Dermatology’s Disastrous War Against The Sun
Ever since I was a little child something seemed off about the fact everyone would get hysterical about how I needed to avoid sunlight and always wear sunscreen whenever we had an outdoor activity—so to the best of my ability I just didn’t comply. As I got older, I started to notice that beyond the sun feeling really good, anytime I was in the sun, the veins under my skin that were exposed to the sun would dilate, which I took as a sign the body craved sunlight and wanted it to draw into the circulation. Later still, I learned that sunlight has many remarkable but almost unknown critical functions such as:
1. Many of the primary rhythms in the body (e.g., the circadian rhythm) are regulated by regular sunlight exposure (both on the skin and into the eyes), and we frequently find having patients go outside and expose their face to natural sunlight first thing in the morning is immensely helpful for a variety of conditions (e.g., insomnia and depression).
2. Sunlight drives blood circulation (which is critical for health as when, impaired microcirculation impairs many chronic degenerative conditions). Specifically, when water is exposed to a polar surface and an ambient energy source (particularly infrared light), it will assume a state where it behaves like a liquid crystalline gel and displaces protons, transforming from H2O to a H3O2 (H1.5O) lattice.
In addition to this lattice creating much of the foundational strength and stability for the body (as it is non-compressible, forms a robust barrier and continuously reforms after being sheared apart) it also is able to transform the ambient energy source into something the body can use (in effect functioning as a primitive solar panel). This is because the hydrogen ions being displaced from the water matrix creates an electrical energy gradient (H1.5O– vs. H+) and because the hydrogen ions mutually repel each other, the potential for spontaneous flow.
Experimental setups, in turn, have shown this can easily be harnessed to create a “spontaneous” water flow and many biological systems in turn are structured to use the formation of these H+ ions to drive circulation (e.g., trees that suck water up from the ground). In the case of the human body, mechanistically, the heart cannot provide enough power to drive blood through the circulation (and likewise in many cases blood flow occurs despite the pressure gradient not supporting it), whereas the H+ mechanism allows this circulatory flow to occur, and we frequently observe exposure to sunlight or infrared light (which it some extent is also emitted by one human to another when they are in very close proximity) significantly increases fluid circulation and increases general wellness.
Note: other critical fluid circulations (e.g., interstitial fluid or the lymphatics) also rely upon this mechanism. In turn, I now believe that many skin issues result from the micro-interstitial fluid flow beneath the skin stagnating (e.g., toxins build up in the region or the skin is no longer able to transfer sunlight into the circulation and overheats).
3. A pioneering researcher found biological systems were exquisitely sensitive to light spectrums and that an excess or deficiency of key wavelengths created a wide range of issues (e.g., poor plant growth, impaired fertility, different sex ratios of offspring, greatly increased susceptibility to infectious diseases and cancers, significantly increased aggression and hyperactivity etc.). Since standard glass blocks these wavelengths and most lights do not emit them, in addition to increasing agricultural productivity, he was able to greatly improve people’s health (including cancer patients) by putting them on light “diets.” In this, one of his most interesting discoveries was that the eyes are the primary place light enters the circulation (as the eyes are completely translucent and contain very then blood vessels), and as such, he frequently saw dramatic improvements in chronic illnesses (e.g., chronic arthritis) once he replaced an individuals eye glasses with full spectrum glasses.
Note: based on my experiences with ultraviolet blood irradiation (and studying the properties of hemoglobin), I’ve come to believe that blood conducts light, hence making the small exposure through the eyes quite significant.
4. One of the most effective therapeutic modalities I’ve come across is ultraviolet blood irradiation (UVBI), which works by creating a direct line of blood from a UV light source to the blood stream—something I now believe works because people are not getting enough sunlight for sufficient amounts to enter the blood stream. UVBI (discussed further here) was originally used to treat a wide range of otherwise terminal infectious illnesses (at a time when only the earliest antibiotics existed), then quickly observed to also greatly autoimmune illnesses (e.g., asthma), surgical complications and many complex neurological and circulatory conditions—much of which was due to it greatly increasing circulation and reawakening cells or organs that had shut down.
Note: typically I use UVBI either for someone who just does not feel well (e.g., due to fatigue), someone who is struggling with an acute infection like a flu (as it will often rapidly eliminate them), for a chronic viral condition like EBV or shingles (as it is one of the most effective options for these types of illnesses), to prevent the complications of chemotherapy, or for a myriad of other illnesses (e.g., a variety of autoimmune disorders) when it is not feasible to get a more targeted treatment for the disorder.
Once I became a medical student (at which point I was familiar with the myriad of benefits of sunlight), I was struck by how neurotic dermatologists were about avoiding sunlight—for instance, in addition to hearing every patient I saw there be lectured about the importance of avoiding sunlight, through my classmates, I learned of dermatologists in the northern latitudes (which had low enough sunlight people suffered from seasonal affective disorder) effectively require their students to wear sunscreen and clothing which covered most of their body while indoors. At this point my perspective on the issue changed to “this crusade against the sun is definitely coming from the dermatologists” and “what on earth is wrong with these people?” A few years ago I finally learned the last piece of the puzzle through Robert Yoho MD and hence was inspired to write this entire article.
The Monopolization of Medicine
Throughout my life, I’ve noticed three curious patterns in the medical industry:
•They will promote healthy activities people are unlikely to do (e.g., exercising or smoking cessation).
•They will promote
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