Sunlight is a powerful force, driving the entire food web on the planet beginning with plants. If all life exists because of the sun, what other effects does it have on life? What effects does it have on humans?

The sun is a universal symbol of happiness. For most it represents positive feelings, hope, and wellbeing. On a sunny day, everyone around chimes about the beautiful day. It feels intuitively good when the sunlight hits our skin, especially after a series of cloudy or cold days. The majority of us flock to a sunny beach for vacation.

Many cultures around the world have celebrated and worshipped sunlight for as far back as historical evidence can see. The Egyptian sun god Ra was their most prominent god, and their famous Sphinx faces directly east to sunrise. The Mayans created mountain top worship sanctuaries for the sun. Curiously enough, The Mayans were particularly focused on the sunrise as well — Machu Picchu was built to celebrate the sunrise during the equinox.

Despite all the natural and cultural positive connotations, the sun is being vilified in modern society more and more every day. We are told by many experts that any amount of UV light is dangerous and increases our risk of skin cancer. That the sun ages our skin. We see people with leathery sun-worn skin and assume that’s the result of too much sun, apart from any other variables that may affect it.

Does this make much sense? How can something associated with so much positivity, good feelings, and worship cause disease? As we keep moving further from nature as a species, might these experts be missing part of the equation?

Our species evolved with the sun. As you will see in our other articles, our health and aging processes depend on our circadian rhythm, which in turn depends on the light from the sun. This includes the UV or Ultraviolet frequencies which are parroted as being bad for us.

If you have a bad relationship with the sun check out how to reverse sunlight sensitivity in the next suggested article below. We will explore why sensitivity to the sun is unnatural and completely reversible. As someone of Finnish descent, if I can reverse symptoms of allergy to the sun, you certainly can too.