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Study: Sunscreen products block the production of vitamin D by 99%

Saturday, August 11, 2018
“People are spending less time outside and, when they do go out, they’re typically wearing sunscreen, which essentially nullifies the body’s ability to produce vitamin D,” noted Kim Pfotenhauer, D.O., continue reading

Game Changer of the Year: Carole Baggerly

Thursday, August 9, 2018

Game Changer of the Year: Carole Baggerly

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Sunlight Institute Responses to sun articles 7/30/18—8/6/18

Tuesday, August 7, 2018
Sunlight Institute Responses to sun articles 7/30/18—8/6/18 JCTA Note: only 2 article from Canada – Montreal and New Brunswick. If you see an article, let us know. https://www.livetradingnews.com/sunlight-fundamental-good-health-18981.html#comment-1444 What a wonderful and insightful article. We have now been frightened away from the sun, the provider of all life.… continue reading

Sunshine addiction is a hot topic – but does ‘tanorexia’ really exist?

Wednesday, August 1, 2018
In short, empirical research evidence demonstrating a genuine addiction to tanning that encompasses all the known and expected physical and psychological consequences of addiction has yet to be proven. continue reading

Could the Sun be Good for Your Heart?

Wednesday, August 1, 2018
In experiments, he used sunlamps so that he could expose the skin of volunteers to ultraviolet A (UVA) rays and not ultraviolet B, which is responsible for vitamin D production. He confirmed that skin exposure to UVA resulted in increased nitric oxide levels in the blood and reduced overall blood pressure. continue reading

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