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How Vitamin D Relaxes Blood Vessels
Saturday, January 18, 2014
Vitamin D regulates the elasticity of blood vessels and thus also affects blood pressure amplitude. ...UV-B radiation in sunlight is the most important factor for the production of vitamin D, and that is why many people suffer from low levels of vitamin D during the winter months. continue reading
Tiron: Anti-Oxidant Keeps Skin Younger and Protects Against Skin Damage, Study
Friday, January 17, 2014
Tiron provided 100 percent protection against against UVA radiation , whereas resveratrol and curcumin offered just 22 percent and 8 percent protection. continue reading
Ask the Expert: UV Light in Wintertime
Friday, January 17, 2014
Winter is here in the northern hemisphere. At many latitudes, all the UV that is present in the winter is UVA wavelength, not UVB. Remember, UVB rays are responsible for your body making vitamin D. So in the winter, it’s impossible to make much vitamin D if you’re living north of about 35 degrees latitude — and you still won’t produce much between 30 and 35 degrees latitude.
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Mutation V60L increases predisposition to skin cancer
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
"Melanoma has been an invisible illness to natural selection; it is the price that has to be paid for the improved survival of the species in areas of the world with low solar radiation", states Conrado Martínez Cadenas, researcher at the Department of Medicine in the Universitat Jaume I. continue reading
Article you may want to sure with your Clients about Skin Cancer
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
In Spa Canada Magazine, there is a balanced article on skin cancer. You may want to share with your clients. You can find the article at
http://files.flipsnack.com/iframe/embed.html?hash=ftjeo9ku&wmode=window&bgcolor=EEEEEE&t=13887517581388751762
JCTA Comments on the article
- The number of melanoma according to the CCS are not increasing based on per 100,000 ( population increase)
- Skin Cancer is the most estimated cancer in the world.
