Physics Argument - Is Sunbathing Good For You?

skin cancers impact is also noteable because it's victims tend to be younger than those of most other cancers. "Average age of skin-cancer diagnosis is 49, and victims in their teens, 20s and 30s are not uncommon," says researcher Dr. John Thompson of the university of washington and the Fred Huchinsin Cancer Research Centre. One way to reverse this trend is to take more care in our younger years. research has found that, in most cases of skin cancer, the cause can be linked back to childhood, usually to a bad case of sunburn. We can reduce the number of young people suffering with skin cancer by simply taking more care. young people in particular should be encouraged to use sunscreen and taking various other precautions including not overexpsoing themselves to UV radiation.

experts recommend that you do not stay in the sun around midday. this is because this is when the suns UV rays are at their strongest and therefore we are at the most risk.

sunbathing also has its good points. it activates a gene called pom-C which inturn helps to: create menalin that determines your skin clour, enhance your sex drive, stimulate your happiness hormones (endorphins) and help you to burn fat by stimulating leptin.

in reasonable doses, sunbathing helps your body to genertate essential lots of vitamins, primarily vitamin D which strengthens your bones and muscles and it also boosts the immune system which protects you from infections.

Sunlight can also help your body combat various illnesses including cancers and it can help clear up some skin problems. Being in the sun releases endorphins which act to reduce your stress levels through inducing a sence of relaxation and wellbeing. this helps, amungst other things, to rebuild your immune system and it can reduce your risk of suffering from depression by chemically altering your mood. new research suggests that Vitamin D3 has the potential to lower the risk of common cancers such as colon, breast and ovarian by up to 50% Sunbathing increases your levels of menalin and gives you a suntan which can make you look and feel great and is a great way to unwind.

Views of sunbathing are very diverse. on the 30th March 2004 Cancer Resaerch UK put out a press release that warned: "Almost three quarters of Britain's young men and woman are boosting their risk of potentially fatal skin cancer in their search for a suntan."

However since then the Sunlight Nutrition and Health Research Centre, quoting recent research has stated that "50,000-63000 anual cancer deaths in the US(10% of all cancer deaths) could be prevented if all americas had sufficient vitamin D... In the UK, the preventable cancer deaths with sifficient vitamin D could be as high as 20% since oral intake is low and Vitamin D produced from solar UVB is much lower than in the US." it goes on "while more research is needed to check these results, there is already enough known about the health benefits ofVitamin D to change public health policies now"

in conclusion I think moderation is key. It is up to you to decide what is right for you. get it right and you will feel and be healthy and look great. But if you get it wrong the penalty could be very severe. on one hand there is a danger of skin cancer but on the other hand you could end up with vitamin deficiencies. There is always more advances in scientific knowledge and there will always be conflicting views. i think it is up to you how you iterpret the evidence- what is right for one person may not be for another. there is risk involved with every aspect of our lives and nothing can ever be completely safe.