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Like your Margaritas? Watch out for ‘lime’ disease
Wednesday, August 1, 2018
If you’re enjoying a Margarita or some limeade this summer, be careful handling the fruit that can give you a rash. It isn't just from handling limes; it’s the chemical reaction when juice left on your hands reacts with sunlight and causes a rash. continue reading
Sunlight Institute Responses to sun articles 7/23/18—7-29-18
Tuesday, July 31, 2018
Sunlight Institute Responses to sun articles 7/23/18—7-29-18
https://www.medicalnewsbulletin.com/preventing-sunburn-stay-safe-suns-rays/
It has been known since 2014 that sunscreen use associates directly with increased sunburn. And no matter how you dance around it, the results are the same. The research you quote, as well as another research paper which involved one of the same researchers (Perna) showed that those who used sunscreens had more sunburns, whether they were light skinned or darker skinned.… continue reading
Blog Your Story: Start your corporate blog with these simple prompts
Thursday, July 26, 2018
Below are some great ideas for blog posts. Use them as the starting point for your brainstorming session, gradually working your way to specific ideas that you or your marketing person could write 300-500 words about. continue reading
Sunlight Institute Responses to Sun Articles 7/16/18—7/22/18
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Sunlight Institute Responses to Sun Articles 7/16/18—7/22/18
http://tophealthjournal.com/768/processed-foods-may-cause-vertebral-fracture-research-says/
Processed foods are unnatural and unhealthful, and certainly may lead to osteoporosis. However, they are not the primary factor in causing bone loss: that factor is sun deprivation. Fractures at any age are increased with vitamin D deficiency, which is really a deficiency of sun exposure, since sun exposure produces about 90% of all vitamin D found in human blood.… continue reading
Is sunscreen killing B.C.’s Cowichan River?
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
JCTA Note: I posted this on the article: Are sunscreens actually working to reduce the risk of skin cancer? According to the article skin cancers rates have been increasing since the 70s and the latest systematic review on chemical sunscreens says NO - Silva 2018 continue reading
