77Doctor Sunshine
Doctor Sunshine’s speciality is heliotherapy. His great
prescription is solar energy. Each tiny blade of grass,
every vine, tree, bush, flower, fruit and vegetable draws
its life from solar energy. All living things on earth
depend on solar energy for their very existence. This
earth would be a barren, frigid place if it were not for
the magic rays of the sun. The sun gives us light... and
were it not for light, there would be no you or me!
People who are denied the vital rays of the sun have
a half-dead look. They are actually dying for the want
of solar energy! Weak, ailing, anemic people are all sun-
starved and, in our opinion, many people are sick simply
because they are starving for sunshine. For example,
older people often suffer from vitamin D deficiency and
recent studies show that this nutrient is important for
maintaining, strengthening and repairing human bones.
Gentle Sunshine – the Great Healer
The rays of the sun are powerful germicides! As the
skin soaks up more of these rays, it stores enormous
amounts of this germ-killing energy and vitamin D. The
sun provides one of the finest remedies for the nervous
person who suffers from anxiety, worry, frustration,
stresses and strains. When these tense people lie in
the gentle sunshine, its powerful rays provide them
with the relaxation that their nerves and bodies need!
Sunshine is a tonic, a stimulant and – above all – the Great
Healer! As you bask in the warm, gentle sunshine,
millions of nerve endings absorb the solar energy (rich in
vitamin D) and transfer it to your body’s nervous system.
Try this experiment to prove to yourself the value of
sunshine in the matter of life and death. Find a beautiful
green lawn. Cover up a small space of this lawn with a
box. Day by day you will notice that the patch of grass
which was full of healthy rich plant blood (chlorophyll)
will start to fade and turn a sickly yellow. Then tragedy
happens – the grass withers and dies. Death by sun
starvation! Please don’t let this happen to you!
Sunshine gives energy and life to the earth,
to all plants, trees and all living creatures.