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Breast cancer prevention with vitamin D: Comparing Studies by Song et al. and GrassrootsHealth

Monday, February 3, 2020
JCTA Note, reducing breast cancer is easy based on the research in this article. By making vitamin d the natural way, UVB exposure. Supplements will never replace all the benefits from sunlight. continue reading

Why You Should Embrace Healthful Sun Exposure

Friday, January 31, 2020
Both ultraviolet A (UVA) and the near-infrared light spectrum increase NO. Sunlight also boosts cytochrome c oxidase, serotonin, brain-derived neurotrophic factor and other photoproducts, all of which are produced even in the wintertime when the sunlight is too weak to trigger vitamin D production Your body is designed to benefit from sun exposure, and if you’re diabetic or have heart disease, it may well be one of the missing factors. Sunlight also lowers your risk for many other conditions, including Type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis, osteoporosis and several types of cancer, including melanoma For every death caused by diseases related to excessive sun exposure — such as melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer — there are 328 deaths caused by diseases of sunlight deprivation For every skin cancer death in northern Europe, between 60 and 100 people die from stroke or heart disease related to hypertension continue reading

Absolute Versus Relative Risk- What’s the Difference?

Thursday, January 30, 2020
Pretty scary huh? Makes you want to pop pills and stop eating meat immediately.  Though like most numbers, these numbers can be deceiving. continue reading

Should you trust the SPF number on the label?

Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Some of the numbers can be found for SPF 50 showed up as an SPF 8,” says Dr. Cole. “This report indicated that as much as 50% of the sunscreens did not meet their label claims and over 74% of sunscreens with only inorganic (ZnO and TiO2) were overrated in terms of their SPF results.” continue reading

Research Suggests Current Guidelines for Sun Exposure are Unhealthy and Unscientific: Outside Magazine

Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Mainstream medicine indeed has it all wrong, the writer concludes after analyzing the types of research on sun and health the tanning industry has been talking about for years, in an article from national publication Outside Magazine. continue reading

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