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6,000 IU Would Rock ‘D’ World!

Thursday, February 25, 2010
SmartTan.com
 
A leading vitamin D advocacy group believes daily vitamin D intake recommendations may have to go as high as 6,000 international units — 15 times higher than current recommendations — to ensure that everyone gets natural levels of The Sunshine Vitamin.
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ITA Member Update for Feb – Tan Tax is back

Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Today the White House released the outline of its latest proposal for Healthcare reform legislation. The new bill will include the Tan Tax! HealthCare Reform — Title IX. Revenue Provisions Health Industry Fees The Act will impose fees on various sectors of the health industry, intended to recapture some of the benefits they get as more Americans purchase health insurance.continue reading

Obama Reverts to Backroom Politics:

Tuesday, February 23, 2010
American Academy of Dermatology Association and the American Medical Association Efforts Would Help to Eliminate 9,000 Jobs; Attack Women-Owned Businesses, According to Smart Tan
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Obama-Reverts-Backroom-Politics-Tan-Tax-Returns-Health-Care-Reform-Bill-Against-Taxpayers-1120931.htm JACKSON, MI–(Marketwire – February 23, 2010) – President Barack Obama has put 9,000 jobs in jeopardy when he went back on his campaign promise Monday, supporting a proposed tax brokered by powerful lobbyists behind closed doors.… continue reading

In Tests, Vitamin D Shrinks Breast Cancer Cells

Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Results Encouraging, But Don’t Read Too Much Into Them, Says Dr. Richard Besser
Doctors have known that low levels of vitamin D are linked to certain kinds of cancers as well as to diabetes and asthma, but new research also shows that the vitamin can kill human cancer cells.continue reading

Vitamin D: Are You Getting Enough?

Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Today’s post comes from Guest Blogger Jim Bathurst, CSCS, NSCA and personal trainer at Balance Gym. During these winter months where the days are shorter, the nights longer, and the weather less bathing-suit friendly, we all find ourselves getting a lot less sunlight.
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