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Dr. Oz Says Get Vitamin D to Support Immune System Against Coronavirus

Wednesday, March 11, 2020
TV personality and surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz recommended fortifying the body with vitamin D to protect against coronavirus, in a Monday morning segment on the TODAY Show.

Responding to Client Concerns About Coronavirus

Tuesday, March 10, 2020
in 1993, Bob Howard, a spokesman for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, told Smart Tan that a tanning bed "wouldn’t be a good environment for viruses.” Howard called the chance of contracting any virus from a tanning bed "extremely remote.”

The two most common symptoms in coronavirus patients, says report

Monday, March 9, 2020
The two most common symptoms in coronavirus patients, says report By Amy Graff, SFGATE Updated 10:50 am PST, Saturday, March 7, 2020 JCTA NOTE: some salon members have been asking questions about the COVID-19, I found this article Photo: Guido Mieth/Getty Images The WHO analysis also revealed that most people develop symptoms on average of five to six days after infection, though the range is anywhere from one to 14 days.…

Sunlight Institute Blog Posts

Friday, March 6, 2020
If you get a chance, have a read of some of Dr Marc Sorenson's latest blogs. Very interesting

There’s New Evidence on the Benefits of Sun Exposure

Friday, March 6, 2020
But study after study has found that taking vitamin D supplements doesn’t change your risk of developing these conditions. An alternative explanation is that vitamin D is simply an indicator of how much sun you’re getting, and the health effects come from something else in sunlight.

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