Show 1397: The Surprising Secrets of Sunlight’s Health Benefits

The People's Pharmacy

Joe and Terry Graedon

Health & Fitness, Medicine, Kids & Family, Alternative Health

4.5 • 934 Ratings

🗓️ 22 August 2024

⏱️ 68 minutes

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This week, our guest is a dermatologist who wants us to consider sunlight’s health benefits. That is a minority opinion among dermatologists. Dr. Richard Weller tells us why vitamin D is overrated and not the most important aspect of sun exposure. You could listen through your local public radio station or get the live stream […]

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0:00.0	I'm Joe Gradyton and I'm Terry Grady. Welcome to this podcast of the People's Pharmacy.
0:06.1	You can find previous podcasts and more information on a range of health topics at people's Pharmacy.com
0:15.0	Do you avoid the sun?
0:17.0	We've all heard that we should wear sunscreen all the time
0:20.0	and stay inside from 10 till 2.
0:22.0	This is the People's Pharmacy with 10. and stay inside from 10 till 2.
0:22.8	This is the People's Pharmacy with Terry and Joe Grayden.
0:26.7	Are there hidden health benefits from sunlight? Is it all about Vitamin D? Why don't
0:39.9	supplements protect people against heart disease, cancer, diabetes, or depression.
0:45.0	New research suggests that some sun exposure may be helpful.
0:49.0	Our dermatologist guest has done fascinating research.
0:53.0	We have showed in Britain that after accounting for confounding factors, other factors,
1:01.0	the more sunlight people have the longer they live.
1:04.0	Coming up on the People's Pharmacy, the surprising secrets of sunlight health benefits.
1:14.0	In the Peebles Pharmacy Health Headlines
1:17.0	Evidence has been increasing that infections may play an important role in the development of dementia.
1:23.8	The latest study includes data from nearly 150,000 people over many decades.
1:29.8	Researchers followed participants in the nurses health study too and the health
1:35.8	professionals follow-up study.
1:38.4	People who had a bout of shingles were 20% more likely to report subjective cognitive declined subsequently than people who did not have shingles.
1:48.0	Recent studies have shown that shingles vaccination may reduce the risk of dementia by 20 to 30 percent.
1:54.7	The investigators note that data on these health care cohorts also show that shingles is associated
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