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SUNLIGHT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH. COMMON SENSE PREVAILS!

Friday, January 11, 2019
An excellent new paper by Dr. Hoel and Dr. de Gruijl is titled “Sun Exposure Public Health Directives.” It decries the vilification of sunlight and suggests people return to its healthful rays.[1]https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/15/12/2794/htm continue reading

Is Sunscreen the New Margarine?

Thursday, January 10, 2019
THIS ONE IS A MUST READ These rebels argue that what made the people with high vitamin D levels so healthy was not the vitamin itself. That was just a marker. Their vitamin D levels were high because they were getting plenty of exposure to the thing that was really responsible for their good health—that big orange ball shining down from above. continue reading

Sunlight Institute responses to sun articles 12/31/18—1/6/19

Monday, January 7, 2019
Sunlight Institute responses to sun articles 12/31/18—1/6/19   https://www.onlineathens.com/news/20181229/sunshine-tan-closes-after-31-years I’m sorry the tanning salon closed and hope the new fitness facility will include sunbeds (tanning beds). Sunbeds have numerous healthful qualities, including the following:
  • In five weeks, sunbeds can bring increase winter levels of vitamin D to summer levels.
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Tan Tax Repeal Bill Stalls in U.S. Senate

Thursday, January 3, 2019
“The Tan Tax got into the Affordable Care Act in 2009 because indoor tanning professionals did not have a presence or early warning system on Capitol Hill,” ASA’s Norton said. “That is no longer the case.” continue reading

 Sunlight Institute Sun article responses 12/24/18—12/30/18

Monday, December 31, 2018
Sunlight Institute Sun article responses 12/24/18—12/30/18   https://www.longevitylive.com/anti-aging-beauty/sunscreen-important-can-also-toxic/ Gisèle, this is an article that needed to be written. Sunscreen is a toxic fraud. In addition to what you said, a recent meta-analysis showed that sunscreen use made no difference at all in the risk of skin cancer.… continue reading

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