Sunlight Lower Blood Pressure

Sunlight Lower Blood Pressure

Edinburgh - Scientists from Edinburgh University revealed that sunlight can lower one's blood pressure, lowering the risk of heart attack and stroke even prolong life.

Ultra-violet light (UV) is known to secrete an element that can lower blood pressure. The researchers told the BBC edition May 7, 2013, said that more research needs to be done to determine whether it is necessary to describe the suggestions given skin in the sun.

Heart disease and stroke have anything to do with high blood pressure is estimated to cause 80 times higher than the mortality of skin cancer in the UK. Production of blood pressure-lowering ingredient, nitric oxide, also known apart from the body's production of vitamin D which increases the skin after exposure to sunlight.

Scientists say that up to now the production of vitamin D is the only benefit of sunlight on human health. During the study, blood pressure dermatologist study of 24 volunteers in the sun and heat lamps. In one session, the volunteers were exposed to UV rays and light rays. At another session, closed so that only the UV light on the skin.

According to scientists, this suggests that the UV rays from the sun to provide health benefits. On the other hand, vitamin D the volunteers were not affected in the second session.

Dr Richard Weller, a senior lecturer in the field of dermatology Edinburgh University, said that, "We suspect that the health benefits of sunlight to beat the risk of skin cancer."

"The research we have done suggests a mechanism which is likely to affect it and also explain why the additional vitamin D supplements alone can not mengggantikan lack of sunlight," said Dr. Weller. Currently, he continued, "We plan to examine the relative risk of heart disease and skin cancer in people who get sun exposure are different."

"If it is known that the sun's rays to reduce mortality from these diseases so we had to give advice to do sun exposure," said Dr.. Weller. Results of this study will be presented at the Edinburgh conference next week in the International Investigative Dermatology.