The Healing Power of the Sun: A Comprehensive Guide to Sunlight as Medicine

The Healing Sun explores the many beneficial effects of sunlight to prevent and treat illness and boost health and well-being. It shares scientific research on sunlight therapy and tuberculosis, as well as studies on sunlight with regard to osteoporosis, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, tooth decay, psoriasis, heart disease, and several forms of cancer. It also reveals how the sun can act as a natural disinfectant, killing viruses and bacteria, and how this wisdom was put into use by doctors.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 224 pages
Publication date: 17 February 2022
Publisher: Inner Traditions Bear and Company

The author also explores how sunlight affects eyesight,sleep,mental health,and the immune system. He shows how exposure to sunlight can improve mood,reduce stress,and boost the immune system,while also helping to regulate sleep patterns and prevent eye problems.

In conclusion, The Healing Sun is a comprehensive and enlightening book that shows just how important sunlight is to our health and well-being. By drawing on historical and scientific evidence,Richard Hobday provides readers with a wealth of information that can help them to make the most of the sun's healing powers. Whether you are interested in preventing illness,treating health problems,or simply improving your overall well-being,this book is a must-read.

For thousands of years, the human race lived in harmony with the sun and used its heat and light as medicine. In recent history, however, with skin cancer on the rise, we have become too focused on the negative effects of the sun. Fortunately, science has made new discoveries showing just how beneficial the sun truly is to our lives.

In this new edition of The Healing Sun, Richard Hobday draws on historical and scientific evidence to explore the many ways that sunlight affects our health and well-being. He shows how the sun acts as a natural disinfectant, killing viruses and bacteria outdoors as well as inside buildings. The author highlights how sunlight therapy has been used to prevent and treat serious health problems like tuberculosis and other infections in the years before antibiotics were developed. Explaining how doctors of the past realized that sunlight and fresh air helped patients recover, he shows how this wisdom was put into use by doctors such as Niels Finsen, Oskar Bernhard, and Auguste Rollier, who each contributed substantially to the development of heliotherapy.

Hobday also examines the role of sunlight in regard to conditions like osteoporosis, rickets, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, tooth decay, psoriasis, and several forms of cancer. He shows how exposure to sunlight can improve mood, reduce stress, and boost the immune system, while also helping to regulate sleep patterns and prevent eye problems.

In conclusion, The Healing Sun is a comprehensive and enlightening book that shows just how important sunlight is to our health and well-being. By drawing on historical and scientific evidence, Richard Hobday provides readers with a wealth of information that can help them to make the most of the sun's healing powers. Whether you are interested in preventing illness, treating health problems, or simply improving your overall well-being, this book is a must-read.

Weight: 368g
Dimension: 153 x 228 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781644114025
Edition number: 2nd Edition, New Edition of The Healing Sun