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Dramatically increasing vitamin D may prevent osteoporosis

Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Osteoporosis is one of the most dreaded diseases of aging, often leading to hip fractures and other painful bone breaks that contribute to premature death. But it is possible to prevent the debilitating disease — which afflicts an estimated two million Canadians — by dramatically upping vitamin D consumption, says the scientific advisory committee for Osteoporosis Canada.
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Is Profit Behind Dermatology’s ‘Sun Scare’ Message?

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

There’s a strange health tug-of-war going on. Doctors are now telling us to get back into the sun for better health since a large majority of Americans are being deprived of natural vitamin D and other benefits associated with sunshine. Meanwhile, the cosmetic dermatology industry seems to be turning up the heat on their “stay out of the sun, wear sunscreen 24/7” message.

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Tanning bed law essential: cancer society

Monday, July 12, 2010
 

The Medical Society of P.E.I. and the Canadian Cancer Society are still waiting for the province to move on legislation for tanning beds, and they say guidelines aren’t enough.

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The Sunlight-avoidance insanity is causing severe vitamin D deficiency. Will you die from sunlight deprivation?

Friday, July 9, 2010

Due to fear of melanoma, a deadly disease that has been erroneously attributed to sunlight exposure, the people are leaving the sunlight and becoming more like cave dwellers. For those of you who believe in evolution, can you imagine that after millions of years under the sun, human beings have been frightened away from their heritage?

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Sunlight alone does not cause skin cancer: The truth you’ve never been told

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

(NaturalNews) We’ve all been told that sunlight causes skin cancer. This message has been drilled into our heads for so long that most people actually believe it. But what if this “truth” was actually a medical myth? What if dermatologists and health experts didn’t know the whole story?

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