30 seconds of sunlight in the morning prevents cancer (research)

Research has shown that getting just 30 seconds of sunlight in the morning can significantly reduce your risk of cancer.

Queens Center for Oncology and Hematology in the UK ( Queen’s Center for Oncology and Hematology) clinical oncologist Dr. Mohamed Muni Khan said: “Rays of the sun in the near infrared between sunrise and 9am(NIR)at 30With just a fraction of a second of exposure Per day Banana 2500Oh! brazil You can get a better cancer prevention effect than eating 1 kg of walnuts,” she said, “and you can reduce the probability of cancer by 1/2 to 1/10. As a single factor, it is the one that produces the strongest preventive effect.

NIR refers to light with a wavelength of 0.75 to 3㎛, which is the shortest of the infrared rays in the sunlight spectrum.

Studyfinds (studyfinds.org), a medium that makes scientific research easily accessible to the public,On the 5th (local time), the results of Dr. Khan’s research were presented.

However, NIR exposure is most effective in the morning. This is because when exposed to NIR early in the morning, the body releases a huge amount of melatonin, a powerful natural antioxidant.

melatonin is It activates the genes responsible for the production of antioxidants, acts on the hypothalamus of the brain, affects the control of the biorhythm and has anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory functions.

Melatonin also plays a role in the removal of various harmful substances accumulated during daytime activities and in the regeneration of damaged cells and tissues. However, as we age, these functions weaken, and as damaged cells build up, cancer is more likely to occur.

In the past, melatonin was called the “hormone of the night”. This is because it comes out of the pineal gland in the brain when we sleep.

But in 2016, US researchers discovered melatoninfrom They found that about 95% of it is produced by mitochondria, which are involved in releasing energy from food. Scientists at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center have discovered that mitochondria are particularly sensitive to NIR and, when exposed to increase the production of melatonin also found

Our bodies produce melatonin even when exposed to NIR at times other than the morning. However, it is difficult to expect such a strong health-promoting effect in the morning. This is because the human body’s response to NIR decreases significantly after 9.

Dr Kahn said:Going out to bask in the NIR every morning is the simplest, cheapest and most effective way to prevent cancer. It’s an effective method,” he said. Next “The research is still in its infancy, but more researchto melatonin If the effect of mass production is proved once again, the probability of getting cancer will be reduced by as much as 5 times.”

Next “(Such a study) Some races and cultures, especially those of Asia, the Middle East and the Far East, who get up early and go out, etc. It may explain why cancer rates are significantly lower than in Western populationshe said.

According to research To obtain the beneficial health effects of NIR exposure, morning sunlight is essential. It has to reach a specific part of the retina at the back of the eye that contains light-sensitive retinal ganglion cells (RGCs).

This is because when certain parts of the retina are stimulated, signals are transmitted to the mitochondria throughout the brain and melatonin can be released. car or bus window, sunglasses through Has no effect if it blocks most of the near infrared spectrum.

Time spent outdoors, although NIR absorption is still possible on cloudy or rainy daysaccording to It should be increased from 30 seconds to a maximum of 30 minutes. Since NIR light is also reflected by plants and trees, it is better to have a green look. Good night. However Never look directly at the sun It can’t be done.