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| Not only does sunshine make our flowers grow, but it adds green chlorophyll to the leaves and color to the blossoms. What a dull world this would be without red roses, yellow daffodils, and pink petunias. In ripening fruit the sunshine changes starch to sugar to sweeten strawberries, cherries, and oranges. Yet that very same light ripens the corn, wheat, and oats by turning sugar to starch. In springtime the sun melts the snow to fill our lakes and rivers with life-renewing water. It awakens hibernating animals and triggers the nesting hormone in birds. It builds vitamin D in your skin, enabling you to use calcium, which is necessary for building strong bones and teeth. Sunshine has been found to help broken bones heal faster. Ralph Steinman, D.D.S., of Yucaipa, California says," In the service I did dental work on men in many areas overseas. We observed that those from Iceland and areas where the skies are cloudy had much worse dental decay than those who had spent their time in the tropics, where the sun beat down on them many hours a day." He found the same comparision to be true in the States. The teeth of those he treated from New England were in worse condition than those from Texas, New Mexico, and California, where sunshine is more abundant. Sunshine also increases the activity of your liver. This means that with additional light, premature babies with skin yellowed by jaundice can rapidly recover before the condition damages their brains or causes death. To gaurd your health, the sun kills germs all around you. Dr. Lawrence P. Garrod, professor of bacteriology at the University of London, found that the dust under the bed and in the dark corners of hospital rooms was loaded with disease-producing bacteria, but dust from near the window sill had much less. He says that ordinary daylight, even on a cloudy day in winter, does kill bacteria. Not only does sunshine kill germs all around you, but it also increases the number of white cells your body produces to fight and destroy germs that manage to get inside your body. You need to take a few precautions when getting out in the sun. While a little sunshine is good, a lot is not. In winter a good time to get outside is between 10:00 in the morning and noon. In summer it's better to get out early, around 8:30 or 9:00, before the sun is too hot. Not only does sunburn make you uncomfortable, but too much sunshine can even encourage cancer growth. Sunlight appears to help many travelers overcome the effects of jetlag. Walking about in the sunlight after a nightflight will relieve feelings of tiredness and make you more alert. The infrared(heat) rays of sunlight penetrate deeply into the body, aiding the circulatory and muscle systems. To start your day off right, why not get up early enough tomorrow morning to watch the sun peek over the eastern horizon to greet the world with glorious color, boundless energy, and healing rays. Without light we see no color. Everything is in shades of gray and black. But in the sunshine everything quickly comes to life, for light brings out the beauty of color. Color affects you more than you realize. It affects your personality and mental outlook. Each color brings it's own beautiful memories. The bright yellow of sunshine brings cheer and makes you feel warm... |
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