Is the ‘sunshine cure’ a real thing? – CrowdScience, BBC World Service podcast
CrowdScience investigates the conflicting scientific evidence around warm weather and wellbeing.
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Imagine spending six months of every year living in total shade. That’s what life is like for residents of the Norwegian town of Rjukan, set so low in a valley that they see no direct sunshine at all from October to March. Marnie Chesterton heads there to hear about an ingenious solution: giant mirrors that beam rays down into the town square, where locals gather to feel the reflected heat.
The man behind the project was motivated by a need for winter sun, but how much difference does it really make to our health and happiness? That’s the question posed by this week’s CrowdScience listener Michael, who has noticed living in the rainy Australian city of Melbourne is taking its toll.
Many pensioners claim sunshine relieves aches and pains, as well as conditions like arthritis, but one of the biggest scientific studies found temperature actually has no impact on reported pain levels, while factors like air pressure and humidity may play a role.
When it comes to our mood, it seems that spending time outside is more important than feeling the heat, and the optimum temperature for wellbeing is around cool 19 degrees centigrade, while excessive warm weather has been linked to an increase in violence and crime.
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Contributors:
Dr Anna Beukenhorst, University of Manchester
Professor Oscar Ybarra, University of Illinois
Professor Solomon Hsiang, University of California, Berkeley
Martin Andersen, artist
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I ❤ sunny days
we are all going to die down here
I work at night try to get away from sunshine during day while sleeping
Coming from a country where we have sun in every season, even winter, I'm sometimes tired of sunny days, but I guess I should be grateful for it.
Vitamins D definitely does
Huberman says studies show morning sunlight helps make neurotransmitters.
What about diet? Spain and other Mediterranean / Med, Atlantic coast countries produce Super healthy foods….
Rjukan Norway is 2% latitude north of where I live in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. We get lots of sunshine in winter because we are on the prairies.
If you are not in a good mood, don’t blame the weather. Learn to meditate.
I esence yes, Sunshine can elevate and possibly cure. The Sun holds a deep place in the genetic memory of life on this planet
Actually sunlight is a natural source of vitamin d if people can't get it in their diet btw.
Especially if they have never been able to drink milk
Obviously!!!!!
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My favorite seasons are Fall, Spring & Winter. Summer can just go away. It's too hot, and I end up staying indoors with the AC anyway lol. My ideal year would be alternating every 2 months between Fall & Spring and Winter every 6 months for up to 1 month each time.
Hell yeah
Most adults in the UK are vitamin D deficient. EVERYBODY should be in the sun more, or at least take a supplement. And no! This does NOT mean to go and turn yourself into a lobster at the local park…