Part of the reason doctors are now pushing synthetic (and toxic) vitamin D is because the overuse of sunscreen and the avoidance of outdoors due to the fear of solar radiation induced skin cancer has decreased our bodies natural production of vitamin D.
In other words - sunscreen helps promote depression and various other health disorders on top of the cancer it's supposed to be preventing.
It doesn't really matter though. Put away your tin foil hats. It's far too late. The air is polluted, the ground is polluted, therefore the food from the ground is polluted as is our water supply. The plastic you come into physical contact with is covered with carcinogenic flame retardent chemicals or is a type of plastic that is toxic, as are pretty much every other synthetic material you can think of.
On top of the food contamination, your food is being irradiated to kill harmful bacteria - that's right, the "healthy" veggies and fruits you are eating have trace amounts of radiation. But even before this became common practice pretty much everything on the planet has traces of radiation as a direct impact of nuclear bomb testing and the dropping of the atomic bombs in Japan. Then you can start thinking about the recent nuclear power plant catastrophe in Japan, and the others in the US and Russia.
I could go on but I think I'd only succeed in depressing everyone. So let's change that thought pattern:
What can you do? Live. Take the time to enjoy life.
Eat as healthy as is possible (yes I know I just said it's all contaminated, but that doesn't mean it can't benefit you - good food will help your body resist and recover from the contamination). Avoid the crap you already know is crap. If you're not sure about whether a food ingredient is safe to eat, use Google and look it up. For fuck's sake, there's more info about anything and everything you could ever possibly want to know just a few clicks away. I am emphasizing my point with the word fuck because I to this day cannot believe how many "adult" internet users are still afraid to look up something, so I'm hoping to convert 1% of the people who read this into using a search engine by merit of shock value.
Get some goddamned exercise. Seriously. Take a brisk walk for at least 30 minutes each day, at least 5 days a week. If the air where you live is too full of smog, walk indoors, but do it. If you can ride a bike instead, then do so. If you have exercise equipment, use it. If you feel like crap, there are very few things you can't walk off, unless of course you cannot walk.
Expand what you know - keep your mind healthy by continuing to learn, no matter how "old" you think you are.
If you get sick, don't run straight to the ER. If you have symptoms that indicate you need immediate medical attention, then by all means go to the ER, but otherwise try to let your body recover from the cold or flu naturally and you will have all the antibodies you need to protect yourself from that particular strain. The flu vaccine is for stupid people - the chances it will prevent you from getting sick during the cold season are about as good as winning the lottery. Antibiotics should only be used when there are no other options for recovery.
Enjoy life. Stop avoiding things because "health officials" declare they're a health risk. Remember when they told us we're all going to get heart attacks and die from eating eggs? Do things in moderation. Do things that make you feel good for a long time - not things that temporarily ease whatever stressful situation you are in (like that gallon container of ice cream).
Be as nice to as many people as you can, even if they're not necessarily nice to you.
Think for yourself.
