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Epidemic of Vitamin D deficiency sweeping the world

Monday, March 15, 2010
Mike Adams  There is an epidemic of vitamin D deficiency sweeping across our modern world, and it’s an epidemic of such depth and seriousness that it makes the H1N1 swine flu epidemic look like a case of the sniffles by comparison.… continue reading

The Vitamin D Newsletter

Monday, March 15, 2010
This is a periodic newsletter from the Vitamin D Council, a non-profit trying to end the epidemic of vitamin D deficiency. If you are not subscribed, you can do so on the Vitamin D Council’s website. If you want to unsubscribe, go to the end of this newsletter.… continue reading

Diet, Sunscreen and Skin Cancer

Monday, March 15, 2010
 
 

The founder of health-information web site Total Health Breakthroughs slammed the chemical sunscreen industry for burying what appear to be the true root causes of skin cancer on his web site this month.
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New Study by SUNARC Shows Tanning and Melanoma Link Scientifically Flawed

Monday, March 15, 2010
 
 
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — 03/15/10 — A new study published in the peer-reviewed journal “Dermato-Endocrinology”shows that there is no statistically significant connection between sunbeds and melanoma in those who can develop suntans (skin type II-VI), with increased risk centered only on those whose skin is so fair it cannot tan (skin type I).
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Vitamin D better than vaccines at preventing flu, report claims

Monday, March 15, 2010

Oliver Gillie

 
Vitamin D could cut the risk of flu infection in children by half, the report claims
The risk of children suffering from flu can be halved if they take vitamin D, doctors in Japan have found. The finding has implications for flu epidemics since vitamin D, which is naturally produced by the human body when exposed to direct sunlight, has no significant side effects, costs little and can be several times more effective than anti-viral drugs or vaccine.
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