As research & development light therapy pioneers since 1987, we have reviewed hundreds of research studies and books focusing on light therapy, vitamin D and the use of light for regulating circadian rhythms as well as in the treatment of disease. These diseases include cancer, depression, diabetes, autoimmune disorders, hormonal imbalance, emotional eating disorders, insomnia, fatigue, osteoporosis and other mind-body diseases.
For decades, consumers have been the target of a disinformation campaign from the media, conventional medicine and the pharmaceutical industry that created a fear of sunshine. "They have literally scared the daylight out of us!" Therefore, most people either intentionally or unintentionally avoid the sun — or smear on sunscreens that block the beneficial wavelengths that naturally produce your body's supply of vitamin D from direct exposure to bright midday sun.
The Sunshine Vitamin Extends Life!
Having too little vitamin D may not have any outwardly obvious signs. The September 2009 issue of The American Journal of Medicine (Volume 122, Issue 9) has an extensive review of the research on the benefits of vitamin D and points to fascinating 'life extension' potential. The Journal notes that all cause mortality is decreased by at least 7% in a meta-analysis of 18 randomized trials of vitamin D supplementation. Additional ecological and observational studies suggest that low vitamin D status could be associated with higher mortality from life-threatening conditions including cancer, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. The research suggests that up to 85% of Americans could be deficient in vitamin D without knowing it and thus seriously compromising their immune systems... silently!
The Silent Epidemic
The late Dr. John Ott, renowned photobiologist and father of full-spectrum light technology, had coined this 'light deprivation & vitamin D starvation' epidemic "Mal-illumination." Like malnutrition, mal-illumination deprives one of a level of nutrients and rhythmic stimulation that is essential for living as whole, healthy humans. Unknowingly, millions suffer from chronic mal-illumination. This means that whether one is suffering or feeling generally “fine”— for most people, more biologically-beneficial light can actually improve general wellness for the young and old... healthy or sick!
Along with good nutrition, fresh air and clean water, we are convinced that daily sunlight exposure is the most overlooked essential and vital cornerstone of health. Medical science is discovering that humans need a wide range of light frequencies for physical, emotional and mental health. Morning light is especially critical for setting one’s (daily) circadian rhythm as well as naturally triggering the manufacture of vitamin D in the skin. We strongly advocate at least a half hour of morning sunlight as a natural ‘free therapy’ for enhanced wellness and disease prevention.
Still Taking Your Vitamins in the Dark?
If you currently take vitamin D and other nutritional supplements you may not be aware of a little known important fact. Sunlight’s different wavelengths are actually bio-nutrients that act much like vitamins; each specific wavelength has a different biological affect. The production of vitamin D in the skin is a well known example of one of light’s specific wavelength interactions.
In addition to being nutritious, light is also a very unique catalyst. Scientific research has shown that ingested foods, supplements and meds require a specific wavelength interaction in order to be fully metabolized. Without the correct wavelengths, absorption is incomplete and nutrients are partially wasted and less effective. That's right — you're not fully absorbing those expensive vitamins & supplements because of a lack of the full-spectrum of light necessary for natural metabolism and optimum absorption.
Sunshine... The Original "Light-Diet"
Dr. Fritz Albert Popp, renowned biophysicist at the International Institute of Biophysics states, "In terms of healing…the implications are immense. We now know, for example, that light can initiate, or arrest, cascade-like reactions in the cells, and that genetic cellular damage can be virtually repaired, within hours, by faint beams of light. We are still on the threshold of fully understanding the complex relationship between light and life, but we can now say, emphatically that— the function of our entire metabolism is dependent on light.”
In addition to 'core' metabolic regulation, an attractive element of light therapy is that when applied in the correct doses, light actually stimulates the body’s cells towards balance or to re-regulate themselves, resulting in cellular regeneration.
Got Sunshine?
Of course busy lifestyles and weather conditions don’t always make this essential 'sunshine' health practice possible. So if you’re one of the many health minded people that may be missing your daily 'recharge & rhythm' connection to the sun, we are pleased to introduce you to the convenient solution for mal-illumination.
The Sunshine System™
The Sunshine System advances Dr. Ott's health enhancing, full-spectrum 'fluorescent' light therapy to the green technology of 'LED' full-spectrum light therapy and synergizes it with a proprietary 'light sensitive' vitamin D3 formula for rhythmic stimulation & maximum vitamin absorption... effortlessly!
Reduce the Risk...
Current research has implicated sunlight and vitamin D deficiency as a major factor in the pathology of at least 17 varieties of cancer as well as heart disease, stroke, hypertension, autoimmune diseases, diabetes, depression, chronic pain, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, muscle weakness, muscle wasting, birth defects, periodontal disease, and more.
The Sunshine System is the single most cost effective ‘preventive’ measure that you can do to reduce the risk of disease and enhance your health... guaranteed!
The Miracle of Vitamin D
