So after I posted my last blog about the harmful effects of artificial light I got to thinking about all the positive effects of the sun. Actually to be more specific the benefits of sun gazing. My sensational husband taught me about this many many years ago. It's basically just staring straight at the sun during sunrise and sunset. Easy enough right!? Just start out looking for a few seconds and increase your gaze each day, little by little. There is a fantastic documentary called Eat the Sun all about it that I highly recommend everyone go watch.
The sun is the source of all life and regularly gazing into its rays has tons of health benefits. To start it increases energy levels. Score! This is most likely due to increased hormone levels. You see sun gazing increases the size of the pineal gland which is responsible for the production of melatonin and serotonin thus boosting our production of these lovely feel good hormones. Cool right!? A brain scan of a sun gazing man in his 70s showed that not only did his pineal gland not shrink, which is normally what happens as we age, but it was 3 times bigger than that of an average man.
This awesome daily practice also promotes weight loss. People report that while regularly sun gazing their mental and physical bodies felt nourished by the sun, thus leaving them eating less and having excess weight fall off effortlessly. Yassss! In the movie Eat the Sun a man featured talks about how the sun has nourished him so much that he has not eaten anything for 8 years! Wowzas! Now while I love food too much to want to stop eating, major foodie here, loosing a few pounds is always a plus.
The last thing I want to mention is a big one. A big one that I have personally witnessed. It improves eye sight. My husband and myself used to wear glasses and while I have not fully fixed my sight he has! He says he sees better now than ever before! Oh I will also add I haven't been a consistent sun gazer. Eeeeek! Consistency has always been one of my biggest weakness, so that is probably why my vision has never been corrected fully. Though there's no better time to start again then now. So here we go! Time to look at the sun!
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