According to a researcher, the best way to prevent the appearance of cancer would be to expose yourself to the sun to boost your melatonin. But not at any time…
- The sun emits several types of radiation: visible light, gamma rays, ultraviolet, infrared, radio waves…
- Thanks to vitamin D, sun exposure has other benefits: it improves mood, regulates the internal clock, boosts the immune system, and according to studies, could ward off diseases like breast cancer and multiple sclerosis. in plates.
Should sunbathing be recommended by doctors in the same way as physical activity, a healthy diet and as little excess as possible? “The recent discovery [en 2016] in the United States that the human body produces melatonin through exposure to sunlight has completely transformed our understanding of this hormone and its potential health benefits”says oncologist Mohammad Muneeb Khan, founder of the organization Killing Cancer Kindly and world expert in cancer prevention.
Melatonin helps neutralize cancer cells
In a recent article published by the journal Study Finds, the doctor claims that sunbathing for 30 seconds every morning before 9 a.m. could drastically reduce the chances – from one in two to one in ten – of developing most cancers, making natural light a more inhibitory effective than any other preventive measure. More profitable in the long term, according to him, than “eat 2,500 bananas or one kilogram of Brazil nuts a day”.
This would be due to exposure to “near infrared” light – invisible to the human eye – which carries the heat emitted by the sun. By striking the retina, this light transmits an electrical signal which generates the production of a flow of melatonin. This molecule, known to be the sleep hormone involved in the circadian rhythm, turns out to be a “natural antioxidant twice as powerful as vitamin E, which neutralizes toxins and prevents carcinogenic genetic mutations”as well as a “hormone that destroys free radicals” (the accumulation of which is suspected to increase the risk of cancer).
Simply put, melatonin helps rid the body of potentially cancerous cells. But it is better to get up early, because infrared light is most effective at dawn. The later we sunbathe, the less our body secretes melatonin.
The “ultimate detox”, a morning stroll?
This would explain, according to the researcher, why certain populations in Asia, the Middle and Far East have a much lower risk of developing cancer than Western populations in the West. “Their people tend to rise very early and expose themselves to the morning sun, as part of their culture – and to escape the hottest part of the day – whereas other Western nations, as a rule , do not.” Most adults, the UK in this case, spend an average of 22 hours indoors and rarely venture outside before 9 a.m. except to get to work, the study says.
“Include an early morning walk (or just go outside) in their daily routine” could have the effect of “ultimate detox”concludes Dr. Khan, who recalls how this preventive solution is “simple, natural and accessible”.
