In the News
Worst Study of the Week: Are 27 Percent of College Students “Tanorexic”?
Thursday, September 4, 2008
From Discover Science, Technology and the Future Magazine
Maybe you like to lay out in the sun. Maybe you like to do it frequently. But can you really not stop going? Earlier studies have suggested that tanning could be a kind of addictive behavior, and now new research says that more than one-fourth of college students surveyed at one university were “tanning dependent.”… continue reading
Over 1 in 4 teens and young adults addicted
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Shannon Proudfoot, Canwest News Service
Tyler Brownbridge/Windsor Star More 25 per cent of young people have signs of ‘tanorexia,’ a need for the sun or a tanning bed so intense that its comparable to a drug addict’s or an alcoholic’s cravings.… continue reading
Study backs low vitamin D-diabetes link
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) — People with lower levels of vitamin D in their blood may be at greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to research published in the journal Epidemiology this month. Dr. Paul Knekt of the National Public Health Institute in Helsinki, Finland and colleagues found that men with the highest serum vitamin D levels were the least likely to have developed type 2 diabetes 22 years later.… continue reading
A Healthy Dose of Sunshine
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
By Leigh Erin Connealy, M.D.
Natural News | In the midst of this beautiful summer, make sure to take a small break from the daily grind to do a little sun worshipping — for your health! The UVB rays from the sun are bursting with protective vitamin D, an important nutrient for your bones, your heart, your immune system and your happiness.… continue reading
Vitamin D Deficiency
Friday, August 29, 2008
There now seems to be a connection between breast, colon and prostate cancer and a lack of Vitamin D. Even more amazing, one expert believes 25 per cent of breast cancer deaths could be avoided if the women had maintained adequate vitamin D levels throughout their life…This raises some big questions for Australians who have been living with the sun safe message for the last 20 years.… continue reading
