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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
Vitamin D Supplements No Help Against Melanoma
Friday, May 8, 2009
By MedPage Today, Staff Published
Increased vitamin D intake is not protective against melanoma, and may actually increase the risk, according to the results of the largest prospective cohort study on the topic. Explain to interested patients that this study provides no evidence that vitamin D supplementation will prevent melanoma.… continue reading
Many patients in intensive care are deficient in vitamin D
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Posted under Medical Research.
Australian researchers have discovered that many critically ill patients in intensive care are deficient in vitamin D. A small study by researchers at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Sydney, has found that as many as 45% of patients in an intensive care unit were vitamin D-deficient.… continue reading
Skip indoor tanning beds
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
http://www.besthealthmag.ca/blog/post/skip-indoor-tanning-beds
Much as I would love to be bronzed rather than pale and freckled, I’ve always opted for self tanner rather than visit an indoor tanning salon. After all, as the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) points out, “some tanning beds can expose you to five times as much radiation as the sun, so using indoor tanning beds and lamps should be avoided.”… continue reading