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Articles by Richard Hobday
The Healing Sun: Sunlight Therapy and Cancer
( 1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5) The Healing Sun by Richard Hobday presents evidence showing an increase in disease with a decrease in sunlight exposure. This article writes on the topic: Sunlight Therapy (Heliotherapy) and Cancer by Richard Hobday, taken from his book, The Healing Sun There have been a number of reports of sunlight being used on cancer patients to good effect but, unfortunately, much that has been published on the subject is largely anecdotal.
The Healing Sun: Sunlight and Tooth Decay
( 2 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5) The Healing Sun by Richard Hobday presents evidence showing an increase in disease with a decrease in sunlight exposure. This article looks at: Sunlight and Tooth Decay by Richard Hobday, taken from his book, The Healing Sun Having looked at the influence of sunlight on cancer, heart disease, diabetes and multiple sclerosis, let us return to the bones or, rather, the teeth.
The Healing Sun: Tuberculosis and the Sun
The Healing Sun by Richard Hobday presents evidence showing an increase in disease with a decrease in sunlight exposure. This article addresses the topic: Tuberculosis and the Sun by Richard Hobday, taken from his book, The Healing Sun Moving from a country which has many hours of sunshine each day to one where sunlight is in relatively short supply can lead to vitamin D deficiency.
The Healing Sun: Sunlight and Multiple Sclerosis
The Healing Sun by Richard Hobday presents evidence showing an increase in disease with a decrease in sunlight exposure.. This article addresses: Sunlight and Multiple Sclerosis by Richard Hobday, taken from his book, The Healing Sun Multiple sclerosis is a disease of the central nervous system in which the myelin sheaths covering nerve fibres are damaged, leading to a range of symptoms associated with disruption of nerve function, such as paralysis and tremors.
The Healing Sun: Prostate Cancer and The Sun
The Healing Sun by Richard Hobday presents evidence showing an increase in disease with a decrease in sunlight exposure. This article discuss the relationship of: Prostate Cancer and The Sun by Richard Hobday, taken from his book, The Healing Sun Prostate cancer shows a similar geographic variation to cancers of the breast and colon. The known risk factors for this cancer are older age, dark skin and northern latitudes, all of which are associated with a decreased synthesis of vitamin D.
The Healing Sun: Sunlight and Psoriasis
The Healing Sun by Richard Hobday presents evidence showing an increase in disease with a decrease in sunlight exposure.. This article discusses the topic: Sunlight and Psoriasis by Richard Hobday, taken from his book, The Healing Sun Sunlight therapy (Heliotherapy) is particularly effective in cases of psoriasis; a benign but chronic inflammatory skin condition which affects 1 -2 per cent of the World’s population.
The Healing Sun: Rickets and Osteomalacia
( 1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5) The Healing Sun by Richard Hobday presents evidence showing an increase in disease with a decrease in sunlight exposure. This article discusses: Rickets and Osteomalacia — The ‘Diseases of Darkness’ by Richard Hobday, taken from his book, The Healing Sun There are several diseases which are traditionally associated with sunlight deprivation but the most widely known is called rickets.
The Healing Sun: Colon Cancer and The Sun
( 1 votes, average: 1.00 out of 5) The Healing Sun by Richard Hobday presents evidence showing an increase in disease with a decrease in sunlight exposure. This article discusses the relationship of: Colon Cancer and The Sun by Richard Hobday, taken from his book, The Healing Sun With health campaigns warning against sunbathing because of the risks of developing cancer it easy to see why the cancer inhibiting properties of sunlight have been largely overlooked.
The Healing Sun: Ovarian Cancer and The Sun
( 1 votes, average: 3.00 out of 5) The Healing Sun by Richard Hobday presents evidence showing an increase in disease with a decrease in sunlight exposure. This article shares information on: Ovarian Cancer and The Sun by Richard Hobday, taken from his book, The Healing Sun The incidence of ovarian cancer is higher in North America and northern Europe than in Africa and Asia; with some of the lowest levels in Japan.
The Healing Sun: Sunlight and The Heart
( 1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5) The Healing Sun by Richard Hobday presents evidence showing an increase in disease with a decrease in sunlight exposure. This article relates: Sunlight and The Heart by Richard Hobday, taken from his book, The Healing Sun The western world’s number one killer is coronary heart disease. It accounts for one third of all deaths in industrialized countries annually, and 7 million deaths worldwide.
The Healing Sun: Sunlight and Diabetes
The Healing Sun by Richard Hobday presents evidence showing an increase in disease with a decrease in sunlight exposure. This article discusses: Sunlight and Diabetes by Richard Hobday, taken from his book, The Healing Sun According to the World Health Organization, approximately 1 35 million people suffer from diabetes mellitus worldwide. There are two main forms of the disease: insulin dependent diabetes and non-insulin dependent diabetes.
The Healing Sun: Breast Cancer and The Sun
The Healing Sun by Richard Hobday presents evidence showing an increase in disease with a decrease in sunlight exposure. This article addresses the topic: Breast Cancer and The Sun by Richard Hobday, taken from his book, The Healing Sun Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in women, causing about 370,000 deaths annually worldwide. Each year some 220,000 women in Europe and 180,000 women in North America are diagnosed with the disease.
The Healing Sun: Sunlight and Cancer Prevention
The Healing Sun by Richard Hobday presents evidence showing an increase in disease with a decrease in sunlight exposure.. This article shares information on: Sunlight and Cancer Prevention by Richard Hobday, taken from his book, The Healing Sun Vitamin D performs a number of important functions besides its role in mineral absorption. By regulating the level of calcium in the blood Vitamin D influences the nervous system, as calcium aids nerve impulse transmission and muscle contraction.
The Healing Sun: Sunlight, Brittle Bones, and Osteoporosis
The Healing Sun by Richard Hobday presents evidence showing an increase in disease with a decrease in sunlight exposure. This article addresses the topic: Sunlight, Brittle Bones, and Osteoporosis. by Richard Hobday, taken from his book, The Healing Sun The incidence of hip fracture shows a similar geographical distribution to vitamin D insufficiency in France, being higher in the east and centre of the country than in the sunny west and south.
The Healing Sun: How Common is Vitamin D Deficiency?
The Healing Sun by Richard Hobday presents evidence showing an increase in disease with a decrease in sunlight exposure. This article asks the question: How Common is Vitamin D Deficiency? by Richard Hobday, taken from his book, The Healing Sun Each year lack of sunlight probably kills many thousands more people in this country and others at similar latitudes than skin cancer. At first glance this may seem a rather outrageous statement but it could be true.
An Old Defence Against New Infections: The Open-Air Factor and COVID-19
The open-air regimen By the first decade of the 20th century, there was a widespread belief among the medical profession that fresh air could cure pulmonary tuberculosis. The pioneer in this field was Dr. George Bodington who published an essay in 1840 in which he set out how he had used fresh rural air, gentle exercise in the open, and a nutritious diet to heal patients with the condition. This was at a time when the disease was considered incurable in medical circles [30].
Coronavirus and the Sun: A Lesson from the 1918 Influenza Pandemic
Influenza patients getting sunlight at the Camp Brooks emergency open-air hospital in Boston. Medical staff were not supposed to remove their masks. (National Archives) Fresh air, sunlight and improvised face masks seemed to work a century ago; and they might help us now. When new, virulent diseases emerge, such SARS and Covid-19, the race begins to find new vaccines and treatments for those affected.
Coronavirus and the Sun: A Lesson from the 1918 Influenza Pandemic
Influenza patients getting sunlight at the Camp Brooks emergency open-air hospital in Boston. Medical staff were not supposed to remove their masks. (National Archives) Fresh air, sunlight and improvised face masks seemed to work a century ago; and they might help us now. When new, virulent diseases emerge, such SARS and Covid-19, the race begins to find new vaccines and treatments for those affected.
Health, Cancer Prevention and Sunlight
Image by Avi Chomotovski In some respects cancer is to industrialized countries today what tuberculosis was to the 18th and 19th century: a major cause of death and misery which defeats the best efforts of conventional medicine. Rather ironically the way cancer has been, and continues to be, managed is very similar to the way 'surgical tuberculosis' was dealt with a century ago -- before heliotherapy was rediscovered.
The Open-Air Treatment of Pandemic Influenza
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#sundayread for March 29, 2020
Wade Kwon 12:00 am on March 29, 2020 Permalink Reply #sundayread for March 29, 2020 Photo: Alexandre Dulaunoy (CC) My picks for #sundayread for March 29, 2020: I listened to Hermann Hesse’s “Siddhartha,” an interesting take on belief, faith and enlightenment. [aff.
Coronavirus and Open Windows: some Science from the Cold War
by Richard Hobday In the 1960s, scientists at Porton Down proved outdoor air is germicidal. What does that tell us now about opening our windows? During the great influenza pandemic, the order went out to open windows. A century on, and the same recommendation is being made again. But there is a difference. Back then, rather more importance was attached to the germicidal effects of fresh air than is the case today.
Hemp, Inc.’s Veteran’s Village Kins Community Proves to be a Potential Safe Haven During Coronavirus Pandemic
LAS VEGAS, NV, March 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NEWMEDIAWIRE — Amidst the Coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic, Hemp, Inc. (OTC PINK: HEMP) announced today, that its Veteran’s Village Kins Community stands as one of the safest places to be while state governments across America begin to enforce quarantine and social distancing.
Sunlight As Medicine
In the right hands sunlight is a medicine. Throughout history it has been used to prevent and cure a wide range of diseases, and a few doctors still use its therapeutic properties to good effect. However, at the present time it is widely held amongst certain sections of the medical profession and the population at large that the damaging effects of sunlight on the skin far outweigh any benefits.
The American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) from the American Public Health Association (APHA) publications
THREE INFLUENZA PANDEMICS occurred during the last century: in 1918, 1957, and 1968. Each was caused by a novel type A influenza virus of avian origin. The H1N1 influenza pandemic of 1918–1919 is notorious because of the infectivity of the virus and the number of lives it claimed. Although the fatality rate was relatively low, the incidence of infection was so great that the number of deaths was high.
How Haplo Health is changing healthcare scenario in India || Haplo Health
Healthcare in India is witnessing a sad plight in terms of the experience it offers to the patients. Despite having some of the best healthcare facilities in the continent, We do not visit the doctor until the situation goes unbearable. We talk about prevention in India, but it is decades away. India is in late curation phase. According to WHO the minimum patient doctor ratio for any country should be is 1000:1.
Coronavirus and the Sun: a Lesson from the 1918 Influenza Pandemic
Fresh air, sunlight and improvised face masks seemed to work a century ago; and they might help us now. by Richard Hobday When new, virulent diseases emerge, such SARS and Covid-19, the race begins to find new vaccines and treatments for those affected. As the current crisis unfolds, governments are enforcing quarantine and isolation, and public gatherings are being discouraged. Health officials took the same approach 100 years ago, when influenza was spreading around the world.
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