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| Tanning Facts and Myths |
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Why Indoor
Tanning |
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While Overexposure to the sun and burning
are bad for you, medical studies also demonstrate that exposure
to sunlight is crucial for the maintenance |
of good physical
health. |
Did You
Know? |
Sunlight is the only reliable
source of vitamin D. |
Exposure to sunlight increase the body’s ability to
metabolize cholesterol, leading to a 13% decrease in blood levels. Exposure top UV light may have |
similar effects as exercise;
decrease blood pressure, lover resting heart rate and a
39% increase in output of blood. |
Studies show people with the
lowest risk of skin cancer are those whose main occupation is
outdoors. Sunlight affects over 100 vital biological |
functions. Colon and breast cancer deaths are (3) three times higher in
northern states compared to sunny southern states. |
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), with symptoms such as sadness,
insomnia and carbohydrate cravings, is common where exposure to
sunlight is decrease in winter. |
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When the chest and back are
expose to sunlight, the male sex hormones may increase by 120%. 80% of people suffering from psoriasis show |
improvement when
exposed to sunlight. Significant seasonal bone loss occurs in people in areas with
reduced winter sunlight leading to osteoporosis. |