Tanning
“A tan may even protect
the skin from the damaging effects of sunlight and so, to many, the concept of
skin damage caused by sunlight seems faintly ridiculous.” -“Sun and the Skin.”[1]
It has been proven that tanning, although excessive amounts is unhealthy,
helps to protect the skin from major damage. It has also has been proven that
Vitamin D production increases from the sun.
Vitamin D Production
Vitamin D helps regulate levels of calcium and phosphorus in the
bloodstream, which are both necessary to bone building. Vitamin D is important
in keeping bones from becoming brittle. It also helps prevent rickets in
children and osteomalacia in adults. Although Vitamin D can be found in food
sources it is much more effective in sunlight. Not only is it more effective it
is also faster because Vitamin D can be produced from only fifteen minutes in
the sun but food sources only allow Vitamin D to slowly increase.