I get annoyed that we rarely see balance. Either people are deathly afraid to get some UV light, or they are obsessed with the sun and over expose! Balance!!
I look forward one day to a sun awareness message instead of an dermatologist lead Sun scare message. Soon enough the cover up will be exposed!
Interesting articles written lately about the effect the sun scare message has had on Health Care in both Canada and the US. Low Vitamin D blood levels from not enough UV light and poor diets have lead to massive increases in several cancers such as breast, colon and prostate. These cancers come with a much greater risk when compared to the mortality rate of melanoma. The claim that excessive exposure to UV light whether by sun bed or natural sun increases melanoma risk by 75% is terribly misleading. The real risk of dieing of melanoma is 1.7 out of 100 000 people in the US, and that includes the 75% increase! The anti sun message will kill 338 000 people in the US. that number is a calculation that includes the mortality rates for 105 different diseases directly linked to a low vitamin D blood level. Every single cell and tissue in our bodies has a Vitamin D receptor. That receptor sits and waits for vitamin D to regulate normal cell activity.
UV light and our bodies work together in a pretty incredible way.
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Good point Michelle!
I get annoyed that we rarely see balance. Either people are deathly afraid to get some UV light, or they are obsessed with the sun and over expose! Balance!!
I look forward one day to a sun awareness message instead of an dermatologist lead Sun scare message. Soon enough the cover up will be exposed!
Interesting articles written lately about the effect the sun scare message has had on Health Care in both Canada and the US. Low Vitamin D blood levels from not enough UV light and poor diets have lead to massive increases in several cancers such as breast, colon and prostate. These cancers come with a much greater risk when compared to the mortality rate of melanoma. The claim that excessive exposure to UV light whether by sun bed or natural sun increases melanoma risk by 75% is terribly misleading. The real risk of dieing of melanoma is 1.7 out of 100 000 people in the US, and that includes the 75% increase! The anti sun message will kill 338 000 people in the US. that number is a calculation that includes the mortality rates for 105 different diseases directly linked to a low vitamin D blood level. Every single cell and tissue in our bodies has a Vitamin D receptor. That receptor sits and waits for vitamin D to regulate normal cell activity.
UV light and our bodies work together in a pretty incredible way.
May 28, 2010 - 10:02amThis Comment
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