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Getting Down on the Show Floor – Smart Tan Nashville

Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Here’s a little peak at the action on the Smart Tan Nashville show floor continue reading

Vitamin D danger of our indoor lives: Lack of sunlight increases risk of heart disease and cancer

Monday, September 29, 2014
The greatest source of vitamin D comes from a reaction of sun on the skin but in the UK and other countries in the Northern Hemisphere, this can only be made in the summer sun. continue reading

Skin pigment renders sun’s UV radiation harmless using projectiles

Monday, September 29, 2014
This projectile in turn gives off energy to the surrounding membrane tissue in the form of heat. It has therefore converted dangerous UV energy into harmless heat. continue reading

Move Over, Michelle, Surgeon General is New Nanny-in-Chief

Friday, September 26, 2014
This isn’t an issue of saying one cancer is better or worse than the other, but questioning why this pet cause deserves a big PR campaign from “America’s Doctor” when so many other deadlier health problems exist. It’s also a question of what all government PR campaigns are really about. continue reading

Low-T Drug Ban? 5 Natural Testosterone Boosters

Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Scientists believe that vitamin D keeps the body from changing testosterone into estrogen while, at the same time, making the receptors on adrenal glands (which release testosterone) more sensitive. continue reading

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