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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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Bask in the Sunshine Can Prevent and Treat Prostatitis

Friday, September 27, 2019

Bask in the Sunshine Can Prevent and Treat Prostatitis

You know what? It turns out that sunshine is an important substance to enhance the vitality of men. No wonder people often use the sunshine boy to describe men who are energetic.
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Understanding the Base Tan

Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Understanding the Base Tan

JCTA Note: This year’s Please Tan Responsibly Campaign will focus on creating a base tan that is protective 
 
Thursday, September 19th, 2019 SmartTan.com
One thing that critics of the indoor tanning industry either don’t understand or refuse to admit is the reality that base tans acquired in a non-burning fashion at a professional tanning facility help to prevent sunburn.
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Sunlight Institute response to sun articles 9/16/19—9/22-19

Tuesday, September 24, 2019
Sunlight Institute response to sun articles 9/16/19—9/22-19   https://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20190914/wouldnt-more-shade-be-so-cool It is nice to have shade when it is needed, but plenty of regular, non-burning sun exposure is vital for human health. Consider the following facts:
  • Seventy-five percent of melanomas occurs on areas of the body that are seldom or never exposed to sun.
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