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Vitamin D: The Sunshine Cure

Monday, December 18, 2017
Like all living things, we need the sun. For millions of years, humans have spent many hours out in the sun each day without the protection of sunscreen. continue reading

Weather Network Interview with Dr Kimball on Sunbeds

Monday, December 18, 2017
Sunbeds make vitamin D without sunburning interview continue reading

The Danger of Vitamin D Deficiency

Friday, December 15, 2017
The human body produces vitamin D by itself, but it needs support from the sun. Without its rays we would have a hard time producing enough vitamin D to live. continue reading

Without HPV no increase risk of Skin Cancer and UV – mice study

Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Only mice with HPV virus and UV exposure got skin cancer. Australian skin cancer rates drop after mandatory HPV vaccination in just 10 years continue reading

Which Tanning Advice Should You Follow?

Tuesday, December 12, 2017
The man in the image to the left is, as reported in the Huffington Post, the truck driver Bill McElligott, 69. According to The New England Journal of Medicine, Bill has unilateral dermatoheliosis (i.e. photo aging) from UVA-rays rays transmitted through the window of his delivery truck during 28 years spent driving. The guy to the right is Goran Olson, 60, also known as “The Tanning Guru” and the author of The Tanning Blog. continue reading

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