Save some of the incandescent bulbs you hoarded. There are certain skin problems that need sunshine for healing. Diaper rash, for example. There are other rashes too that respond well to sunlight. Some superficial infections heal as well from light as they do from medicines, with none of the prescription's side effects.
But there are times --especially in Wisconsin-- where the sun is not available for medicinal use. Are you going to expose a baby's bare bottom to the sun in January in Wisconsin? What happens when baby is feeling sick, nurses too often, and Mommy gets sore? Although we may be advised to expose our nipples to sun for the healing effects, few of us live in an isolated enough place to try that. A fungal infection on your foot could be exposed to sun easily enough, but there are other parts of the body that are not meant for display at the park or in the backyard.
That's where an incandescent lightbulb helps so much. Several ten-minute stints each day, with the light shining on the sore spot, makes good headway on healing sore nipples, cuts, superficial infections, and skin rashes. Maybe I need to hide a few of my good old-fashioned lightbulbs with the first aid supplies, so they won't be used up for silly little things like providing light in the kitchen.
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