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What Happens to Your Body When You Don’t Get Enough Sunlight

Friday, August 7, 2020
So what happens to the body when you don’t get enough sunlight, and how much sun do we actually need? continue reading

Sunshine is necessary to develop immunity

Thursday, August 6, 2020
But now we understand the mechanism of active Vitamin D and the value of the hormone in other areas of human health. There are statistics that connect several diseases with low Vitamin D levels. The fact that most of the Vitamin D we have comes from sunlight explains different seasonal diseases. continue reading

Doctors urge mask mandate

Thursday, August 6, 2020
The Masks4Canada campaign, which has launched in other provinces including Ontario calling for governments to mandate the use of face masks to combat the spread of COVID-19, sent the signed letter to B.C. health officer Bonnie Henry, Health Minister Adrian Dix and Premier John Horgan last week, the group said Tuesday. continue reading

CECRA for small businesses extended for the month of August

Tuesday, August 4, 2020
If a business had an average revenue decline of 70% or more in April, May, and June, they are deemed eligible for the additional month of rent relief. continue reading

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

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