America's Lost Health Breakthrough: The Power of Sunlight - AI Podcast

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Briana Mercola

Health & Fitness, Health, Alternative Health

4.6 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 13 June 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Natural light is an essential nutrient many of us lack within our bodies. When ultraviolet light is introduced into the bloodstream, remarkable health benefits emerge
The dermatology industry created hysteria about benign sun-induced cancers while ignoring that deadly melanoma actually results from sunlight deficiency, not excess exposure
Once ultraviolet blood irradiation (UVBI) was discovered in the 1930s, it produced miraculous results for patients on the verge of death and was quickly adopted by hospitals throughout America, demonstrating remarkable efficacy for a wide range of diseases
To neutralize this competition, the American Medical Association published a doctored study that "debunked" UVBI, and it became a forgotten therapy. Russians and Germans recognized its value and have produced decades of research showing UVBI's remarkable utility
This article explores UVBI's remarkable history, systematic suppression, and scientific foundation, demonstrating why this therapy represents one of medicine's lost opportunities

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0:00.0	Welcome to Dr. Mercola's cellular wisdom. Stay informed with quick, easy-to-listen
0:06.1	summaries of our latest articles, perfect for when you're on the go. No reading required. Subscribe
0:11.2	for free at Mercola.com for the latest health insights.
0:14.2	Did you know women who strictly avoided sunlight were 130% more likely to die over 20 years than those who regularly stepped
0:23.1	outside. Hello, and welcome to Dr. Mercola's cellular wisdom. I'm Ethan Foster, and joining me
0:29.4	is co-host, Alara Sky. Today we're unpacking the extraordinary nearly forgotten therapy
0:35.2	called Ultraviolet Blood Irradiation, or UVBI, a treatment that
0:41.0	once revolutionized medicine yet vanished from American hospitals. UVBI works by drawing a small
0:47.2	sample of your blood, exposing that blood to a precise dose of ultraviolet light, diluting it with
0:53.2	saline, and returning it to your veins. Rather than
0:56.6	just sterilizing microbes, that brief exposure appears to trigger sweeping immune, circulatory,
1:02.8	and anti-inflammatory reactions that early physicians reported could rescue patients from sepsis,
1:08.6	viral pneumonia, kidney failure, and other life-threatening crises.
1:13.6	Yet most of us were taught to fear sunlight itself. The article shows how, in the 1980s,
1:19.6	dermatology leaders rebranded themselves as cancer crusaders. They spotlighted easily treated
1:25.0	sun-induced lesions, while downplaying evidence that the truly
1:28.5	deadly skin cancer, melanoma, actually rises when you don't get enough ultraviolet exposure.
1:35.0	The numbers are compelling. A 20-year prospective study of 29,518 Swedish women found
1:41.8	sunlight avoidance didn't just raise cancer risk. It doubled it, and overall
1:46.0	mortality skyrocketed. Natural light acts like an essential nutrient. Without it, infections
1:52.1	worsen, blood vessels stiffen, circadian rhythms derail, and even behavioral disorders such as
1:58.5	ADHD become far more likely. Doctors witnessed those effects
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