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Vitamin D for Health: A Global Perspective
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
The Vitamin D Society wants to make the public aware of a new research paper published by the Mayo Clinic which highlights the global health benefits and disease prevention from optimum vitamin D levels. This Global Perspective was written by Dr. Michael F. Holick, one of the foremost vitamin D researchers in the world. continue reading
The skin we’re in
Monday, July 29, 2013
Skin color, it turns out, is little more than adaptation in action continue reading
Wear Your Vegetables: Could Broccoli Hold the Key to Skin Cancer Prevention?
Thursday, July 25, 2013
"Sulforaphane is the kind of compound that has so many incredible theoretical applications if the dosage is measured properly," Dr. Dickinson said. "We already know that it is very effective in blocking sunburns, and we have seen cases where it can induce protective enzymes in the skin." continue reading
New review on vitamin D and athletic performance
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
I discovered the Russians and East Germans used tanning beds on their elite athletes from the late 1950s to the mid-1980s. Are you old enough to remember how the Russians and East Germans dominated international sports between the late 1950s and mid 1980s? continue reading
Sunlight as Pain Medication
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
This study shouldn’t come as any surprise, though we humans like to have these kinds of ‘stats’ to please our logical minds and give ourselves the ‘okay’ to let the sunshine in, when otherwise we may not. In all cases across the board, the sun is proving to be more of a healer than anything else. continue reading
