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The sun is bad for you; it can give you cancer. Sunscreen is good for you; it helps block the sun’s damaging rays. At least that’s what you’ve probably been told all your life. But it’s not as simple as that.… continue reading

Source: Annals of Epidemiology,  by Cedric F Garland, Edward D Gorham Purpose: Higher serum levels of the main circulating form of vitamin D, 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D), are associated with substantially lower incidence rates of colon, breast, ovarian, renal, pancreatic, aggressive prostate and other cancers.… continue reading

SmartTan.com The reported increase in melanoma incidence may not be related to ultraviolet light at all, but rather our ability to better detect and remove thinner lesions than in years past, according to a British research team. In a study in The British Journal of Dermatology this week, researchers said “diagnostic drift” — and not UV — appear to be inflating reported melanoma incidence numbers without affecting a corresponding increase in mortality data.… continue reading

Vitamin D is perhaps the single most underrated nutrient. That’s probably because it’s free: your body makes it when sunlight touches your skin. It’s essential for bone health because without it, even popping calcium pills won’t work — your body needs this vitamin to absorb calcium.… continue reading

Do Melanoidins Induced by Topical 3% Dihydroxyacetone Sunless Tanning Spray Inhibit Vitamin D Production? A Pilot Study. Photochem Photobiol. 2009 May 28. Osteoporosis Research Center, Creighton University, Omaha, NE. They report preliminary study data of the effect of sunless tanning spray with 3% dihydroxyacetone (DHA) on 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] serum levels in volunteers exposed to controlled amounts of UV-B radiation during April/May in Omaha, NE, 41 degrees N latitude.… continue reading