Guest guest Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 How Sunscreen Can Cause Skin Cancer: For years we’ve been told to stay out of the sun and use sunscreen to avoid skin cancer. But since the invention of sunscreen years ago, skin cancer rates in the U.S. have gone up, not down. Doctors can’t explain this. Nor can they explain why the incidence of skin cancer in tropical countries (where the sun’s rays are the strongest) is extremely low. The explanation is simple, though: Sunshine isn’t bad, it’s actually good for you. Besides being our main source of vitamin D (a potent cancer-fighter), sunshine causes your body to produce melanin, your natural protector against skin cancer. Melanin is the pigment responsible for turning your skin brown when you tan. Using sunscreen blocks the production of melanin, and deprives your skin of this protective ability. That’s why skin cancer has been on the rise in this country, despite the wide use of sunscreen. Now scientists have uncovered another problem. Sunscreen itself may even cause cancer. Five chemicals commonly used in sunscreens have been found to behave like estrogen and stimulate tumor-growth and the spread of cancer cells. (7) -- (7) Want to check your sunscreens and cosmetics? The chemicals involved include octyldimethyl-PABA (OD-PABA), benzophenone-3 (Bp-3), homosalate (HMS), octyl-methoxycinnamate (OMC), and 4-methyl-benzylidene camphor (4-MBC). It’ll be a while before health officials get wind of this. Even longer before they take action. Until then, here’s a better way to protect yourself: Make your own sunscreen from vitamin C powder (ascorbic acid). It protects the skin from both UV-B and UV-A damage, while actually making it healthier. Simply mix the powder, which is widely available, with water or some form of cream and apply it to your skin. Reapply after 30 to 60 minutes. http://www.drdavidwilliams.com/order/new_health_breakthroughs/page_8.asp# _________________ JoAnn Guest mrsjoguest DietaryTipsForHBP http://www.geocities.com/mrsjoguest The complete " Whole Body " Health line consists of the " AIM GARDEN TRIO " Ask About Health Professional Support Series: AIM Barleygreen " Wisdom of the Past, Food of the Future " http://www.geocities.com/mrsjoguest/AIM.html PLEASE READ THIS IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER We have made every effort to ensure that the information included in these pages is accurate. However, we make no guarantees nor can we assume any responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, product, or process discussed. Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Messenger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2004 Report Share Posted June 10, 2004 I have olive skin & am one of those people who tans easily & rarely burns. However, with all the skin cancer & skin wrinkle warnings going around, I have started wearing sunscreen whenever I will be in the sun for awhile. I now turn red & slightly burn at times. I have even commented that it's worse when I wear sunscreen than when I go without. This article seems to support that I'd be better off without. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2004 Report Share Posted June 13, 2004 , " sschott12000 " <sschottenheimer@g...> wrote: > I have olive skin & am one of those people who tans easily & rarely > burns. However, with all the skin cancer & skin wrinkle warnings > going around, I have started wearing sunscreen whenever I will be in > the sun for awhile. I now turn red & slightly burn at times. I have > even commented that it's worse when I wear sunscreen than when I go without. This article seems to support that I'd be better off > without. Hi hon! YES, that's correct. I found the following portion of this article especially interesting! If this were common knowledge, obviously the ever-flourishing sunscreen business would soon go bankrupt. < " Five chemicals commonly used in sunscreens have been found to <behave <like ESTROGEN (Xenoestrogens??) and STIMULATE tumor-growth <and the spread of cancer <cells " . This is HEAVY!! I believe this article outlines all the dangers unlike any other!~ I have found numerous articles to that effect however very few of them have really came right out with the " cancer connection " as plainly as this. So many young women are plagued with breast cancer. The link is obvious. This is just another example of all the misleading statements that we are confronted with on a daily basis! This is too ludicrous since we now know that vitamin D ENTERS our body through the skin! When the pores become clogged up with chemicals it just tends to defeat the purpose. I am including a quote from one of my webpages that helps to explain the way it works! " The ultraviolet rays of the sun on " exposed " skin *converts* cholesterol to Vitamin D-3! " I hope this particular article circulates throughout the Internet for everyone, especially women in my estimation, need to know that they are NOT doing themselves a favor when they slather these chemicals all over their young bodies. Can you imagine the effect of this when it is applied to over 2/3 of the skin and with all those chemicals involved? I have only used sunscreen twice since my illness and each time afterwards I felt really faint and eventually stopped using it altogether!Now I only use some natural oil with no added chemicals or preservatives as a protective agent. This seems to help with the drying effect which you mentioned that occurs with extended exposure from family outings, etc. I really even hesitate to do this since the main avenue through which our cholesterol is diffused and vitamin D enters is the porous tissue of the skin and the optical gland of the eye. With the use of sunscreens and sunshades, there are literally no benefits of basking in the sunlight,at all. We are blocking the two avenues through which these healing rays (vitamin D) enter our bodies! Sunlight is wonderful! To say that it CAUSES cancer is so deceitful. Perhaps if one were repeatedly and severely burned over and over again, it could be problematic, but in moderation on a daily basis, to say that the sun's rays cause cancer is so deceiving! As has been said so many times on this list, many of the things that cause cancer are in our foods and environment, along with stress, and the resulting malfunctioning of our bodies due to improper diet and lack of nutritional supplementation. If the proper nutrients are available and their immune system is working up to par, I don't really believe anyone needs to worry about limiting sun exposure and as in the example of Lorraine Day even when the immune system isn't up to par it exerts its healing effects as well. The body stores up vitamin D over the summer for later use during the winter months. This is why fair skinned people usually cannot ward off virus and sickness as easily as those who are blessed with dark sun tainned skin and breast cancer is not as prevalent in the warmer,milder portions of the country where there is more sun exposure. I challenge you to read up on it. This is a fascinating subject and the proofs do exist. This is just another area where we need to do our own research, rather than take all the info we are spoonfed at face value. If I had any doubts about the healing effects of the SUN, Dr. Lorraine Day helped to dispel them! She used sunlight to help cure stage three breast cancer! The evidence is all there on her site! www.drday.com God Bless, JoAnn --- (7) Want to check your sunscreens and cosmetics? The chemicals involved includeoctyldimethyl-PABA (OD-PABA), benzophenone-3 (Bp-3), homosalate (HMS),octyl-methoxycinnamate (OMC), and 4-methyl- benzylidene camphor (4-MBC). How Sunscreen Can Cause Skin Cancer: . Melanin is the pigment responsible for turning your skin brown when you tan. Using sunscreen blocks the production of melanin, and deprives your skin of this protective ability. That's why skin cancer has been on the rise in this country,despite the wide use of sunscreen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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