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Exposure to sunlight has health benefits

Friday, December 12, 2025
“Exposure to sunlight has become a risk versus benefit equation with the benefits for most of us being very high. More specifically, non-burning sun exposure is beneficial for multiple body systems, principally by pathways not dependent on vitamin D. continue reading

The 10% That Makes All the Difference

Wednesday, December 10, 2025
The magic of employee success happens in the 10 percent. You find out who has charisma, tone, and great body language. This is where you find out who can transition between a “Hi, how are you doing today?” and bringing up a bottle of lotion. This is also where you find out which employee can give one or multiple reasons why a customer needs this lotion. Most importantly, this is where you find out if the employee can make a sale. continue reading

Businesses: Add or update your email address now to avoid missing important CRA messages

Wednesday, December 10, 2025
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) now sends most business correspondence online through the My Business Account portal in your CRA account, instead of by paper mail. To make sure you receive notifications when new mail or important changes occur, add or update your email address in your CRA account. continue reading

It Is Time for HHS to Update Its Vitamin D Policies

Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Imagine a government policy based on a math error—one that affects the bones, hearts, lungs, and pregnancies of millions of Americans every day. Now imagine that error has persisted for more than a decade. That is the situation with the U.S. federal government’s guidance on vitamin D. Despite its profound importance for immune function, pregnancy, cancer outcomes, cardiovascular health, and respiratory infections, vitamin D policy in the United States remains stuck in 2011—not because of scientific consensus, but because of a now well-documented statistical miscalculation. continue reading

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