In the News
Vitamin D decreases all-cause mortality in elderly women with insufficiency
Monday, October 31, 2011
Vitamin D deficiency is associated with increased risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality (Dobnig H et al. Arch Intern Med. 2008;168:1340-1349). Studies have suggested that vitamin D supplementation may reduce cancer and cardiovascular disease, but evidence for the effects of supplementation on mortality has been inconsistent.
… continue readingNatural Living Blogger Ridicules California Ban
Monday, October 31, 2011
A popular natural lifestyle blogger has ridiculed California’s recent legislative ban of indoor tanning for those under 18 years of age, asking, “What’s next, shutting down the beaches on sunny days?”
UV Benefits Outweigh Risks, New Study Says
Friday, October 28, 2011
The health benefits of carefully increased UV exposure — from the sun or from sunbeds — outweigh the disputed and often-oversimplified risks of permanent skin damage, according to an Oslo University study published in the journal Public Health Nutrition this week.
JCTA Update 10.28.11
Friday, October 28, 2011
JCTA Update 10.28.11
- JCTA General Annual Meeting Oct 15th
- We have a new director for the Prairie Provinces, his name is Jim Lalonde. Jim owns a salon in Edmonton called Sundaze Tanning.
- Reelected Doug McNabb – president, Steven Gilroy – education director
- New bylaw approved by the membership – highlights
- New provincial membership
- Monthly payment plans for salon memberships
- Association now include/defend spray tanning and light therapy
- Yearend statements approved by the membership
- First showing of the new Vitamin d/sunlight/sunbed poster
- New Bylaw now up on the JCTA website for all to review in the Member’s Only Area
Kellogg’s adds vitamin D to cereal to fight rickets
Friday, October 28, 2011
Kellogg’s is to add vitamin D to all its children’s cereals in a bid to fight the rise of rickets among young people.
The breakfast cereal producer will add the ingredient to cereals including Coco Pops and Rice Krispies, as part of a healthy eating drive to “help avoid” the bone-softening condition among younsters.
