Sunshine healing is one of the most misunderstood and underused tools available to people living with chronic illness. This post explains how the sun amplifies every nutrient in your body, why the sun skin cancer myth keeps people unnecessarily afraid, which foods support recovery if you do get burned, how to create living water for deeper hydration, and how to work with the spiritual dimension of the sun for even greater healing.
Key Takeaways
- Sunshine healing works by amplifying every vitamin, mineral, and nutrient already present in the body, not only vitamin D.
- Fear of the sun keeps a lot of people from a healing tool that’s been used for generations. Build your exposure slowly, never burn, and the sun becomes an ally instead of something to avoid.
- Start with five minutes of morning sun and build gradually to 20 minutes. Never sit out and burn.
- If you do get sunburned, aloe vera, mangoes, cucumbers, coconut water, and sweet potatoes all support recovery from the inside and outside.
- Living water made with lemon juice, raw honey, or ginger is the most hydrating form of water during sun exposure.
- Fruits, vegetables, wild foods, herbs, and spices absorb sunlight as they grow and pass that concentrated light energy to you when you eat them.
- The sun has a soul. Calling on the Angel of Sun helps the sun’s healing rays work more deeply within your body.
Sunshine healing and what it actually does
When I step into the sunshine on a hot summer day, it fills me with warmth and energy, like someone loving me. We all know the warmth of the sun feels comforting, especially after a long cold winter. But most of us do not know why.
The sun is an incredibly powerful healer.
Sunshine healing benefits every single vitamin and mineral equally within your body.
The polyphenols, anthocyanosides, minerals, vitamins, nutrients, omega 3s, 6s, and 9s, literally everything that makes your body work. The sun does not single out vitamin D. It enhances everything at once. I encourage everyone to get a little sun when you can, and to not be afraid of this amazing healing tool.
The sun skin cancer myth
We have all heard for years that the sun causes skin cancer. That is not the truth. If the sun were truly the cause of skin cancer, why do millions of people who never go outside develop it? Living in fear of this myth only prevents you from taking advantage of what the sun genuinely has to offer. Set that fear down.
Best practices for safe sun exposure
When you are ready to enjoy the sun’s healing power, a few things to keep in mind will make the experience both safe and effective.
- Start slowly. Go out in the morning or toward the late afternoon, depending on the time of year. Begin with five minutes and work your way up to 20 minutes.
- Never sit out and burn. During the heat of the day, find some shade.
- Build a gentle base so your skin can acclimate. When spring arrives and the days are warming up, that is the best time to go outside and begin. You will naturally build a base as the season progresses.
For more on caring for your skin in the warmer months, read the post on 5 tips for radiant summer skin health.
Healing foods for sunburn
If you do accidentally get burned, these foods can help you recover from the inside out and from the outside in.
Aloe vera
The inner flesh of an aloe vera leaf, applied directly to any sunburned area, soothes and diminishes the burn almost immediately. Continue applying it and watch your skin recover. While aloe vera is powerful when applied directly to the skin, it is even more potent taken internally. Aloe possesses more than 70 trace minerals grouped into undiscovered medical alloys. These alloys work with the phytochemical aloin to calm inflammation throughout the body.
Mangoes
Mangoes are built to handle heat. Even in extreme temperatures, the mango shields its inner flesh with a protective outer skin. When we eat mangoes, we internalize that capacity to handle extreme situations without burning up inside. They are one of the most deeply cooling healing foods available.
Cucumbers
“Cool as a cucumber” is not just a phrase. Cucumbers hydrate at the deepest cellular level and have a fountain-of-youth quality about them. They are highly effective at cooling a hot or stagnant liver. Cucumbers contain electrolyte compounds specifically geared toward nourishing overused adrenal glands and kidneys. Cucumber juice is extraordinary for chronic dehydration and for when you have spent too long in the sun.
Coconut
Coconut water is remarkably similar to human blood in its mineral composition. Coconuts are packed with trace minerals and electrolytes that restore what the body loses during heat exposure.
Sweet Potatoes
Orange-fleshed sweet potatoes are rich in beta carotenoids. If you are fair-skinned, eating sweet potatoes daily can help your skin develop a gentle natural glow that offers some resilience to the sun’s intensity over time.
Living water hydration and why it matters in the sun
Staying properly hydrated is always important, but when you are in the sun, your need for living water hydration deepens considerably. The type of water and how much you drink matters. You can learn more about how to keep your skin beautiful in my 5 Tips for Radiant Summer Skin Health article.
Most of us do not have access to fresh flowing mineral spring water.
The best way to revive the water we do have is to squeeze fresh lemon juice into it.
The lemon tree draws up minerals and living water from the earth through its roots. The lemon fruit holds those living water properties inside its juice. When you squeeze lemon juice into your glass, those properties transfer to the water and bring it back to life. Lemon also helps cleanse and flush the liver and lymphatic system.
To supercharge your living water, place the glass jar or pitcher in direct sunshine for a few minutes. The sun radiates through the water and intensifies the nutrients already in the lemon juice.
You can also add a little raw honey. Raw honey is a living micronutrient-based product and one of the most beautiful substances we have on this planet. Sometimes I enjoy water with lemon, honey, and slices of ginger. Others prefer grapefruit or lime juice. However you bring your water back to life, know that you are nourishing every cell in your body with every sip.
Sunlight and the Holy 4 food groups
Our planet is in a difficult place right now when it comes to sunlight, due to pollution of many kinds. One way to bring more light into your life is through the Holy 4 food groups: fruits, vegetables, wild foods, and herbs and spices.
As the vines and trees of these food groups grow, they absorb, collect, and concentrate sunlight.
When we eat these foods, the nourishment and information from that sunlight passes into our bodies. Our cells absorb the light and radiate it throughout the body and brain, emitting its energy and life force. Every bite of fruit or vegetable is a form of sunshine healing.
Angel of Sun healing: calling in more
You can call upon the Angel of Sun to help the sun work for you more powerfully than it normally would on its own. The sun is already an incredible healing tool. Calling on the Angel of Sun opens the channel for the sun’s rays to enter your body in a way that specifically supports your health.
The sun is not your enemy. Connecting with the Angel of Sun helps you move past that fear and into a genuine relationship with this healing force.
Anthony William, the Medical Medium@, teaches a sunbathing meditation that deepens this connection further. In it, you close your eyes, feel the sun warming each part of your body from feet to head, and consciously breathe the sunlight into your lungs. You ask your cells to be open, to absorb what he describes as the sun’s “mysterious information and life-giving properties.” At the close of the meditation, you can also invite the sun’s warmth across the barrier of your soul to begin reversing emotional injuries from past struggles. As he writes:
“My immune system, and every cell in my body, is receiving the sun’s rays and the sun’s power.”
The sun has a soul
Sunshine healing can be done anytime, even the summer sun is healing. But accidents happen. If you or someone you love gets burned, stung, or overheated this season, you want to know exactly what to reach for.
Download the free Summer Emergency First Aid Kit and have the answers ready before you need them.
Summer Emergency First Aid Kit
Let summer be fun and stress-free!
Here’s a quick reference sheet for you to print out or save on your phone as a guide!
Frequently asked questions
Is sunshine healing only about getting vitamin D?
No, and that is one of the biggest misunderstandings about the sun. Vitamin D gets all the credit, but the sun actually amplifies every nutrient already living in your body, your minerals, your omega 3s, 6s, and 9s, your polyphenols, all of it. The sun does not single out one vitamin and ignore the rest. It works on everything at once.
How much sun exposure is safe when I'm just starting out?
Begin small. Five minutes in the morning or late afternoon is plenty to start, and you can build up to twenty minutes as your skin acclimates. Spring is a good season to begin this practice, since you’ll naturally build a base as the days get warmer. The one rule that matters most: never sit out and burn. If the sun feels intense, find shade and come back to it tomorrow.
What should I eat if I do get sunburned?
A handful of foods support your skin’s recovery from the inside. Aloe vera, applied to the skin and taken internally, helps calm inflammation. Mangoes and cucumbers cool the body at a deep level, with cucumber juice especially helpful when you’re dehydrated. Coconut water replaces electrolytes the way few other foods can, and sweet potatoes, rich in beta carotenoids, support your skin’s resilience over time. None of these replace medical care for a serious burn, so use your judgment and see a healthcare provider when a burn is severe.
What is living water, and how is it different from regular water?
Living water is water that’s been brought back to life with something that still carries its own vitality, usually fresh lemon juice. The lemon tree pulls minerals and water up from the earth through its roots, and that life force is still inside the juice when you squeeze it into your glass. Add a little raw honey or a few slices of ginger if you’d like, then let the jar sit in direct sunlight for a few minutes before you drink it. That’s living water, and it hydrates differently than water straight from the tap.
What are the Holy 4 food groups Muneeza talks about?
Fruits, vegetables, wild foods, and herbs and spices. As these grow, they absorb and concentrate sunlight inside themselves, so every time you eat them, you’re taking in a form of that light. It’s one more reason to fill your plate with real, whole foods.
What is the Angel of Sun, and how do I call on it?
The Angel of Sun is a spiritual presence Muneeza invites in to deepen the sun’s healing power beyond what it offers on a physical level alone. She teaches that the sun has a soul, and that your own soul can sense it. Calling on the Angel of Sun is simply an invitation, a way of opening yourself to receive more from something that is already a powerful healer.
Should I be afraid of being out in the sun?
Muneeza’s approach is to release fear and build a respectful relationship with the sun instead, starting slow, never burning, and seeking shade during the most intense parts of the day. Sun exposure affects everyone differently depending on skin type, personal history, and other health factors, so it’s worth talking to your healthcare provider about what’s right for you.
