Smoking, you have been warned: exposing yourself to the sun's rays is especially good for you, given that the action of the sun, it has just been demonstrated, mitigates the damage caused by cigarette smoking. The news was revealed by a Swedish study just published in the Journal of Internal Medicine, a study conducted on 30 thousand women.
“The study started in 1990 involved Swedish women aged between 25 and 64 – stated Girolomoni, Director of Dermatology of Verona and president of the Italian Society of Dermatology – and clearly demonstrated that avoiding the sun hurts. In fact, women who expose themselves to the sun have a lower risk of cardiovascular events (heart attack, stroke) and survive longer, 0.6-2.1 years longer to be precise. It didn't end here. Exposing yourself to the sun offsets the harmful effects of cigarette smoking. The benefits are related to the fact that skin exposed to the sun produces greater quantities of vitamin D."
It is not only vitamin D that does well; skin cells also produce beta endorphins which are responsible for the sense of experience e contentment and perhaps also the dependence that many people feel when exposing themselves to the sun. The skin in the sun also releases nitric oxide which is able to lower blood pressure, but it should never be forgotten that the sun also promotes skin aging and the development of skin tumors such as epitheliomas or melanomas.
Using cream is always imperative, especially for those who have fair skin and are exposed to the sun for the first time of the year.
