Soak up some sunshine and hum your way to health!

 Did you know humming and sunshine can help keep you healthy?

Nitric oxide, (NO) is a by product of humming and soaking up the sun. Nitric oxide has been shown to be antiviral, antibacterial and antifungal. The UVA rays from the sun causes the skin, part of the integumentary system and the body's largest organ to make nitric oxide. Before you go off on a tangent remember the risks of too much sun exposure. On the other hand I do not think excessive humming is dangerous! 

You will think twice the next time you see a beautiful little humming bird! Enjoy in joy! 

Read on to learn more. 

"Your integumentary system protects your body from infection and injuries you could get from your external environment. It’s your body’s coat of armor and the first line of defense against viruses, bacteria and other microbes." 

‌https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/22827-integumentary-system.

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"Sunlight  exposure also produces NO in the skin. Yet, NO occurs in skin after exposure to UVA rays, not the vitamin D-producing UVB. In addition, NO has the ability to stop the replication of the Covid virus. One of the beauties of this system is that UVA rays and NO are available at any season when the sun is shining. This indicates that this healing action of sunlight is also available year-around."

https://sunlightinstitute.org/sunlight-uva-nitric-oxide-answer-to-covid/

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"What's the difference between UVA and UVB Rays?"

https://www.webmd.com/melanoma-skin-cancer/difference-between-uva-rays-and-uvb-rays

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"How much sun is too much?"

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK321117/

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"...nasal breathing concentrates the amount of nitric oxide circulating in the upper airway [7]. Levels reduce greatly if we switch to mouth breathing and some research shows that mouth breathing reduces the amount of exhaled nitric oxide by 50% [5]. Nasal breathing also makes the nose healthy in other ways, improving its microbiome, hydration, blood flow and mucous production [8]."

"Humming is able to increase nitric oxide levels 15 fold as compared to normal quiet breathing [11]."

https://www.rosalbacourtney.com/immune-protective-effects-of-nasal-breathing-and-nitric-oxide-for-coronaviruses-self-care-potential/

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"According to a 1999 paper by Lundberg and Weitzberg, NO in the nasal airways could represent an important first line of defence against infection.[1] NO is known to be broadly antifungal, antiviral and antibacterial.[2]"

"Research conducted during a previous Coronavirus epidemic i.e., the SARSCoV (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus) epidemic showed that NO inhibited the replication of SARSCoV in a dose dependent manner, meaning that higher levels had a greater inhibitory effect on the replication of the virus.[3]" 

"Here is a simple humming exercise you can do if you feel you are coming down with a respiratory infection, sinusitis, or are unwell. You can do it any time as a preventative measure to help boost immunity. We associate humming with cheerfulness and you’ll notice that it’s difficult to hum and feel down at the same time."

https://www.buteykobreathing.nz/blog/potential-immune-protective-effects-nitric-oxide-and-humming