I'm 19 and I have a series of fine lines under my eyes that became worse when I was working late and often ~ and when I became ill.

I'd love to see if the Liver Flushes can get rid of them!

AGREE... If you have a 100% raw lifestyle you have enough internal protection that the sun cant age you or wrinkle you. It will actually nourish you!

I completely agree!... about eating properly and keeping the INSIDES clean.

Has the medical field done any skin cancer tests on certain tribes in South America, Africa, or the back woods of Australia? Aren't these groups constantly exposed to the sun but yet eat berries and veggies (not spray with pesticides), meat (not pumped with hormones and steroids), and whatever other organic foods they eat and see if their rate of skin cancer is high? Unfortunately, I don't think there is a place on earth that doesn't have traces of pollution or some sort of man-made toxins.

Everybody should read Weston Price's book NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL DEGENERATION. Written around the Depression Era, this book was way ahead of its time!!..... if you don't want to read the whole book, the pics with captions are enough too.

NCM

Here is a very interesting article I just read:


http://english.pravda.ru/science/mysteries/81455-0/

Indeed!

I know I always feel better on the days I spend out in my yard working in the sun.

Also, consider indiginous peoples such as native Phillipinos. Their diet is made up in great part of coconuts. Those that adhere to traditional ways always appear many years younger than their chronological age.

The Phillipines is MUCH closer to the equator than N America, so the sun is more intense, yet they don't seem to suffer with "sun damage".

I believe this is yet another case of the medical establishment seeing a simple correlation and assigning it as a cause without thoroughly investigating.

Sad, really.

Texas

And I clearly said Sun DAMAGE causes wrinkles. Not incidental exposure. Like Hanna said, SUN BURN is the problem. Sun burn is a real burn, just ask anyone who had to go the hospital for a second degree sunburn. It's not about the body releasing toxins. It is real burn caused by the UV radiation and it causes real skin damage. People who bake themselves for hours and hours and getting burned or extremely dark tans are indeed damaging their skin.

Perhaps I didn't choose my words wisely. "Sensible sun exposure" would've been a better choice of words than "sun avoidance." The person who posted about spending 20-30 minutes in the sun is practicing sensible sun exposure.

BTW the sun prevents Depression because it increases levels of serotonin, not because it provides minerals. Minerals are in the ground and we get them from our diet from the food we eat which is grown in the ground. Sunlight also helps synthesize Vitamin D, but again vitamin D is not a mineral.

I have issues of National Geographic with photos of plenty of indigenous people with wrinkles. Why do you think the upper class in the old days carried parasols and avoided the sun? Because they didn't want to look wrinkled like the lower, working class, who spent their days in the sun. It wasn't until sun exposure became evidence of leisure time, that tanning became so popular. All the time I see people here in AZ with wrinkled faces and hands, but smooth, wrinkle free legs. Why? Because their faces were exposed to the strong sun here daily, while their legs were not. To answer the question about Pilipinos, they have more melanin in their skin to protect themselves. But people of Anglo-Saxon decent do not, and their original home didn't have a high UV exposure. Those people definitely shouldn't be baking themselves out on the beach. Also, Pilipinos, like most other Asians, value light skin and consider a sign of beauty. They do not spend hours baking themselves in the sun.

I find it funny everyone posted about diet, since I clearly stated a diet rich in antioxidants helps prevent UV damage. Big pharma has even created a pill loaded with antioxidants to prevent sun damage. it's called Heliocare. It has been clinically proven to raise the MED, which in layman’s terms is the minimum amount of time one can spend in the sun and not get burnt. A good diet can indeed prevent some wrinkling, but it unrealistic to expect it to keep you completely wrinkle free.

Not all sunscreens are dangerous. As another posted, there are organic sunscreens. Zinc Oxide and Titanium dioxide are inert minerals that are not systemically absorbed by the skin. A sunscreen with just one or both of these ingredients and no other sunscreen filters is very safe. If you are prone to burning, and will be out for an extended period of time, you should wear one.

My nutrition has improved greatly over the last 18 months and even though I am 50 and get much more sun now (this is a lot considering I live in a desert) than I have in the last 8 years, the few wrinkles I have are fading away and my skin looks better than it has since my late 20's.

grz