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Tan Tax a ‘War on Women’: Op-Ed
Wednesday, July 9, 2014
The federal excise tax on indoor tanning has needlessly devastated the predominantly female-owned tanning industry, tax policy expert Ryan Ellis wrote in an op-ed article for the The Washington Times last week, calling it Obamacare’s own “war on women.” continue reading
Sunscreen Could be Altering your Hormones
Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Sunscreen is commercially produced to make a profit. Everyone agrees that overexposure to the sun can damage the living tissue in your skin. However, chemical sunscreens cannot promise to protect us from free radical damage and are not a healthy solution to this problem. It is time we stop fearing the sun and allow ourselves to be part of the natural world. continue reading
Scientists Blow The Lid on Cancer & Sunscreen Myth
Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Researchers concluded that the conventional dogma, which advises avoiding the sun at all costs and slathering on sunscreen to minimize sun exposure, is doing more harm than actual good. continue reading
Chemical Suncreen Causes Low Sperm Counts, Infertility
Thursday, July 3, 2014
While sunscreen is known to block the sun's ultraviolet radiation from penetrating the skin, Dr Arthur W. Perry, MD, FACS, who is also a member of the Medical Advisory Board for The Dr. Oz Show, is of the opinion that chemical sunscreens can cause low sperm counts and infertility apart from contributing to the development of breast and ovarian cancers in women. He recommends using a micronised zinc oxide containing SPF 15 broad-spectrum sunscreen instead. continue reading
Low vitamin D, prostate cancer linked
Wednesday, July 2, 2014
Although vitamin D can be found in foods such as dairy products, fatty fish and mushrooms, sunlight and supplements are the most-effective ways to maintain healthy levels, said Dr. John Cannell, the executive director of the Vitamin D Council in San Luis Obispo, Calif.
However, supplements should be taken in moderation. continue reading
