actually, a problem that they're discovering now is that kids aren't getting enough sunshine, leading to various illnesses not least vitamin D deprication. Man is made to live in the sunshine. we evolved this very skin to do this very job, and as it's no more sunny than it was 1000 years ago, or 3000 years ago, we must be perfectly suited to the enviroment of our surroundings. Sure, there are exceptions. But a) there's no reason for everyone to follow the exceptions- that's like saying everyone should avoid eating nuts 'cos some people are allergic to them. And b)this time last year you were allergic to sunlight, then you started spending time in the sun and discovered it was just hayfever and a tendancy to burn. Lots of people think they have problems with the sun- very few people do. Very few. Most people are fine unless they're stupid. I think the whole 'sunlight will kill you all' is another ridiculous symptom of this 'we're all so fragile/how come people are still dying' thing. The human body is not fragile. It is more perfectly suited to its natural enviroment than science can yet account for. Maybe your mother overdid the tanning thing. More likely- if she was in her mid 30s and had had 2 kids, of course she suddenly started to age. That's what happens when people get older. Yo9u can stay out of the sun, but it ain't gonna stop you aging or dying, it'll just make you that little bit more sickly when you do so. Better idea- Spend as much time in the sun as your body seems to allow. If you start to burn after 15 minutes, stay outside for 15 minutes at a time. Use common sense. Mmother is redhead, very pale, and has always burnt very easily. As in, she's never tanned in her life. She always loved sunbathing, still does, and would rather be outside working in the garden on a sunny day then sit inside. She rarely gets burnt, but if she does, she does, and she has the face of a 54-year old. Which is fine, as she's 54. Everything is dangerous in excess, and everything must be tailored to the person. But if in doubt, I think you should err on the side of evolution knowing more about itself then scientists do. I could be wrong, but so far most things have supported my theory.
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Man is made to live in the sunshine. we evolved this very skin to do this very job, and as it's no more sunny than it was 1000 years ago, or 3000 years ago, we must be perfectly suited to the enviroment of our surroundings. Sure, there are exceptions. But a) there's no reason for everyone to follow the exceptions- that's like saying everyone should avoid eating nuts 'cos some people are allergic to them. And b)this time last year you were allergic to sunlight, then you started spending time in the sun and discovered it was just hayfever and a tendancy to burn. Lots of people think they have problems with the sun- very few people do. Very few. Most people are fine unless they're stupid.
I think the whole 'sunlight will kill you all' is another ridiculous symptom of this 'we're all so fragile/how come people are still dying' thing. The human body is not fragile. It is more perfectly suited to its natural enviroment than science can yet account for.
Maybe your mother overdid the tanning thing. More likely- if she was in her mid 30s and had had 2 kids, of course she suddenly started to age. That's what happens when people get older. Yo9u can stay out of the sun, but it ain't gonna stop you aging or dying, it'll just make you that little bit more sickly when you do so. Better idea- Spend as much time in the sun as your body seems to allow. If you start to burn after 15 minutes, stay outside for 15 minutes at a time. Use common sense.
Mmother is redhead, very pale, and has always burnt very easily. As in, she's never tanned in her life. She always loved sunbathing, still does, and would rather be outside working in the garden on a sunny day then sit inside. She rarely gets burnt, but if she does, she does, and she has the face of a 54-year old. Which is fine, as she's 54.
Everything is dangerous in excess, and everything must be tailored to the person. But if in doubt, I think you should err on the side of evolution knowing more about itself then scientists do. I could be wrong, but so far most things have supported my theory.