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Vitamin D May Allow American Olympians To Dominate In 2012

Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Vitamin D improves athletic choice reaction time, muscle strength, speed, and endurance may provide an American Olympic advantage in 2012 much like the Russian and German athletes domination in the Olympics for 30 years from the 1950s to the mid 1980s.… continue reading

Vitamin D: It’s Necessary, but Getting Enough of It Is Not Necessarily Easy

Tuesday, May 12, 2009
By Jennifer LaRue Huget, Washington Post For most of history, humans got all the Vitamin D they needed simply by being outdoors, absorbing the sun’s ultraviolet light. Ultraviolet radiation triggers the body’s production (a two-step process involving both liver and kidney) of the vitamin, which is technically a hormone.… continue reading

Sunscreen & Vitamin D

Friday, May 8, 2009
Robert C. Scott, DC CCSP As summer approaches we will once again be bombarded with news about the ill effects of sun exposure to our skin. We are lead to believe that sun exposure must be combated with sunscreen agents, and yet sunscreen may offer little protection to your skin from Melanoma, the deadliest of skin cancers.… continue reading

Forget About Toxic Sunscreens and Activate Your Body’s Own Internal Sunscreen Instead

Friday, May 8, 2009
By Dr. Al Sears One of the biggest hoaxes of our time is that the sun is bad for you. They tell you to avoid it at all costs and to protect yourself with sunscreen lotion if you dare to venture outside.… continue reading

Do you really need sunscreen?

Friday, May 8, 2009
Read what the experts have to say before you buy your next pricey bottle loaded with SPF Seema Singh How many times have you reached out for that expensive bottle of sunscreen while shopping for cosmetics or medical supplies and wondered, do I really need it?… continue reading

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