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The Wellness Era: The industry has changed—are you keeping up?

Wednesday, June 10, 2026
While services and equipment are the foundation of any salon, your business name and brand representation must accurately reflect the experience, offerings, and atmosphere you provide. For most salons today, the term “tanning salon” no longer presents the right image. continue reading

SPF Blocks Vitamin D: Dermatology Knows This, And It Still Doesn’t Change the Advice

Tuesday, June 9, 2026
This is a structural problem, the institution that profits from SPF culture has no incentive to integrate information that complicates its primary message. continue reading

Leading Experts Call for Changes to Vitamin D Policy: Watch the Discussion Now!

Tuesday, June 9, 2026
More than two decades of research have demonstrated that vitamin D plays a critical role in far more than bone health. Evidence continues to accumulate linking vitamin D status to immune function, pregnancy outcomes, cardiovascular health, metabolic health, cancer risk, autoimmune disease, mental health, and overall longevity. continue reading

The Melanoma Epidemic That Wasn’t

Friday, June 5, 2026
Dermatology built a screening machine, and the machine needed a disease to justify itself. So, it lowered the bar for what counts as melanoma until the numbers looked catastrophic. The deaths never followed, because the tissue was never that dangerous. What you have is a system that turns healthy people into cancer patients, charges them accordingly, and calls it prevention. continue reading

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