Oddbean new post about login | logout Hat blocks sun ; hat blocks health.
I've made many videos about the importance of sunlight for health. You discredit people sharing this important information by being so extreme. Sometimes you do need to block the sun.
What was extreme about it? Its just a factual statement. Thankfully, you already know - but what if you hadn't? I have an aunt who is addicted to sugar and always puts on sunblock and she has cancer now. People don't know stuff.
You imply no exceptions.
I implicitly respect other peoples' judgement.
During covid lockdowns I made more conscious effort to expose my skin to sunlight. So eg. To wear shorts t shirt. And make an effort to spend more time in the in my back garden to get more sun. But I would still wear a hat because I didn't necessarily want to get my face too tanned. Totally avoid use of any sunblock of course.
I was one of the dummies that got the vaccine. Pretty quickly afterwards, I started having difficulty breathing. Its still ongoing, but I think I'm past the worst of it. On days when I don't get enough sunlight, the breathing problems return. Or if I eat bread. Its weird. Sunlight and exercise keep me breathing.