SUNLIGHT LOWERS BLOOD PRESSURE.
Sunlight Lowers Blood Pressure: Study
Just 20 minutes of sunlight lowers blood pressure, according to a new European study.
In fact, the effects are so strong that it may explain why people in the north, who get less sun, have higher death rates from heart disease, according to researchers at the University of Edinburgh and the University of Southampton, who conducted the study.
The scientists say sunlight lowers blood pressure by increasing levels of nitric oxide, a chemical linked to blood flow. Researchers say they are concerned that worries about skin cancer may actually be causing heart deaths as people avoid the sun or block it with sunscreens.
"We are concerned that well-meaning advice to reduce the comparatively low numbers of death from skin cancer may inadvertently increase the risk of death from far higher prevalent cardiovascular disease and stroke, and go against epidemiological data showing that sunlight exposure reduces all cause and cardiovascular mortality," they wrote in the study published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology.
In study volunteers, sunlight lowered blood pressure by about five points and the effects lasted a half hour. more
Just 20 minutes of sunlight lowers blood pressure, according to a new European study.
In fact, the effects are so strong that it may explain why people in the north, who get less sun, have higher death rates from heart disease, according to researchers at the University of Edinburgh and the University of Southampton, who conducted the study.
The scientists say sunlight lowers blood pressure by increasing levels of nitric oxide, a chemical linked to blood flow. Researchers say they are concerned that worries about skin cancer may actually be causing heart deaths as people avoid the sun or block it with sunscreens.
"We are concerned that well-meaning advice to reduce the comparatively low numbers of death from skin cancer may inadvertently increase the risk of death from far higher prevalent cardiovascular disease and stroke, and go against epidemiological data showing that sunlight exposure reduces all cause and cardiovascular mortality," they wrote in the study published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology.
In study volunteers, sunlight lowered blood pressure by about five points and the effects lasted a half hour. more
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I knew about lowering of BP in sunlight. Not only it lowers BP but also you get vitamin D from the sun light. So I sit in my balcony for more than 30 mnts every day when ever it is sunny day. I get very good sun during winters as my flat is south facing. more
Jan 22
Good info Sent from my iPad On Jan 22, 2014, at 3:30 AM, Raja Chandra wrote: > > > > Raja Chandra (CALL BE ADVISOR WITH AGE AND EXPERIENCE) > Raja Chandra (CALL BE ADVISOR WITH AGE AND EXPERIENCE) shared a new resource in "Cardiology and Heart Care in Delhi/NCR". > Subject: SUNLIGHT LOWERS BLOOD PRESSURE.. > Sunlight Lowers Blood Pressure: Study > > Just 20 minutes of sunlight lowers blood pressure, according to a new European study. > > In fact, the effects are so strong that it may explain why people in the north, who get less sun, have higher death rates from heart disease, according to researchers at the University of Edinburgh and the University of Southampton, who conducted the study. > > The scientists say sunlight lowers blood pressure by increasing levels of nitric oxide, a chemical linked to blood flow. Researchers say they are concerned that worries about skin cancer may actually be causing heart deaths as people avoid the sun or block it with sunscreens. > > "We are concerned that well-meaning advice to reduce the comparatively low numbers of death from skin cancer may inadvertently increase the risk of death from far higher prevalent cardiovascular disease and stroke, and go against epidemiological data showing that sunlight exposure reduces all cause and cardiovascular mortality," they wrote in the study published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology. > > In study volunteers, sunlight lowered blood pressure by about five points and the effects lasted a half hour. > View Resource/Reply Reply to this email to post a comment. > > If you believe that this post is inappropriate for this Circle, Click Here to report it. > This email was sent to Jag_kamkapoor@yahoo.co.in. If you don't want to receive emails from LocalCircles in future, please Unsubscribe. > LocalCircles, Inc., 1556 Halford Ave., Suite 290, Santa Clara, CA USA 95051. > LocalCircles India Pvt. Ltd., 1105, 11th Floor, Advant Navis Business Park, Sector-142, Noida, India, 201301.Privacy Policy. more
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