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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
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
