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Infants who receive the recommended daily dose of vitamin D may have a lower risk of developing type 1 diabetes. Babies who received at least 2,000 international units (IU) of vitamin D daily were nearly 80% less likely to develop type 1 diabetes over the next three decades compared with infants who had lower intakes of the vitamin.… continue reading

Consumer Reports Test Reveals Nanoparticles Present in 4 out of 5 Sunscreens, Even When Companies Claim They Are Not Consumers Union, nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports, today released new product tests showing that 4 out of 5 sunscreens that claimed not to contain nanoparticles actually do contain them.… continue reading

Dr. Mayer Eisenstein, Chicago Physician and author of “Don’t Vaccinate Before You Educate,” has come the conclusion that 50,000 IU per day for 3-5 days may be highly effective treatment for many viral and bacterial disease. Eisenstein, whose radio show airs every Sunday night from 11:00 pm till 1:00 am Central Time on WIND 560 AM in Chicago, WNYM 970 AM in New York, KNUS 710 AM and KRKS 990 AM in Denver, is convinced that Vitamin D must be ingested in much larger amounts than previously suspected for a variety of reasons.… continue reading

The Cancer Society is accusing the indoor tanning industry of being very selective with its facts on skin cancer. The Indoor Tanning Association wants to work with the society and the organisation Sun Smart to improve public health outcomes for skin cancer, but there are several sticking points between the parties.… continue reading

Breast-cancer prevention and treatment with vitamin D and sunlight: Is the most potent anti-cancer agent being ignored? Dr Marc Sorensen Note: The comments on this blog are for information only. Do not make any changes in sunlight exposure, tanning-bed exposure or nutritional habits without first consulting a medical professional.… continue reading