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Sun offers help in cancer battle
Monday, July 28, 2014
After years of health warnings about sun exposure, some doctors now believe ultraviolet rays can help reduce the chance of getting some types of cancers by close to 50 per cent.
Got vitamin D? Why even during summer, you need a hefty dose
Monday, July 28, 2014
The evidence is clear: Being low in vitamin D is hazardous to your health. Vitamin D supports your immunity, which may be why a lack of it is associated with cancer. Think of your immune system as the watchdog of your cells; when it’s working properly, it attacks foreign invaders and abnormal genes, thus protecting you from disease. When the immune system is weakened, it can fail to recognize the growth of cancer cells in the body.
Wear sunscreen. (That may not be the best advice for everyone all the time)
Monday, July 28, 2014
I may be crazy, but I think our government might be trying to kill me. Not deliberately. It wants the best for me. But the surgeon general and CDC recommend that all Americans, regardless of pigment, wear sunscreen to protect against skin cancer.
The Doctors Show – Repeat TANNING AND BACTERIA
Friday, July 25, 2014
Smart Tan response to the The Doctors Show which aired again on July 25th
2845 ways to spin the Risk
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
In the animation below we show how risks can be ‘spun’ to look bigger or smaller, how medical treatments can be made to seem useless or to be wonder cures, and how lifestyle changes might look worthwhile or not worth bothering with. All by changing the words used, the way the numbers are expressed, and the particular graphics chosen.
