In the News
Moderate Sun Exposure Boosts Vitamin D, Not Skin Cancer Risk, Experts Say
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Carole Baggerly, GRH’s executive director, recognizes the conflicting public views on sun exposure and the general concern about the sun’s UV rays contributing to skin cancer, but they are hoping the video would help clarify best practices with sunshine. Below is a condensed version. For the full version, click here. continue reading
Gwyneth Paltrow:How can sun be bad for you?
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
“We’re human beings and the sun is the sun – how can it be bad for you? continue reading
Beyond Vitamin D: Sunlight Exposure Reduces Weight Gain and Helps Stop Diabetes
Monday, December 22, 2014
But according to a new study led by researchers at the Telethon Kids Institute in Perth, Western Australia, and published in the journal Diabetes, vitamin D is not the only mechanism through which sun exposure improves health. The researchers found that sun exposure causes the skin to produce nitric oxide gas, which in turn helps the body regulate its metabolism and slows weight gain. continue reading
A school in Colorado brought back recess and are calling it – ‘Vitamin D Time’
Thursday, December 18, 2014
The fact that officials have chosen to call it “Vitamin D Time,” and not recess, says a lot about how things have changed in our schools. continue reading
Oxford County Public Health – Watch out for Undercover Sting
Thursday, December 18, 2014
Undercover Shoppers coming to salons in Ontario continue reading
