Black MD: In rare occasions, dark-skinned people can get skin cancer. But sunscreens won’t help.

[KENNY DA COOKER]

Ignorance isn’t bliss on this one. Everything can’t be about the music business. Be careful in that sun

What the heck does the Universal Flag has to do with the music business..

I'm just stating I got knowledge of self

And with proper application of mathematics

And nothing I can't solve...

I'm gonna be alright

I'll be culture power (45) this year

I must be doing something right

Thanks for ur concern tho

 

[truth2you]

-Yes black people need to wear sunscreen, spf 35 or higher. Please reapply it every 90 minutes, at the beach or just on a normal day.
-My uncle was diagnosed with skin cancer 5 years ago. They caught it early, he's fine.

You do know if you put sunscreen on, and you're black, you will get little to no Vitamin D, and make your health worse then it is. pills can't compare to what the sun can make

Please don't take this as disrespect, but I highly doubt it was the sun that gave him skin cancer, it was most likely his lifestyle.

 

[truth2you]

I went to the beach the other day and I looked like this

Everyone was like black people dont get sunburn.............................................. being 3 days in the sun and beach no protection....EVERYONE's skin started to strip.

...i was like, "You were saying"

I don't play with the sun, as black as I am

That's not sunburn, that is just your skin stripping off the old cells, ready to make new cells SO you won't get skin cancer or sunburned. I assume you went from one temperature, and lack of sunlight, to an extreme change in temps & sunlight. If you were to do a natural progression, this wouldn't have happened

Go ask a white person what being Sunburned is, you will see how real it is for them

 

[truth2you]

If anything BP should be getting more sun. The sun helps the body create Vitamin D which is a hormone that aids in healing. Most people are vitamin D deficient especially dark skin people. If anything lack of sun is probably making people sick. You will be surprised what a vitamin D supplement with magnesium will do for your health

Not true, it was the wrong testing that deemed blacks low in vitamin d
NPR Choice page

And if you are low in Magnesium(which most people are) Vitamin D aint gonna do what its supposed to. In fact it may increase your risk for heart disease from the free calcium not being absorbed by the bones

 

[Mr Hate Coffee]

Whew. Bout to send to my gf. We argue about this shyt all the time.

She’s from Jamaica and I’m like Jamaicans don’t wear sunscreen so where did this myth come from that black people need it?

 

[Dzali OG]

Grew up in Florida in the 70s and 80s when kids played outside all day no matter the temperature.

I've never been sunburned...as in how euros get.

 

[truth2you]

Whew. Bout to send to my gf. We argue about this shyt all the time.

She’s from Jamaica and I’m like Jamaicans don’t wear sunscreen so where did this myth come from that black people need it?

Until you understand how racism works, and why, most black people will just do things that hurt them just because they heard whites in power say or do something

The truth is blacks don't need it, but because of racism in the medical world, they won't say this because it kills the idea that "blacks are less then them". In fact it would show the opposite, and a lot of people have so much ignorance in their hearts that they can't admit we are different, and not in a bad way. Or they just don't want to admit they were wrong about a lot of stuff, so they will just keep the lies going. Too much money is at stake to tell the truth.

Racism effects every aspect of our lives, as a black person you better accept this, and learn how to take care of yourself. If not you WILL suffer from the effects of racism. This using sunscreen shyt is a prime example. Why would a person with melanin, who eats enough fruits& Vegetables, put on something that blocks the sun from creating hormones, and neurotransmitters? You are making yourself sick or faster at aging, from using sunscreen, not better!

 

[The M.I.C.]

Melanin is enough.

Western diets, radiation and chemicals is the issue.

 

[NYC Warrior]

 

[™BlackPearl The Empress™]

Not true, it was the wrong testing that deemed blacks low in vitamin d
NPR Choice page

And if you are low in Magnesium(which most people are) Vitamin D aint gonna do what its supposed to. In fact it may increase your risk for heart disease from the free calcium not being absorbed by the bones

Not true, it was the wrong testing that deemed blacks low in vitamin d
NPR Choice page

And if you are low in Magnesium(which most people are) Vitamin D aint gonna do what its supposed to. In fact it may increase your risk for heart disease from the free calcium not being absorbed by the bones

An most BP have mixed origin. So I think it's a crap shoot on how many receptors you get. Either way sunlight isn't bad for you. Most people in the US are vitamin deficient . Supplementation as I mentioned before is a good idea.

 

[truth2you]

An most BP have mixed origin. So I think it's a crap shoot on how many receptors you get. Either way sunlight isn't bad for you. Most people in the US are vitamin deficient . Supplementation as I mentioned before is a good idea.

That study was done in Baltimore, on blacks, so I wouldn't dismiss it. Especially if knowing blocking out the sun will cause problems with your health. Its bad enough women wear tons of makeup, but to add even more blocker to more skin parts, that is a recipe for disaster as you get older. And supplements can't do what the sun does. Your body can make, at least, over 20,000 equivalent units from the sun, and it will go to each body part, plus ramp up metabolism. Just taking supplements is a crap shoot. What if your metabolism is slow for the day? What if you shyt most of it out from your diet?

It doesn't matter if we are mixed, you still have melanin. If you need more, your body will know because it was in the sun. The only way it would hurt you if your diet isn't right. If you don't eat much carbs or too mcuh protein, and not proper sleep, you won't create the signals to make enough melanin.

 

[Virtuous_Brotha]

-Yes black people need to wear sunscreen, spf 35 or higher. Please reapply it every 90 minutes, at the beach or just on a normal day.
-My uncle was diagnosed with skin cancer 5 years ago. They caught it early, he's fine.

Sounds like overkill to me every 90 minutes on a normal day
I agree though ridiculous that people think we can't get skin cancer.

 

[truth2you]

Sounds like overkill to me every 90 minutes on a normal day
I agree though ridiculous that people think we can't get skin cancer.

Why would you think its ridiculous if damn near every melanated person in the WORLD rarely deals with skin cancer?

Did you forget blacks were slaves in the hot ass south doing work ALL DAY, and still never had to deal with skin cancer.

I know why whites talk about it all the time, its normal in their community. Where do you think the term "redneck" came from?

 

[RTF]

If anything BP should be getting more sun. The sun helps the body create Vitamin D which is a hormone that aids in healing. Most people are vitamin D deficient especially dark skin people. If anything lack of sun is probably making people sick. You will be surprised what a vitamin D supplement with magnesium will do for your health

Vitamin D supplements are useless. Your body won’t absorb it.

Go out and let the sun touch your skin. Thats the only way.

Millions of Americans take vitamin D. Most should just stop.

 

[RTF]

Until you understand how racism works, and why, most black people will just do things that hurt them just because they heard whites in power say or do something

The truth is blacks don't need it, but because of racism in the medical world, they won't say this because it kills the idea that "blacks are less then them". In fact it would show the opposite, and a lot of people have so much ignorance in their hearts that they can't admit we are different, and not in a bad way. Or they just don't want to admit they were wrong about a lot of stuff, so they will just keep the lies going. Too much money is at stake to tell the truth.

Racism effects every aspect of our lives, as a black person you better accept this, and learn how to take care of yourself. If not you WILL suffer from the effects of racism. This using sunscreen shyt is a prime example. Why would a person with melanin, who eats enough fruits& Vegetables, put on something that blocks the sun from creating hormones, and neurotransmitters? You are making yourself sick or faster at aging, from using sunscreen, not better!

FACTS

THE SUN DOES MORE GOOD FOR BLACK PEOPLE THEN HARM. IN AFRICA AND CARRIBBEAN PEOPLE RARELY GET SKIN CANCER AND THEY RARELY DIE FROM IT. THIS IS WHITE FOLKS PROBLEMS.

Like I said before. Don’t burn yourself. Don’t go from a cold climate to super hot without protection because you will burn.

But you’re not white. The sun is not your enemy. It’s actually your friend. You need more of it regularly. It’s harder for your body to store Vitamin D. Sunlight and vitamin D reduces blood pressure, heart disease, risks of cancer etc. Water, sun, fruit, vegetables, exercise. This will prevent you from getting so many illnesses.