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Sunlight Institute responses to sun articles 12/10/18—12/16/18 https://www.care2.com/greenliving/7-ways-to-improve-your-circadian-rhythm-for-optimal-health.html Great article. Circadian rhythms include sleeping and waking in animals, flower closing and opening in angiosperms (plants with flowers and enclosed seeds), and tissue growth and differentiation in fungi. Researchers have stated, “Mammalian circadian rhythms form an integral physiological system allowing for the synchronization of all metabolic processes to daily light/dark cycles, thereby optimizing their efficacy.”… continue reading

Scientists have developed a permanent tattoo that can tell you when you're in danger of sun damage.  continue reading

Exposure to moderate amounts of UVR should not be feared. Of course, this doesn’t mean that you should allow yourself to get burned. But moderate exposure is not only safe, but healthy. continue reading

And ultimately, the range of skin colours we see today all come from the competing needs to protect our folate and make our vitamin D, not to stop us getting skin cancer. continue reading

Sunlight Institute responses to sun articles 12/3/18—12/9/18   https://dailywellnesspro.com/Can+The+UV+Rays+Of+The+Sun+Kill+Harmful+Bacteria%3F-2/517/ Let’s hear it for sunlight!  The use of UV light from sunlight has lead to the saying that “sunlight is the best disinfectant.” And as to viruses, it is obvious that during summer seasons globally, the incidence of flu and colds is profoundly reduced.… continue reading