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Introduction
Chapter 1
Your Body and Mind in the Sun
Chapter 2
The Decline of the Sun in Recent Times
Chapter 3
How Sunlight Can Prevent Serious Health Problems
Chapter 4
Sunlight: A Medicine for Diseases of the Past, Present and Future
Chapter 5
How to Sunbathe Safely, All Year Round
Chapter 6
The Merits of Getting Sunlight into Buildings
Chapter 7
Sunlight and Health in the 21st Century
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RICHARD HOBDAY
CHAPTER 6:
THE MERITS OF GETTING SUNLIGHT INTO BUILDINGS
There are marked differences between being `comfortable' and `healthy' when indoors. The human body needs the stimulus of change. A healthy internal environment provides constantly changing conditions, a `comfortable' one may not. In the past, buildings were designed to admit sunlight not only promote general health and well-being, but reduce the spread of infectious diseases. Sunlit hospital wards have less bacteria in them than dark wards and they provide a better environment for clinically depressed patients, heart attack victims and premature babies. The bactericidal property of sunlight is particularly significant now that many pathogens are becoming resistant to antibiotics and infections actually caught in hospital are the fourth most common cause of death after heart disease, cancer and strokes. Chapter 7:
Sunlight and Health in the 21st Century