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Cold and Flu Season is Approaching (Part 2)     In our last post about cold and flu season approaching, we reviewed similarities between months with the highest flu activity and vitamin D levels in a general population, as well as the risk reduction in cold and flu incidence compared to vitamin D levels that have been observed in the GrassrootsHealth cohort.…

No definitive causal link between sunbed use and malignant melanoma JCTA Note: this article came out Jan 2018, but worth the read again by Saarland University A careful review of medical data shows that there is no proven causal relationship between moderate solarium use and increased melanoma risk.…

Cold and Flu Season is Approaching (Part 1) From GrassRootsHealth.net   October is generally the month when we start to see an increase in cold and flu activity.  What can you do, starting now, to decrease your chances of getting the cold or flu, or lessen its severity and symptoms if you do get it? …

Sunlight Institute Responses to Sun Articles 9/23/19—9/29/19   https://360aproko.com/2019/09/22/%f0%9f%8d%bd%ef%b8%8fthe-real-cause-of-winter-weight-gain-the-free-fix-by-dr-sam-robbins/ A great article, Dr. Robbins!  The research also points out that early-morning sun exposure is more effective at reducing weight than sun exposure at any other time of day.  Yet, we need the sun at other times of day to cause the production of vitamin D and other essential photoproducts by the skin.…

Salons Help Prevent Sunburns: Poll JCTA Note: this years’s Please Tan Responsibly Campaign will be letting Canadian consumer know the right way to build a base tan – minimum of 10 session and starting a month before a holiday.  To many clients come in a week before going on holiday and think they can get a protective tan and we know they can’t.…