Antioxidant FIGHTS Skin Cancer
By
Dr. Scott Olson, ND
Posted June 5, 2020
Dear Reader,
Twenty-percent of people reading this will develop skin cancer by the age of 70.
I’m not trying to scare you, it’s just a grim fact of reality. And sadly enough, more than two people die of skin cancer in the U.S. every hour.
It’s a heart-wrenching statistic.
And if you listen to mainstream media or your doc, they’ll tell you that your only means of is to stay out of the sun.
But you know that is nothing but bunk (because we all need the sun).
The good news is, there’s a much better way to keep yourself from getting skin cancer that won’t have you staying shut indoors.
Let’s be honest, staying out of the sun is NOT your solution. That’s because sunlight produces Vitamin D when the light hits your skin (and Vitamin D is essential for healthy bones, a strong immune system, good mental health, and a trim waistline).
The key to benefiting from sunshine is to not get burned and to not stay in the sun too much. (Because we all know that sun burns do raise your risk of skin cancer.
The thing is, your body CAN protect itself from sun exposure and get rid of cancers that pop up. But only IF your body has the right nutrients to protect and defend itself.
And Vitamin A is one of the most important of those vitamins.
Vitamin A is not one vitamin but many similar vitamins (a group of fat-soluble vitamins, including retinol, retinal, and retinyl esters).
Vitamin A is an antioxidant and well known to help improve vision, maintain your immune function, and helps with cell communication.
We can find two types of Vitamin A in food: fully formed Vitamin A (retinoids) and a pro-vitamin carotenoids.
In a recent study, researchers at Brown University, Harvard Medical School and Inje University in South Korea published an article in JAMA Dermatology, where they studied the link between people’s intake of vitamin A and carotenoids and their risk of a skin cancer called squamous cell carcinoma (SCC).
SCC is the second most common type of skin cancer.
The research team wanted to decide whether Vitamin A in the diet can protect against skin cancer.
The researchers found that after following 48,400 men and 75,170 women for 30-plus years, the higher intake of vitamin A dramatically dropped the risk of skin cancer.
They also found that higher intakes of retinol and some carotenoids (such as beta-cryptoxanthin, lycopene, lutein and zeaxanthin) also reduced the risk of SCC.
In case those nutrients sound familiar, they are the exact nutrients needed for good eyesight (and are found in a good eye supplement).
I always suggest people who want to take care of their skin can do so by taking a good eye supplement and get a two-for-one benefit.
Written By Dr. Scott Olson, ND
Nearly 25 years ago, failed mainstream medical treatments left Dr. Olson in constant pain – and his health in ruins. And that’s when he did something REVOLUTIONARY. He began his career in medicine – and dedicated his life to uncovering the true, underlying causes of disease.
Through his innovative medical practices in Tennessee and Colorado, Dr. Olson has helped cure countless seniors from across America of arthritis… heart disease… diabetes… and even cancer. All without risky prescription drugs or painful surgeries.
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