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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

Vitamin D, UV exposure, and skin cancer in a nutshell

Thursday, June 26, 2014
What does this all mean? That there is probably a sweet spot for sun exposure. You need sun exposure to produce vitamin D, but you don’t want to overexpose yourself. Get some sun exposure for vitamin D production, but don’t burn yourself. continue reading

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