I think 'tanning' is up to the individual. What drives me crazy, however, is the absolute incorrect information that all sun exposure is unhealthy, and the Dr. recommended instruction to never go out in the sun 'unprotected'. They don't mention that 10,000 to 20,000 IU's of Vit D is required to prevent a wide variety of deadly cancers, helps prevent obesity and all the associated illnesses (heart disease, diabetes) etc. The 'take a supplelment' advice is good, but it's tough to get that many IU's from supplements. And, remember, 'dairy' doesn't come with Vit. D naturally, and was orignally added because child labor in mines & factories caused all the kids to get rickets from lack of sun...and dairy products when tested 'off the shelf' often contains NO vitamin D at all! 20 minutes a day IS enough, if not using suncsreen and you live S of Boston and it's between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. But still, that's onlly in spring, summer and fall. Winter is the 'flu season' because of lack of vitamin D. So, for me, I use a tanning booth judiciously in winter, and sometimes in the rest of the year depending on my ability to find time for sun during the middle of the day. It's good to check for skin cancer. But, you can't see lung cancer. And, further (google Vit. D ,Vit D Cancer Prevention etc) lack of Vitamin D is the underlying cause of melanoma cancer, not too much sun. I've read that evolutinarily speaking, humans turned white as they moved north out of Africa, because the intensity of sunshine was so much less in northern climes, and white skin allows more sunlight to enter. White skin is a biological solution to a lack of vitamin D. We're 'supposed' to be lightly tan if we're white. If we're not white, and living in the north, even more time in the sun is necessary to get the necessary levels of Vit. D. (Vit. D is a hormone, and acts in a hormonal funtion way...ie, lack of Vit. D is the underlying cause of 'hormonal' cancers, like breast cancer. And, you've heard of the 'unexplained' rise of breast cancer in men? Lack of sunlight in our modern air conditioned indoor lifestyle! One more thing,...all the ads on tv now for Big Pharma's solution to the 'pain of fibromyalgia"? Stage one rickets make your bones hurt...that's the 'unexplained pain' syndrome. Cured with a tan! but, that wouldn't sell any drugs, so it's 'fibromyalgia' and here's your prescription to 'treat it' not cure it. A good source of healing news is www.naturalnews.com It's not funded by any pharmaceutical or neutracuetical companies.
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I think 'tanning' is up to the individual. What drives me crazy, however, is the absolute incorrect information that all sun exposure is unhealthy, and the Dr. recommended instruction to never go out in the sun 'unprotected'. They don't mention that 10,000 to 20,000 IU's of Vit D is required to prevent a wide variety of deadly cancers, helps prevent obesity and all the associated illnesses (heart disease, diabetes) etc. The 'take a supplelment' advice is good, but it's tough to get that many IU's from supplements. And, remember, 'dairy' doesn't come with Vit. D naturally, and was orignally added because child labor in mines & factories caused all the kids to get rickets from lack of sun...and dairy products when tested 'off the shelf' often contains NO vitamin D at all! 20 minutes a day IS enough, if not using suncsreen and you live S of Boston and it's between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. But still, that's onlly in spring, summer and fall. Winter is the 'flu season' because of lack of vitamin D. So, for me, I use a tanning booth judiciously in winter, and sometimes in the rest of the year depending on my ability to find time for sun during the middle of the day. It's good to check for skin cancer. But, you can't see lung cancer. And, further (google Vit. D ,Vit D Cancer Prevention etc) lack of Vitamin D is the underlying cause of melanoma cancer, not too much sun. I've read that evolutinarily speaking, humans turned white as they moved north out of Africa, because the intensity of sunshine was so much less in northern climes, and white skin allows more sunlight to enter. White skin is a biological solution to a lack of vitamin D. We're 'supposed' to be lightly tan if we're white. If we're not white, and living in the north, even more time in the sun is necessary to get the necessary levels of Vit. D. (Vit. D is a hormone, and acts in a hormonal funtion way...ie, lack of Vit. D is the underlying cause of 'hormonal' cancers, like breast cancer. And, you've heard of the 'unexplained' rise of breast cancer in men? Lack of sunlight in our modern air conditioned indoor lifestyle! One more thing,...all the ads on tv now for Big Pharma's solution to the 'pain of fibromyalgia"? Stage one rickets make your bones hurt...that's the 'unexplained pain' syndrome. Cured with a tan! but, that wouldn't sell any drugs, so it's 'fibromyalgia' and here's your prescription to 'treat it' not cure it. A good source of healing news is www.naturalnews.com It's not funded by any pharmaceutical or neutracuetical companies.
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