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Three hours in the sun a day ‘can halve breast cancer risk’
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Spending an average of three hours a day exposed to sunlight can slash the risk of breast cancer by up to 50 per cent, according to research.
… continue readingDid vitamin D deficiency contribute to Mozart’s and Mahler’s deaths?
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart suffered from many infectious illnesses including catarrh, fever, sore throat, and bad colds from 1762 to 1791, the year of his death at 35 years of age. Most of these illnesses occurred between mid-October and May. At the latitude of Salzburg and Vienna, 48º N, it is impossible to make vitamin D from solar ultraviolet-B irradiance for about six months of the year.… continue reading
The Sun Is the Best Optometrist
Saturday, July 2, 2011
WHY is nearsightedness so common in the modern world? In the early 1970s, 25 percent of Americans were nearsighted; three decades later, the rate had risen to 42 percent, and similar increases have occurred around the world.
… continue readingVitamin D Breast Cancer Symposiums in Edmonton
Saturday, June 25, 2011
I recently spoke to a salon owner who attended a Grassroots Health vitamin D symposium in Edmonton, Alberta. It was well attended, both by the public and medical personnel. She said that about 60 to 70 percent of the group was medical, including representatives from Alberta Health.… continue reading
The truth about tanning beds: They boost vitamin D production
Friday, June 24, 2011
NaturalNews) The FDA has the media and subsequently many Americans in a (perhaps unjustified) uproar about teens using tanning beds, and they are now pushing to ban tanning for people under 18. It is time to set some of this witch-hunting straight.
