Facts About Skin Cancer and Sunshine

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Leading Sunlight researcher Dr. Michael Holick shares a list of important facts about sunshine and skin cancer in his book The UV Advantage.

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The Miracle of Vitamin – Vitamin D From Sunlight

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Krispin Sullivan, CN is a researcher, clinical nutritionist and author of Naked at Noon: The Importance of Sunlight and Vitamin D. In this extensive article, Krispin looks at the health benefits of vitamin D and how it is used in the body.

Part 2 of The Miracle of Vitamin D presents how vitamin D from the sunlight is processed in the body.

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Benefits of Sunlight: A Bright Spot for Human Health 10

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As science continues to study sunlight, the old sun-protection paradigm keeps failing.  Learn how past studies on sunlight exposure, Vitamin D, and UV light are now considered unreliable.  Part 10 is the final section of M. Nathaniel Mead’s in-depth look at sunlight research on the human body: Benefits of Sunlight: A Bright Spot for Human Health.

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Special on all Verilux Full Spectrum Light Bulbs and SAD Therapy

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Amazon.com is offering $25 in Instant Savings when you purchase $79 of Verilux Light Products.

Verilux is one of the most respected brands for full spectrum light bulbs, SAD Therapy lamps, natural light floor, desk, and reading lights, and UV sterilization products. Verliux products receive the highest consumer ratings of any full spectrum light company on Amazon.com.

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Me and My Shadow – A Rule-of-Thumb for Safe Sun Exposure

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An easy way to tell how much ultraviolet (UV) radiation exposure you are getting is to look for your shadow:

• If your shadow is taller than you are (in the early morning and late afternoon), then your UV exposure is likely to be low.
• If your shadow is shorter than you are (around midday), then you are being exposed to high levels of UV radiation.

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A Second Opinion on Sunshine: It Can Be Good Medicine After All

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The New York Times published an article in the newspaper’s Personal Health section on June 17, 2003 by Jane E. Brody.  This article shares research by many prominent scientists in the fields of medicine, dermatology, aeronautics, and space research on the effects of sunshine on human health.

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