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This is Optimal Finance Daily, Episode 2227, The Truth about Sun Exposure by Melanie Schwader of a brighterwild.com.

And on your host and personal finance enthusiast Diana Mariam, welcome back to another bonus Sunday episode.

This is where we get to hear from one of the other shows in our podcast network.

And today's comes from Optimal Health Daily.

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And with that, here's Dr. Neal with the post and his commentary as we optimize your life.

The Truth about Sun Exposure by Melanie Schwader of a brighterwild.com.

Most of us have been raised with the notion that sun exposure is dangerous and that we must do whatever we can to protect ourselves from its harmful rays.

We buy the highest SPF sunscreen, dawn, wide brim hats and extra dark sunglasses, and even shell out the big bucks for clothes that are UV proof.

But how much benefit are we really getting from taking all of these measures?

Cancer is a scary thing and certainly nothing to take lightly.

Nearly 100,000 cases of skin cancer occur in the US each year and aggressive melanomas can be deadly.

However, we have to think about how much of the marketing around sun protection is purely fear based and how much we've been buying into the idea that the life giving sun is actually a serious threat to our health.

Americans are spending more time inside than ever before and yet we are getting sick at the fastest rate we've ever seen in history.

We can be pale and pasty, hidden away from the sun's rays, but are still diagnosed with the myriad of other diseases, especially those related to metabolic and immune dysfunctions.

Some scientists are beginning to find correlations between the amount of sunny outdoor time and the rates of things like depression, heart disease, cancer, and colds and flus.

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