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Inadequate sun exposure poses risk to public health, landmark paper concludes
Saturday, December 17, 2016
The health benefits of UV exposure beyond vitamin D also should be more widely accepted in the medical community, the experts said. Nitric oxide, for example, is produced when skin is exposed to sunlight, which helps reduce hypertension. continue reading
Everything Is Terrible: White Wine Increases Skin Cancer Risk
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
White wine is linked with a 13% increased risk of skin cancer, according to a new study from the Brown University Warren Alpert Medical School. continue reading
IT’S A SAD TIME OF YEAR IN CANADA AND THE U.S. CAN WE CURE IT WITH VITAMIN D?
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
A recent press release from the Vitamin D Society of Canada discusses the need for vitamin D in the winter, in order to reduce the risk and intensity of seasonal affective disorder, or SAD. SAD is a feeling of low motivation, depressed mood, decreased concentration, anxiety and despair. continue reading
Everything You Need To Know About Vitamin D This Summer
Friday, December 9, 2016
"Skin can adapt to sunlight if you increase the exposure slowly, as opposed to going on a holiday and lying in the sun for five days straight," Mason said. continue reading
Safety in darkness: Team lays bare melanin’s DNA guarding mechanism
Thursday, December 8, 2016
The melanosomes then enter the cells and surround their nuclei, protecting them from damage. continue reading
