There is a popular belief that the Sun is extremely detrimental for skin and that it should be avoided at all costs. Prominent speakers who appear to be basing their statements on medical facts claim that the Sun is extremely bad for skin.
Unfortunately this is erroneous and bad advice to follow. What matters more than whether one gets Sun is how one gets Sun. If one is laying on a beach like a dead fish that is one thing. But if one is outdoors and active, breathing and sweating in some activity like running, it is entirely another. If one is in a forest or area with partial canopy, then the Sun intermingles with shadow, and if one is also active and respirating, it is entirely different than some generic false conception of being “exposed” to the Sun.
Of course its important to use common sense with respect to Sun exposure as with everything else. The body has an amazing capacity to know what is good for it and what is harmful, only people do not tune in and listen.
Our species and our progenitor species have been exposed to Sun for millions of years. The Sun is not bad for us. We require Sun. Sun is very healthy and we do not give our bodies enough credit for being able to handle Sun exposure. We often allow a very reductionist, limited vision of natural processes supplant the deeper wisdom within us and then start to become overly worried or even obsessed with things which will not benefit us.
We should be more concerned about connecting with our bodies and with nature at the deepest levels. Many people have a long way to go and hence the Sun will be damaging to them. But eventually we should connect with the Sun as a primal source of energy.
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