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Body Repairs Skin Damage in Groundbreaking Study
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
A group of international researchers hypothesized that people whose skin had evolved to produce adequate vitamin D from sun exposure had also developed mechanisms to repair any skin damage that also occurred. continue reading
Home tanning beds: convenient but dangerous, health experts say
Monday, February 27, 2017
But it is better for consumers to come to salons, where staffers teach “the golden rule of smart tanning, which is “don’t ever get sunburned,” says Joseph Levy, scientific adviser to the American Suntanning Association, which represents salon owners. continue reading
A suntan is not only healthy, it can be life-saving
Saturday, February 25, 2017
Like many people, for years I heeded the advice of cancer charities and the government to cover up and avoid strong sunshine. But now I know that CLL, like a number of cancers and several other conditions including heart disease, diabetes and multiple sclerosis, is associated with low levels of vitamin D. This vitamin is made by the body during the exposure of skin to sunshine – only 5 per cent of what we need comes from our diet. continue reading
US Tan Tax to be Repealed
Friday, February 24, 2017
Repeals the tax on tanning bed businesses and other minor Obamacare taxes: Almost all of the tax provisions from the ACA, including a 10% tax on tanning-bed locations, would be repealed. continue reading
More hospitals or more vitamins?
Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Apparently, Ontario would rather spend $8,700 to hospitalize a citizen than $40 to test him for vitamin D insufficiency. continue reading
