Health Benefits of the Sun, Beyond Vitamin D
May is Sunshine Month, and during this month we will be providing important information on how to fully reap the health benefits from the sun through proper, safe exposure. While many may avoid the...
Vitamin D3 Itself Creates Profound Anti-Inflammatory Effects
Low levels of vitamin D have been consistently linked to an increased risk of inflammatory diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, arthritis, multiple sclerosis (MS), and sepsis. Also common among inflammatory based diseases is the...
Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer – Can omega-3’s help prevent it?
Non-melanoma skin cancers have been linked to solar ultraviolet radiation exposure (UVR), which can lead to a decreased immune response in the skin cells called photoimmunosuppression. A healthy immune response is necessary for cancer...
Time for sensible sun exposure!
The sun is essential to optimal health and well-being. Sensible sun exposure could greatly improve health by improving vitamin D status for disease reduction, initiating the release of nitric oxide for heart health, stimulating...
Assessing Sun Exposure: Skin Type, UV Index, and Duration
Sunshine is important for health, but before you soak up the sun’s rays it’s important to assess your situation so that you don’t burn. Sun exposure needs to be individualized according to skin type,...
Vitamin D and Skin Cancer
There are three primary types of skin cancer: basal cell carcinoma (BCC), squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), and melanoma. A vast majority of skin cancers are BCC (~80%) or SCC (~20%). These non-melanoma skin cancers...
Biological Effects of Sunlight
Paper Review: Biological Effects of Sunlight, Ultraviolet Radiation, Visible Light, Infrared Radiation and Vitamin D for Health Michael F. Holick, PhD, MD Boston University Medical Center Anticancer Research March 2016 Read Paper History of...
Skin Type Matters
Does your skin type determine how much sun is healthy for you? Is sun exposure individualized? Yes! Sun exposure is very individualized. In order to get sensible sun exposure you need to take into...
What Amount of Sun Is Right for You?
Sunshine is important for your health, but before you get sun rays you need to assess your current situation. We want to get sunshine and all its beneficial aspects, but we don’t want to...
Positive and Negative Effects of Sun Exposure
Review of Research Paper Sunlight: For Better or For Worse? A Review of Positive and Negative Effects of Sun Exposure Han van der Rhee et al. Cancer Research Frontiers May 2016 Read Paper Researchers...