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No definitive causal link between sunbed use and malignant melanoma

Thursday, October 3, 2019

No definitive causal link between sunbed use and malignant melanoma

JCTA Note: this article came out Jan 2018, but worth the read again by
A careful review of medical data shows that there is no proven causal relationship between moderate solarium use and increased melanoma risk.
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Cold and Flu Season is Approaching (Part 1)

Wednesday, October 2, 2019
Cold and Flu Season is Approaching (Part 1)

From GrassRootsHealth.net
 
October is generally the month when we start to see an increase in cold and flu activity.  What can you do, starting now, to decrease your chances of getting the cold or flu, or lessen its severity and symptoms if you do get it? 
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Sunlight Institute Responses to Sun Articles 9/23/19—9/29/19

Wednesday, October 2, 2019
Sunlight Institute Responses to Sun Articles 9/23/19—9/29/19   https://360aproko.com/2019/09/22/%f0%9f%8d%bd%ef%b8%8fthe-real-cause-of-winter-weight-gain-the-free-fix-by-dr-sam-robbins/ A great article, Dr. Robbins!  The research also points out that early-morning sun exposure is more effective at reducing weight than sun exposure at any other time of day.  Yet, we need the sun at other times of day to cause the production of vitamin D and other essential photoproducts by the skin.… continue reading

Salons Help Prevent Sunburns: Poll

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Salons Help Prevent Sunburns: Poll

JCTA Note: this years’s Please Tan Responsibly Campaign will be letting Canadian consumer know the right way to build a base tan – minimum of 10 session and starting a month before a holiday.  To many clients come in a week before going on holiday and think they can get a protective tan and we know they can’t.
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Vitamin D levels and supplemental intake among Canadian GrassrootsHealth participants

Monday, September 30, 2019
Vitamin D levels and supplemental intake among Canadian GrassrootsHealth participants

JCTA Note: Steve Gilroy, JCTA Executive Director takes no supplements and has vitamin D blood levels on average in the range of 100 to 128 nmol/L.  He tests twice a year.
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