Comments on: Natural Sunscreen Protection with Real Food

By: Sean Kaur

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:06:43 +0000

Shea Butter is also good on your skin. We use it a lot for treating dry sin or scars.“’

By: Brandon Carter

Tue, 18 May 2010 17:06:14 +0000

I am just concerned about the main source of Omega 3 which is the liver of fish. as you can see, fishes can accumulate mercury and pcb. “~’

By: Carrie @ OrganicThrifty

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 05:38:44 +0000

Thanks,everyone, for the comments.

Anonymous, you are right, anecdotal evidence isn't good enough to support ditching sunscreen, but I feel that my post highlighted some significant studies.

I also wanted to add that I think it's really harder than we think to balance those omega-3's; it involves more than a daily CLO supplement. It's important that we carefully select the meat, dairy, and eggs we consume and reduce the grains and polyunsaturated oils that are high in omega-6.

At any rate, more research on this is of course welcome, but weather you wear sunscreen or not, the evidence is clear that optimally balancing your 3's and 6's is critical to health.

Here is an excellent article by a PhD in Neurobiology to expound on this: http://wholehealthsource.blogspot.com/2009/05/eicosanoids-and-ischemic-heart-disease.html

By: Mama Podkayne

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 04:02:36 +0000

This post has been floating through various threads here in Des Moines Iowa and I just now read the comments. I;d like to respond to the one that stated that, "and just last week I forgot to put on my sunscreen and got terribly burned in the sun."

Sun exposure should be a gradual and daily thing. If you wear sunscreen you are covering your skin from that exposure and much like an albino living in a cave, when first exposed to harsh summer sun- a burn is expected!

If you quit wearing sunscreen do not do it in July or August without this in mind. We started in March. Winter and Spring sun is not as harsh and then you can gradually expose your skin.

My doctor even said that a sunburn also indicates dehydration and malnutrition, so also stay hydrated.

I got windburned while I was pregnant and the aloe gel I put on made me blister. My doc recommended raw shea butter. Now we use that for rosy skin and not a peel or blister is found. We like pond side and have a working farm and we are out in the sun most of every day.

By: Kristina

Tue, 26 May 2009 08:58:46 +0000

Olive oil and tomatoes works wonders for sun protection as well!

http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=george&dbid=144

By: Anonymous

Sun, 10 May 2009 04:48:00 +0000

I don’t know if it is wise to ditch sunscreen completely. You aren’t basing this on any scientific data…just the fact that it seemed to work for you in this one instance. In fact, I try hard to keep my diet rich in omega 3′s and i take CLO every day…and just last week I forgot to put on my sunscreen and got terribly burned in the sun. I think the reason skin cancer is on the rise in the u.s. probably isn’t related to sunscreen use, but probably the fact that people don’t use sunscreen as often as they should and when they do, they often don’t take the time to reapply it properly. Furthermore, I know many people who say they use sunscreen regularly, but who only use spf 10 or 15 and often only apply once during the day and after they’ve already gone out in the sun. However, I agree that the chemicals in sunscreen are a concern, but with a history of skin cancer in my family, the benefits outweigh the risks for me. I am interested in hearing more about the effects of vitamins and supplements in skin protection, but unfortunately, little research has been done in this area despite claims that supplements with vitamin a, zinc, and vitamin e all boast the promotion of skin health.

By: Jenny @ Nourished Kitchen

Sat, 09 May 2009 02:21:00 +0000

Fascinating! We ditched sunscreen about a year ago – instead we eat plenty of CLO and coconut oil. we also use coconut oil topically.

By: CHEESESLAVE

Thu, 07 May 2009 01:38:00 +0000

Fabulous post!

My in-laws noticed when they went to Costa Rica last year that they did not burn for the first time ever. And they were not wearing sunscreen.

They said the only thing they changed in their diet was they started taking cod liver oil.

We try not to use sunscreen -- we double up on cod liver oil and also use coconut oil.

By: Annie

Thu, 07 May 2009 00:54:00 +0000

great post – very true and it makes sense, back in the day, those who lived by the sea and spent time in the sun feasted on fish and coconuts.

By: Anonymous

Thu, 07 May 2009 00:09:00 +0000

WOW! I have been wondering about this exact topic. I thought maybe there was an oil or something people used thousands of years ago or something. Thanks for posting.