Nowadays, all you hear is "put on sunscreen, otherwise you'll get skin cancer", or that "your wrinkles come from too much sun", and many other things. But is the sun really all that bad?

Well, too much of it can be. But when is too much of anything good for you?

Too many cherries, too much milk, too much exercise. They can have consequences when you get too much though.

Believe it or not, sunshine fits into this group of things that are good for you. Sunshine has many different benefits, and a little sunshine is worth the risk.

The first benefit is Vitamin D. While it technically isn't a vitamin, it is just as helpful.

Vitamin D assists the body with absorbing calcium, and you all know that Calcium helps build strong bones. This means that having your daily milk intake, combined with just ten minutes of sunshine, will greatly reduce your risk for developing bone diseases like osteoporosis when you are older.

Sounds great, right? It gets better.

Vitamin D also helps your immune system. Strong bones and immune boosters just from ten minutes of sun exposure; that's the amount of time many people spend talking to a friend they bump into in a parking lot!

Sunshine is also good for your skin, ladies! While it's been mentioned that too much can cause severe damage to your skin (like cancer and wrinkles!), a nice and moderate amount is actually helpful.

Getting a healthy amount of sunshine will build up your skin's resistance to problems; sunshine will reduce your risk of getting acne, psoriasis, and eczema. Who knew!

Moderate sun exposure also has many benefits for your mental health. A little sunshine can reduce stress and anxiety, and fight depression.

It seems that sunshine really does boost your spirit! How can you be sad when the sun is shining on a beautiful day?

Another more obvious health benefit of sunshine is that it encourages exercise. When you go outside, you'll want to be doing something instead of sitting around bored.

Also, most outdoor activities require movement. Whether you are walking around a theme park or riding your bike on a trail, you are moving around and getting good exercise.

There are many more physical benefits to sun exposure. Did you know that sunshine will increase your metabolism?

That's right! Sunshine causes you to burn more calories.

There are tons more physical benefits of sunshine, like better liver function, improved digestion, better working kidneys, flu prevention, and lowers cholesterol. That all sounds great!

Isn't sunshine brilliant? As long as you keep it in check that is.

While too much sunshine can be bad, a moderate amount can work wonders for you. It will increase your exercise, benefit your physical health, and even improve your mental health.

Well, it sounds like sunshine may very well be one of the most important things you do each day! Just make sure that you drink enough water as well, you don't want to get a heat stroke!