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FDA says sunscreen chemicals accumulate in body at high levels
Tuesday, August 4, 2020
All of the ingredients continued to exceed the FDA safety threshold of 0.5 ng/mL on day 7, and two of the ingredients, homosalate and oxybenzone, remained above the threshold on day 21. continue reading
Sunlight Institute Responses to Sun Articles 187
Tuesday, August 4, 2020
Sunlight Institute Responses to Sun Articles 187
https://www.naturalproductsinsider.com/ingredients/covid-research-vitamin-d-offers-clues-formulators
The key to vitamin D deficiency is sunlight deprivation, since 90% of serum levels of vitamin D are due to sun exposure to the skin. The Indonesian study and the Philippine study you alluded to both showed that levels of vitamin D below 20 ng/ml predicted a nearly 20 times increase on death risk among Covid-19 patients.… continue reading
Vitamin D Level Below 30 ng/ml (75 nmol/L) an Independent Risk Factor for COVID-19
Tuesday, August 4, 2020
We recently reviewed a study by Maghbooli et al that found much better outcomes among individuals with vitamin D levels over 30 ng/ml (75 nmol/L). continue reading
Ultraviolet (UV) radiation: Don’t feel the burn, avoid it!
Friday, July 31, 2020
But before you decide it’s safer to permanently relocate under your bed, avoiding the harmful UV effects is relatively easy. All we need is a little understanding of UV radiation, a forecast of UV intensity and some basic guidelines. continue reading
Study Suggests Vitamin D May Help The Body Fight Infection
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
A researcher says that vitamin D is like a steroid and is urging the public to spend some time outside soaking in the sunshine vitamin, while another urges caution saying that other factors may be at play. continue reading
