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Sunlight Institute Responses to Sun Articles 214

Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Sunlight Institute Responses to Sun Articles 214   http://mountaintimes.info/with-age-comes-wisdom/ Sun exposure has decreased profoundly since the times you are discussing. The result of all this sun protection has not been pretty. Here are some facts you should know about the healthful effects of sun exposure, many of which we have lost due to our indoor lifestyles and out tendency to slather ourselves with sunscreens:
  • Sun exposure kills the Covid-19 virus outside the body very quickly, and the vitamin D produced by the skin in response to sunlight dramatically reduces the risk of dying of Covid-19—as much as 50-plus percent!
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Studies Found WHO Report on Sunbeds Unbalanced and Inaccurate

Wednesday, February 24, 2021
The World Health Organization and a European SCHEER Report misrepresented the quality of the research used and omitted relevant confounding information in the groups’ most recent publications on sunbeds, according to research reports published in the journal Anticancer Research. continue reading

Federal government extending Canadians’ access to pandemic benefits

Saturday, February 20, 2021
Recipients will able to receive the benefit for a maximum of 38 weeks between September 27, 2020 and September 25, 2021 — up from 26 weeks. continue reading

Health officials can’t explain Dr. Tam’s ‘rocket ship’ modelling

Saturday, February 20, 2021
Canadian government health officials were at a loss to explain why new federal modelling shows such a wild trajectory when they appeared at a House of Commons health committee hearing Friday. continue reading

Stay-at-Home Order Extended in Toronto and Peel Public Health Regions Along with North Bay-Parry Sound

Friday, February 19, 2021
In the Toronto and Peel Public Health Regions, and the North Bay-Parry Sound District, the shutdown measures and the Stay-at-Home order will continue to apply until at least Monday, March 8, 2021, based on key public health indicators and following consultation with the local medical officers of health. continue reading

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