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Study shows health benefits of non-burning exposure to UV light

Friday, January 6, 2017
Adult participants were exposed to tanning beds that emitted 95 percent UVA rays and 5 percent UVB rays, a close simulation to summer sunlight in the U.K. Individuals were exposed to the UV light three times a week in January and February, ... continue reading

Health benefits of raising vitamin D levels to >100 nmol/L in Canada

Thursday, January 5, 2017
The Vitamin D Society, a fellow public health non-profit based in Canada, commissioned me to conduct an analysis of how much the disease and death rates could be reduced annually in Canada if everyone had vitamin D levels >40 ng/mL (100 nmol/L) year round continue reading

How to Turn Facebook ‘Likes’ Into Money

Wednesday, January 4, 2017
The best way to drive leads to Facebook is actually the same way that you should drive new customers to your business in the first place is by using an irresistible offer. continue reading

Prevent Diabetes By Catching Sunlight

Tuesday, December 27, 2016
Although there are vitamin D supplements available in the market, sunlight remains to be the cheapest and most direct source of this nutrient. As reported in NDTV, when there is an imbalance in the gut flora, conditions such as heart ailments and diabetes could follow. continue reading

Sunlight stimulates infection fighting T cells, according to new study

Thursday, December 22, 2016
Blue light allows T-cells to move towards infections continue reading

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