Take A Bath Under The Sun, Cut Down Visits To The Physician And Live Well

By D N Singh It was something other than a crazy post on social media. But, a tweet from none other than the famous business tycoon Anand Mahindra on the value of Sun light has unveiled many things that we tend to run away from, and run away from our basics of life.  If life has to be what it used to be centuries back, nourished by nature under the sun, then we have to take the clock back. When, in this modern world, a man is not running twice a week to a psychiatric or yearly calendar and does not have the red-circled planners to remind people to rush to the physicians, worries come our way. Today in focus is the immense health benefit that the Sun light showers on us and on our psyche. Sadly, gone are the days, to a great extent, when our ‘nanis’ chase us for an oil massage, making us bask for some time in the sunlight before bath. And then the lightness of being after a bath, is still fresh in many memories. A kind of silent therapy that can be never dreamt of in the modern living enclosures, saturated by artificial ingredients. Nothing To Beat Sun Light, As Disinfectant It is said that sunlight is the best disinfectant on earth. It has been proven umpteen times but let us jug our memories back where we were, miles and miles away from the claustrophobic air blown in by the Air-conditioners. Sunlight helps boost serotonin, a kind of chemical in the brain. And essentially so by inducing  energy through Vitamin D directly. Which makes one calm, positive and of course, focused. Even scientifically, Sun shine has a lot of benefits for our bodies and those are many. Sound Sleep Your body creates a hormone called melatonin that is critical to helping you sleep. Because your body starts producing it when it’s dark, you usually start to feel sleepy two hours after the sun sets, which is one of the reasons our bodies naturally stay up later in the summer. Research indicates that an hour of natural light in the morning will help you sleep better. Sunshine regulates your circadian rhythm by telling your body when to increase and decrease your melatonin levels. Brings Down Stress We cannot think that Sunlight plays a role in reducing stress. Yes, it does. It lowers stress, research shows, Sun light reactively lowers stress level, activies under the sun light leads to extra exercise and lighten the body and mind. One of the easiest ways to get Vitamin D which the body produces in contact with the Sun light, at least 15 to 20 minutes  a day which goes a good way to strenthen bone structure. And so does Sun light to maintain calcium highly essential for bones. All these and Sun light intake helps boost our immune system, the highly need of the hour. About the Author: DN Singh is a Bhubaneswar-based senior journalist. DISCLAIMER This is the personal opinion of the author. The views expressed in this write-up have nothing to do with the www.prameyanews.com.