The sun is your friend

In our modern world, we’ve been taught to fear the sun. Cover up. Stay indoors. Use sunscreen at all times. But what if that advice is doing more harm than good?

At my Fort Worth, Texas functional medicine practice, I work with clients who are struggling with fatigue, hormonal imbalances, inflammation, and much more. And one of the most underestimated tools I help them reconnect with is something ancient, powerful, and completely free: the sun.

The Sun: Our Built-In Healing System

Sunlight supports immune health, mental clarity, and natural hormone balance. It triggers vitamin D production, supports mood through serotonin, and even helps regulate your sleep-wake cycle.

But most people today are deficient in sun exposure not because the sun disappeared, but because of fear-based messaging and toxic lifestyle habits that actually make our bodies more vulnerable to the sun.

The Sunscreen + Seed Oil Problem No One Talks About

Here’s what I see far too often:

• People avoid the sun but eat a diet high in inflammatory seed oils (canola, soybean, sunflower)

• They lather up with chemical-laden sunscreens daily—without knowing what’s actually in them

• They suffer from fatigue, skin issues, and hormone imbalances—and never connect the dots

Common sunscreen ingredients like oxybenzone and avobenzone have been found in blood, urine, and even breast milk. These chemicals are hormone disruptors and may do more long-term harm than the sun exposure we’ve been told to fear.

Pair that with highly unstable seed oils, which can oxidize in your body under heat and light, and you’ve got a recipe for cellular stress and chronic inflammation.

These Are Facts! Not Fear

This isn’t about scaring you away from protection. It’s about informed choice and returning to what’s natural. The human body was not designed to be afraid of the sun or dependent on lab-made chemicals.

But how you respond to the sun and how your body processes it depends on a number of personal health factors: your nutrition, your cellular health, your hormone status, and more.

That’s why I don’t give generic protocols. Healing is personal.

If You’re Asking:

• “Why do I burn so easily while others don’t?”

• “Why is my skin reacting more now than ever?”

• “What’s actually safe when it comes to sun and skincare?”

…that’s your cue to dig deeper. And that’s where functional medicine comes in.

Fort Worth Functional Medicine with a Root-Cause Approach

My approach isn’t about trends. It’s about rewiring your body to work with nature again not against it.

I’ll help you understand why your system is out of sync, what’s contributing to the stress on your skin and hormones, and how to reset naturally.

But I don’t give cookie-cutter advice on blogs. That’s what personalized support is for.

If you’re in Fort Worth or anywhere in the U.S. and ready to explore holistic healing, I invite you to schedule a free discovery call.

 www.executivefunctionalhealing.com 

Let’s uncover what your body truly needs to thrive in the sun, not hide from it.