antenna. It is rich in nerve cells and therefore exchanges high amounts of information with the central nervous system.
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| An unconscious accumulation of stored PUFA, unopposed estrogen, blood sugar disregulation, 50 weeks of sedentary living and the inability to cope with the sun = a mess. |
Drs Cedric and Frank Garland of the University of California, are the foremost opponents of the use of chemical sun creams. Recent studies by them and others have shown a higher rate of melanoma among men who regularly use sun creams and blockers due to the active ingredient 'benzophenone' of which is activated by ultraviolet light the same way oxybenzone and benzophenone-3 are. Benzophenone is used in industrial processes to initiate chemical reactions and promote cross-linking, its also one of the most powerful free radical generators used in our cosmetics and if you want to promote hormonal dis-regulation (shifting away from a state of homeostasis), then that along with the any of the 5-estrogens will sure create trouble.
The suncream inhibits effective synthesis of vitamin D3 and cholesterol sulphate at the skin!
So not only does the use of suncream do very little to prevent you from getting 'sun-burnt', you'll also find yourself virtually getting no intrinsic and biological benefit from the more well known UVB light when applying it. As by design the suncream manufactures utilise estrogenic mimicking chemicals such as; oxybenzone, avobenzone, octinoxate and various cheap PABA derivatives like ethyl and glyceryl to "prevent" any absorption and interaction by the UVB 'raysiation' (<< Not a "real" word).
The issue here lies with the simple fact that UVB exposure to our skin is designed to synthesise with cholesterol sulphate and form vitamin D3 via our highly sophisticated anabolic hormonal corridors.
If you're preventing this very normal pathway from flowing don't be surprised when you come up front with (like half the UK population) signs and symptoms relating to muscular atrophy, estrogen dominance, progesterone deficiency, a hyper-parathyroid (Vit D enhances calcium assimilation), disrupted sleep patterns and blood sugar handling issues.
I've worked with a number of clients that have simply been prescribed, by their doc (and natro), a cheap and highly toxic Vit D2 supplement (of which is known to drive blood and tissue calcium up and potassium down i.e. hypothyroidism i.e. calcium should be in the bones, not the tissues).
Now that may not sound so bad, but when we delve a little deeper and take a look at the affects these crap sups are having on our cardiovascular and metabolic health (especially D2) and that most vitamin D3 "deficiencies" are actually due to a lack of bio-availbale magnesium… It can all be prevented with a bit of awareness.
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| There are certain oils that have adapted to cope and thrive in high temps, to avoid oxidation and thus rancidity. |
that is highly correlated with melanoma -- whereas the UVB is the one that produces the vitamin D3, and that’s from 290 to 315 nanometers. If you want to get out in the sun to maximize your vitamin D3 production, and minimize your risk of malignant melanoma, the middle of the day is the best time and safest time to go, just don't make burning a regular occurrence, but if you do, be sure to apply some topical vitamin E and coconut oil to counter the inflammatory effects and some high potassium fruits to regulate blood sugar from the stress of burning.
For example, several studies have found that the sun-blockers, which decrease the ordinary skin damage caused by ultraviolet rays, actually increase the risk of developing melanoma, by causing mutations when the cells’ chromosomes interact with the sunscreen and the light (This is something that I'm reading more into everyday, but be sure to check out the links).
All the systems in our bodies are linked by negative feedback mechanisms, everything effects everything. You're never "just" putting suncream on your skin, there is always a consequence and consequential effect in doing so.
Don't be blind to common sense. Stay open, not gullible.
Be Wise.
Beatle.
Still somewhat confused? Then check out this brilliant literature review from 2012 regarding the controversial safety and effectiveness of topical sun creams.
All the systems in our bodies are linked by negative feedback mechanisms, everything effects everything. You're never "just" putting suncream on your skin, there is always a consequence and consequential effect in doing so.
Don't be blind to common sense. Stay open, not gullible.
Be Wise.
Beatle.
Still somewhat confused? Then check out this brilliant literature review from 2012 regarding the controversial safety and effectiveness of topical sun creams.
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