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Just When is the message going to get home?
12/02/2010
A 3rd of all Melbourne women may be deficient in vitamin D due to lack of UV exposure! The slip, slop, slap message is likely to be causing more harm than good! read more...
A real man thanks to vitamin D
09/02/2010
Why a spot of suntanning may be just the thing to lift a man's libido - a regualr dose of UV light really does help to increase testosterone and male libido. Make sure the men in YOUR life are getting enough! read more...
Tanning Linked to Easing Chronic Pain
13/01/2010
Dr. Steven Feldman, is recommending indoor tanning for some patients suffering with chronic pain. Feldman conducted a research trial of fibromyalgia patients which revealed that those who used a tanning bed actually had their pain decline as compared to those who weren't exposed to UV light.
Beyond fibromyalgia, Feldman also acknowledges that indoor tanning equipment has been used to treat the skin condition psoriasis.
read more...Can Tanning Help push Vitamin D Levels
05/11/2009
Tanning industry professionals already advocate for indoor tanning by arguing that exposure to ultraviolet light in tanning units provides people with much-needed vitamin D. But their argument is often muted by an antitanning lobby from powerful outlets such as the media, dermatologists and government officials. Perhaps waging the war on a different front - the pro-vitamin D front - without the explicit references to tanning might influence the Institute of Medicine to consider raising the recommended levels of vitamin D, which is a victory the industry could certainly stand to tally.
read more...NZ Sudy Shows Vitamin D Improves Insulin Resistance
05/11/2009
AUCKLAND, New Zealand - Vitamin D improved insulin resistance in insulin-resistant women in a new study published in the British Journal of Nutrition (2009 Sep 28:1-7). The randomized, controlled, double-blind study administered supplements of 4,000 IU vitamin D3 or a placebo daily for six months to South Asian women, aged 23 to 68 years. The women in the study were insulin resistant and had serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 concentration of less than 50 nmol/l. read more...
Public perception of the effects of UV exposure is lagging behind the current scientific knowledge
28/09/2009
Dutch Scientist, von der Rhee and his colleagues refer to the fact that the public perception of the effects of UV exposure is lagging behind the current scientific knowledge. Regular, moderate UV exposure contributes to protection against breast, prostrate and colorectal cancer (colon and rectal cancer) as well as non Hodgkin's lymphoma (one of two forms of lymph node cancers). read more...
Sunbeds REDUCE risk of Endometrial Cancer by 40%
28/09/2009
The risk of contracting endometrial cancer for women who frequently use sun beds is lower by 40 percent, in comparison to women who abstain from using them. A study which was carried out by Swedish researchers, and which has been published in the British Journal of Cancer, has come to this conclusion. read more...
The Truth About The Recent IARC Report
24/09/2009
The minimal and manageable risk of this exposure circumstance causing non-melanoma skin cancer is significantly outweighed by the fact that UVR exposure is not only beneficial but also is necessary to sustain human life. In fact, this listed item is the only one that is necessary in order to sustain human life and, inexplicably and unacceptably, neither IARC nor NTP mention this important fact. read more...
UV exposure may help to fight skin cancer
23/09/2009
A research team from the University of Leeds working with the US National Institutes of Health found a high level of vitamin D - suggestive of high sun exposure - protected patients with malignant melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. Those with the lowest levels of vitamin D in their blood at diagnosis were 30 per cent more likely to suffer a recurrence of the disease after treatment than those who had the highest levels.
read more...Wrong Diagnosis!
11/09/2009
DR NICK LEVELL OBVIOUSLY SHARES WITH OTHERS, THE VIEW THAT A BIG PART OF THE MELANOMA INCIDENCE INCREASE IS CAUSED BY WRONG DIAGNOSIS. Dr Levell concludes that the large increase in reported incidence is likely to be due to diagnostic drift which classifies benign lesions as stage 1 melanoma. This conclusion could be confirmed by direct histological comparison of contemporary and past histological samples. The distribution of the lesions reported did not correspond to the sites of lesions caused by solar exposure. read more...
Sun warnings ‘overstated' as science finds new clue to skin cancer
10/09/2009
You often read that nearly all melanomas are caused by sunshine - which is not supported by the evidence.
An international team of researchers from Queensland, Australia, Montreal, Canada and Philadelphia, America, led by King's College London, identified two genes which dictate how many moles someone will have, and their risk of getting skin cancer. Tim Spector, professor of genetic epidemiology at King's College London, said: "The number of moles you have is one of the strongest risk factors for melanoma - stronger than sunshine.
59 EXPERT studies can't all be wrong
10/09/2009
Read what the experts say and judge for yourself... read more...
Doc Recommends Indoor Tanning For Vit. D
02/09/2009
Christiane Northrup, MD notes that it is difficult to get all the vitamin D needed from food sources, and suggests supplements and regular sun exposure- including visiting a tanning salon that offers UVB tanning rays. read more...
White Europeans 'only evolved 5,500 years ago after food habits changed'
31/08/2009
Children with fair skins are able to get their daily dose of Vitamin D with just 10 to 20 minutes in the sun. But research has shown that sun-protective skin pigments in black children means that it takes up four times as long for the skin to produce enough of the vitamin.
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British Dermatologists Recommend Sun
27/08/2009
The British Association of Dermatologists has recently issued guidance with the National Osteoporosis Society that recommends people get 15 to 20 minutes of sun exposure a day!
According to a separate recent study at University College London, 20 per cent of women and 12 per cent of men are now classed as being clinically vitamin D deficient, while levels of the vitamin in nearly two thirds of women and 57 per cent of men are "insufficient". Dr Vasant Hirani, who led the study, added: "The advice on sun exposure does need to be clarified."
read more...Health Unit's view on tanning beds is misleading
27/08/2009
Consider this hypocrisy: The dermatology community still continues to use indoor tanning equipment in dermatology offices to treat psoriasis and other purely cosmetic disorders - a treatment called "phototherapy." If what was widely reported last week were actually true, then the dermatology profession would be guilty of that which they accuse indoor tanning facilities: of increasing women's risk of melanoma in exchange for treating a non-lethal disease, which would violate the "never do harm" provision of a physician's Hippocratic Oath.
Expert wants exposure to sun reviewed
27/08/2009
Dr Veronique Bataille, researcher, dermatologist and skin cancer expert, wants guidelines on sunbathing to be reviewed to ensure people don't miss out on vitamin D. Known as the 'sunshine vitamin', Dr Bataille told the Sunday Telegraph: 'It is potentially harmful if people are getting the message that they should completely avoid the sun. 'The advice needs to be better tailored to the differences in skin type and sun levels around the country.' read more...
IARC DATA NOT NEW INFORMATION
24/08/2009
None of these was double-blind, placebo-controlled studies, as they simply looked back over other studies and tried as best they could to amalgamate all the results. But the studies included only fair-skinned people, who have been long proven to be more susceptible to melanoma read more...
Are sunbeds really as deadly as Arsenic or Mustard Gas
19/08/2009
Watch this video - and make up your own mind! read more...
There is still no proof that tanning in a non-burning fashion is linked to melanoma.
12/08/2009
AUGUST 11, 2009 - "There is no compelling evidence that sun tan parlors have induced a single melanoma." - Master Dermatologist Dr. Bernard Ackerman, who wrote two books condemning the dermatology community for failing to disclose that there still is not any data showing that tanning in a non-burning fashion is a risk factor for melanoma. read more...
IARC studies FACE SERIOUS CRITICISM FROM EXPERTS
05/08/2009
Scientists surprised about the classification of UV radiation and solariums into cancer risk category one. Results of studies, on which the International Agency for Research on Cancer have based their decision, FACE SERIOUS CRITICISM FROM EXPERTS.
read more...The maths show that indoor tanning is a great source of vitamin D is indisputable
04/08/2009
Instead of reading newspaper selling scary headlines, read this:
Tanning beds may be even more effective as a vitamin D producer than was previously believed. That's the consensus of new research published by Dr. Michael Holick's group at Boston University. Holick's group studied 15 people aged 20-53, tracking their vitamin D blood levels as they tanned in tanning equipment three times a week. read more...
Academic Fraud?
30/07/2009
"If a pharmaceutical company sold you sunshine, we wouldn't be having this discussion right now," International Smart Tan Network Vice President Joseph Levy said. "Instead, we are dealing with a report that now has the press comparing Mother Nature's most important creation - sunlight - to arsenic and mustard gas. It's ludicrous."
read more...Publice Response
30/07/2009
Media reports comparing indoor tanning to toxins like mustard gas, cigarettes, and arsenic are outrageously overhyped. The same "group 1" category includes red wine, salted fish, and regular sunlight-so these sensational headlines are as absurd as saying "A glass of merlot is as deadly as mustard gas." read more...
It's Not Just The Sun That Affects Susceptibility To Skin Cancer
17/07/2009
Scientists at deCODE genetics (Nasdaq: DCGN) and academic colleagues from Europe and the United States today present in the journal Nature Genetics the discovery of common genetic risk factors for basal cell carcinoma (BCC) that affect people with fair and dark complexions alike. read more...
Vitamin D connection could be key to MS
15/06/2009
The research could help to explain why the incidence of MS in NZ is higher in the south, where there is less sunlight.
It is direct exposure to sunlight that converts vitamin D into its active form.
read more...Pregnancy & Vitamin D
04/06/2009
WHAT CAN YOU DO TO GET THIS IMPORTANT MESSAGE ACROSS?...
One good thing you can do is simply tell every pregnant woman and women thinking of getting pregnant that she needs more Vitamin D, a lot more. Pregnant women need a minimum of 5,000 IU per day and even that dose will not achieve 25(OH)D levels of >50 ng/ml in all women.
read more...Sunshine CAN add years to your life
18/05/2009
Ed Yong of Cancer Research UK said: "The amount of sunlight it takes to make enough vitamin D is always less than the amounts that cause reddening or burning so it should be possible to get the benefits of this vitamin without increasing the risk of skin cancer.
Why don't the New Zealand supposed experts look at these benefits in the same way as European, Asian and American counterparts?
Severetiy of Asthma Linked to Vitamin D Deficiency
16/05/2009
New Study shows severity of Ashma IS linked to Vitamin D Deficiency. Levels of vitamin D were insufficient (< 30 ng/mL) in 175 (28%) of 616 children with asthma. read more...
Boost Vitamin D levels to act as ppossible deterrent to Swine Flu
29/04/2009
Famous Dr Joseph Mercola recommends everyone boosts their levels of Vitamin D as a deterrent against swine flu and other forms of influenza
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Cancer Societies embarrassed by their sun scare message
23/02/2009
The dermatology profession worldwide is struggling to extricate itself from years of sun abstinence messaging, one of Great Britain's most prolific vitamin D experts told a newspaper, the London Herald and The Times. Messages have included suggestions that 'there is no such thing as a healthy tan' which Gillies says is misguided and unfounded in science". read more...
Tanning may protect against melanoma skin cancer.
02/02/2009
The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, the principal teaching affiliate of the Harvard Medical School, recently reported ground breaking research which indicates that tanning may indeed protect against melanoma skin cancer.
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Top cancer doctor says you SHOULD have a sunbed session
25/01/2009
Top cancer doctor says you SHOULD have a sunbed session! Current medical advice is to cover up in the sun, but I believe the health benefits of exposure to its UVA and UVB rays greatly outweigh the disadvantages, even if that means using a sunbed during winter months.
• Professor Tim Oliver is a Medical Oncologist at Barts and the London Hospital.
New study shows sunbeds are more effective than supplements!
22/12/2008
"I told you so" says Dr Marc Sorensen in relation to sunbeds vs supplements in preventing breast cancer read more...