Vitamin D 'can lower Cancer Risk'

Researchers have found that vitamin D can reduce the risk of certain types of cancer including, breast, colon, and ovarian amongst others. Those with darker skin produce less vitamin D naturally and may need longer exposure to the sun while those with fair skin may need to avoid exposure all together because of other risks. Vitamin D can also be obtained through supplements and diet. Vitamin D is found in meat, margine, and oily fish.

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Original Article from the BBC

Product Review: Neutrogena Instant Bronze Foam

This sunless tanner from Neutrogena "Instant Bronze sunless Tanner and Bronzer in One, Medium" gets a thumbs down for application and clean up!

The brown foam is like applying war paint! The dark bronzer does allow you to see places you may have missed but don't accidentally touch anything or it will be stained. It left my palms stain even after washing with soap and water. It also left me feeling sticky.

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Tanning Maybe Addictive for Some

Tanning may give some people a "buzz" similiar to a runners high. Researchers from the University of Texas at Galveston asked beach goers a series of questions that were modifed from drug and alcohol evalutions. Some of the questions were:

1. Do you spend more time in the sun than planned?

2. Do you feel guilty for tanning too long?

3. Do you skip other social activities to go to the beach or tanning salon?

The result of the survey were published in the journal Archives of Dermatology.

Although previous research has shown that ultra violet light from a tanning bed or the sun releases endorphins which can reduce pain and improve a person's mood. Some argue that the driving force behind tanning is the association most people have between a tan and health and beauty.

Original Article from National Geographic

Note:
Always follow recommended guidelines for exposure times and do not exceed maximums. Never tan more than once in 24 hours or allow clients to. Your tan continues to develop over this time period and additional exposure could have undesirable results like burning.

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Video Taped While Tanning

Omaha, Ned. -- A man was caught trying to video tape a teenage customer while tanning. A salon employee saw it happen and called the police. The man had paid for a tanning session at Ashley Lynn's Tanning Salon then reached over a partition to record the girl next door. The man, Edward Wainwright, 27, pleaded no contest to unlawful invasion. The judge sentenced him to 5 days in jail and 18 months probation. He will also have to undergo treatment for alcohol and sexual addiction.

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Deli Meat Bad for Your Skin?

Did you Know?
Smoking, drinking alcohol and eating deli meats (and other foods containing nitrates) may increase sun damage and melanoma risk? So skip the hot dog and bacon or drink a glass of orange juice with them (Vitamin C is known to inhibit the conversion to nitrosamines in your stomach.)

Did you Know?
Heat, not just the sun causes age spots. So stay cool!

Facts from the August Issue of InStyle Magazine.

Kate Hudson Tans for Role

Kate Hudson had to maintain a tan for her current role in "You, Me and Dupree." The film begins with her on her honeymoon in Hawaii. She says that she tried a spray-on tan but the color didn't turn out right on her. She also said that she wasn't comfortable on a tanning bed.

What do you think about jobs that require you to be tan?

Actress: Tanning was hard part of role - The Olympian - Olympia, Washington

Vitamin D May Prevent Cancer

At least one scientist argues for the benefits of tanning, Dr. Edward Giovannucci, a Harvard University professor of medicine and nutrition, recently presented a lecture for the American Association of Cancer Research. His research suggests that vitamin D may prevent 30 deaths for each one caused by skin cancer.

Dr. Giovannucci's presentation impressed the American Cancer Society's chief Epidemiologist, Dr. Michael Thun who is now reviewing the society's tanning guidelines. "There is now intriguing evidence that vitamin D may have a role in the prevention as well as the treatment of certain cancers," Thun said.

The human body can absorb vitamin D from a variety of sources that occur naturally like salmon, tuna, and the sun. Vitamin D is also routinely added to milk and available in supplements like vitamins. The government has not agreed on a RDA, or recommended daily allowance.

Both Dr. Holick and Dr. Thun don't want people to overdo their sun exposure. Dr. Holick encourages common sense and he points our that skin cancer is rarely fatal.

The most deadly form, melanoma, accounts for only 7,770 of the 570,280 cancer deaths expected to occur in the United States this year. There is no scientific evidence that moderate sun exposure causes Melanoma, Holick contends. There are more than 1 million milder forms of skin cancer that are tied to chronic or prolonged suntanning.

Dr. Holick has been attacked by the Sun Safety Alliance, which is funded in part by Coppertone and drug store chains. For publishing is book
A dozen major studies are under way to test vitamin D's ability to prevent cancer particularly prostate and lung cancer. A the belief that no sun exposure is good is beinging to fade, but until further research is conducted most dermatologist still suggest moderation.
USATODAY.com - Vitamin D reserach may have doctors prescribing sunshine

New and Cool Sunless Tanning

Most sunless tanning formulas are tinted so you can see where they have been applied. But Portofino Sun Spa in Beverly Hill has come up with an alternative that won't stain your clothing or sheets. Their clear formula is light-sensitive and the coolest part is that it shows up under a black light! You apply their Flawless Formula then check with the black light for any spots or streaks. They are offering a kit (including black light) for $60. ( 310-276-8855)

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Is Tanning the New Cigarette?

A new law in Suffolf County, N.Y. requires a warning: "Tanning Increases Your Risk of Skin Cancer." To be printed on all advertisements, coupon, and fliers. This law seems similar to the Surgeon General's warnings located on cigarette packages.

LOF - Suffolk County, N.Y. Law Restricts Tanning

How do you think this will impact tanning salon use in Suffolk County?

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