Nudism and coronavirus

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  StevieLorna

  Apr 5, 2020

  Stay at Home. Its not a rumour. Its the only way to beat this.

  The only silver lining for us is, a lot less laundry.

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  MichaelOriginal Poster

  Apr 5, 2020

  Indeed, but not yet. Laundry is cheaper than heating he house.

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  FullSun

  Apr 6, 2020

  Guess what... [quote]home nudity (following all sanitary instructions, ofcourse) actually protects against the coronavirus.[/quote] I read on the Internet so it must be true! There, the rumor is started! I couldnt resist :D Im sure many get started this way by taking things out of context.

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  DesertRat

  May 8, 2020

  When Life Deals You A Lot Of Lemons, Make Lemonaide! This is a great time to get your shy friends and acquaintances to give nudism a try. They can go out wearing a mask, sunglasses, a large hot and nothing else and no one will know who they are. Completely anonymous.

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  Steve

  May 8, 2020

  [quote]Guess what... home nudity (following all sanitary instructions, ofcourse) actually protects against the coronavirus. I read on the Internet so it must be true! There, the rumor is started! I couldnt resist :D Im sure many get started this way by taking things out of context.[/quote] We need to add a few authoritative medical theories, so that one or two will stick. Ambient light is adequate to kill the virus with the length of exposures provided by continual nudity, even inside the body. (Shine a flashlight into your mouth in the dark to verify how deeply light penetrates.) Naturally-produced vitamin D in the skin kills the virus. Oxygen kills the virus, nudity promotes oxygenation of the body. Google it! Likewise a few social theories. As suggested by President Trump. The medical-industrial complex doesn't want you to know this. Some evidence. The naked Jains in India are not succumbing to the disease. AANR reports low illness rates among its members. A video. We need a video. And, of course, monetization. Always the hardest part for nudists - how do we make money from taking our clothes off? People are flocking to the safety of nudist resorts. Order your whole-body oxygenating cream. UV disinfection lamp... oh, wait, they're already pushing that one on my facebook feed. I read it on the internet, so it must be true. I read it on the internet so it must be true. Repeat.

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  Bairskyn

  May 8, 2020

  [quote]"home nudity (following all sanitary instructions, ofcourse) actually protects against the coronavirus."[/quote] If only 1 anonymous internet user came up with this, I'd suspect a fabrication. But I have seen where TWO independent anonymous internet posters said this! (And a 3rd person, the OP to this discussion, sorta kinda said it too!) So it is taking on an air of authenticity. (Or at least a whiff of an air of possibility.) Plus, with social distancing, how are authorities going to arrest you if they cannot get within 6 feet of you?

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  MichaelOriginal Poster

  May 8, 2020

  I love the way all of you address this thread. Living in Greece, a country that scores very well during the first half of the game, I'll keep you informed when they announce regulations for our summer holidays and beach/swimming faux pas.

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  Al

  May 9, 2020

  Well, with all these confirmations, I think we're ready for an editorial in Nature (perfectly named journal, no?). Who wants to be lead author?

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  FullSun

  May 9, 2020

  Interestingly I saw part of a report on the national news (I thinkNBC) where they were at a facility where they are doing all sorts of testing to see how long the virus lives in different environments. They have a chamber where they can emulate just about any climate. Anyway,one finding is that the virus does not survive direct sunlight very long. Unfortunately I did not catch the details. Something that depending on the specifics, could lead to something like get some naked sun exposure to reduce the chance of exposure (to the virus).

  Now I need to find time to research those findings and any that might confirm or deny them.

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  Steve

  May 9, 2020

  Sunlight certainly kills viruses and bacteria on surfaces and in the air, and for that reason likely makes outdoor transmission less likely than indoor transmission. But -seriously now, lest the joke run away with us- once coronavirus has made it to a mucous membrane, sun can't kill it without also killing the part of the body on which it lies, starting with the human immune cells, which are particularly sensitive.

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  Olly

  May 9, 2020

  Not so. I'm told that vitamin D boosts the immune system. So take in a dose of Vit C each day and get the sun to convert it to Vit D. That might require us to expose every part of the body to the sun for maximum beneficial effect.

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• ME

  Member

  May 9, 2020

  Here is a quote from an article I just read. Hopefully the reference links will still work...
  
  Commonality of outbreaks
  
  The reason to highlight these different outbreaks is to show you the commonality of outbreaks of COVID-19. All these infection events were indoors, with people closely-spaced, with lots of talking, singing, or yelling. The main sources for infection are home, workplace, public transport, social gatherings, and restaurants. This accounts for 90% of all transmission events. In contrast, infections while shopping appear to be responsible for 3-5% of infections. (ref)
  
  Importantly, of the countries performing contact tracing properly, only a single outbreak has been reported from an outdoor environment (less than 0.3% of traced infections). (ref)
  
  This is the link for the reference...
  https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04.04.20053058v1

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  Steve

  May 10, 2020

  My point was about sun killing the virus directly. I'm on prescription UV treatments for an autoimmune skin condition, and have looked at this really carefully - the sun really does kill immune cells at the surface of the body, as readily as it kills pathogens. Getting enough sun to clear the virus from the interior of the body by direct action would cook you to death.

  The Vitamin D possibility is more substantial. My dad suffered from systemic fungal infections, and his doctor - this was in the 1940's - told him to get sun to bring up his Vitamin D levels to keep it under control, which did seem to work. On pretty good evidence, Vitamin D from sun exposure seems to reduce deaths from colon cancer, probably by strengthening the immune system. The skin makes Vitamin D from a kind of cholesterol, which is made by the body and need not be taken in the diet.

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  FullSun

  May 10, 2020

  I agres the only way sunlight would kill the virus once inside you like you said, on a mucus membrane or such would be to get many many hours of continuous nude hours directly in the sun with no sunscreen, of course with that much sun it wouldnt really matter as youd be dead too. But it is good news that sunlight kills the virus as it wont survive very long on surfaces and possibly on your skin it could die before you transferred it to your face.

  Vitamin D has also shown reduced risk of breast cancer, some benefits to Multiple Sclerosis patients among other things. For me personally I used to have severe itching issues for years mostly during winter and spring months. This was on my legs primarily but showed up in other areas as well. The itching would get so bad I would literally scratch until I had a bloody mess. Doctor suggested vitamin D supplement which I tried. The itching subsided over a matter of weeks and I havent had it recur since. I take a low dose (1000 iu) of Vitamin D daily. I take it everyday even though I really doubt I need it in summer so I dont get out of the habit of taking it.

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• ME

  Member

  Jun 4, 2020

  I guess since the hysteria is over, its okay to PROTEST/RIOT without any regard to #sarscov2 #communityspread; just dont go out to any parks or do any other healthy social activities....

  AND Vitamin D is a PROVEN solution for acute RESPIRATORY infections (ie: severe acute RESPIRATORY syndrome coronavirus 2) according to many medical doctors and thosands of years of human history.

  https://www.lewrockwell.com/2007/09/donald-w-miller-jr-md/confused-about-the-amount-of-vitamin-d-you-need/

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  FullSun

  Jun 5, 2020

  [quote] My guess is that if one is naked outside, the sunlight killing the contation in the air and on surfaces along with the boost to the imune system of Vitamin D, and the boost to mental health, one would be less likely to catch and succomb to CoVID-19.[/quote] Ok so instead of stay at home orders,, lets mandate that everyone get naked and spend time in the sun! Imagine the protests against and in favor of such an order!

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