> I thought sun exposure was bad. Or is it good again? Was it good all along?

It's good as long as you don't get sunburn or skin cancer...

> Do I need to wear sunscreen in front of my desk too now? Will the body cream include it?

That's the sort of thinking we need, champ - you just earned yourself a promotion to Chief Product Officer. :)

>It's good as long as you don't get sunburn or skin cancer...

too much sun ages you badly even without any sunburn. Hot dog skin.

Moderation is always the key. Although some people would be fine with a modest aging effect, given the other positive benefits of sun exposure.

I have some beef with the sunscreen people, mostly because of 3 things:

- Skin cancer is by far the least deadly type of cancer and nearly always just requires some low-risk skin removal.

- Getting a light tan feels amazing. Your whole body feels warmer.

- Vitamin D.

Skin cancer may be less deadly than other types of cancer, but it is still far more deadly than not having cancer. Rattlesnake bites in the US have a lower mortality rate than skin cancer, are you gonna go trying to handle rattlesnakes without protection or safety measures?

Maybe if handling rattlesnakes regularly was associated with improved mental and physical health, the way regular sun exposure is.

> Getting a light tan feels amazing. Your whole body feels warmer.

You know what feels even better? Not getting skin cancer.

> Vitamin D

Easily obtained from supplements.

One could also add positive mental health effects, and benefits of morning sunlight for maintaining a healthy circadian rhythm.

Sure, you can always come back that you can take anti-depressants, and try to use some sort of sun-mimicking light, but then we're really going to extremes to avoid the sun altogether.

So is exposure to the sun, at the right times, in moderation, with appropriate but not extreme protection okay?

> So is exposure to the sun, at the right times, in moderation, with appropriate but not extreme protection okay?

Depends on your personal risk tolerance. For majority of people, probably yes: the benefits (especially the mental ones) would outweight the small risks.