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| SEPT. 15, 2009 — A former newspaper reporter turned environmental advocate produced a statewide radio commentary in Minnesota Friday pointing out that “Sun Scare” and daily sunscreen usage is a scam — one of the first main-stream broadcasts of Smart Tan’s position. | |
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Ackerman’s comments appeared in a Dermatology Times article in which American Academy of Dermatology spokesperson Dr. James Spencer admitted that there is no direct experimental data connecting indoor tanning and melanoma and that the dermatology community is “dependent on epidemiological studies for the data.” In fact, 18 of 22 epidemiologic studies ever conducted on indoor tanning and melanoma show no statistically significant connection, including the largest and most recent study.
Ackerman’s books and how the tanning community can correctly embrace their findings will be the subject of a workshop at Smart Tan Downtown, Smart Tan’s 14th Annual Convention and Trade Show Oct. 9-11 in Downtown Nashville. Smart Tan Vice President Joseph Levy will lead the workshop. For full convention information and registration, click here or call Smart Tan at 800-652-3269 or 866-795-3755 in Canada.
Benefits and requirements of vitaminD for optimal health
Vitamin D sufficiency is required for optimal health. The conditions with strong evidence for a protective effect of vitamin D include several bone diseases, muscle weakness, more than a dozen types of internal cancers, multiple sclerosis, and type 1 diabetes mellitus. There is also weaker evidence for several other diseases and conditions. There are good reasons that vitamin D sufficiency be maintained during all stages of life, from fetal development to old age. Adequate calcium intake is also recommended. The current vitamin D requirements in the United States are based on protection against bone diseases. These guidelines are being revised upward in light of new findings, especially for soft-tissue health. The consensus of scientific understanding appears to be that vitamin D deficiency is reached for serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) levels less than 20 ng/mL (50 nmol/L), insufficiency in the range from 20-32 ng/mL, and sufficiency in the range from 33-80 ng/mL, with normal in sunny countries 54-90 ng/mL, and excess greater than 100 ng/mL. Solar ultraviolet-B (UVB) irradiation is the primary source of vitamin D for most people. In general, the health benefits accruing from moderate UV irradiation, without erythema or excess tanning, greatly outweigh the health risks, with skin pigmentation (melanin) providing much of the protection. In the absence of adequate solar UVB irradiation due to season, latitude, or lifestyle, vitamin D can be obtained from fortified food, oily fish, vitamin D supplements, and artificial sources of UVB radiation.
It’s easy to get a great tan at a MagicTan salon! Here are a few tips about sunless tanning to help you get that perfect result every time! Whether you tan in the privacy of our spray tanning booths or use our sensational personal tanning products the same principals of sunless tanning are used for that perfect tan.
Our pale writer braves the new, high-tech world of fake tans
By Jessica Neuman Beck
J. Lo’s doing it. Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt are doing it.
Fake tans are becoming the faux fur of the red carpet set, only without those annoying PETA demonstrators harassing those who still get their color the old-fashioned way. Can you imagine? Pale-skinned models wearing only a sign that says, “I’d rather go naked than expose my skin to ultraviolet rays!” Hmm … maybe that isn’t such a terrible idea. But sunless tans offend no one, and have the added bonus of instant gratification for those of us who don’t want to spend hours at the beach. Read the rest of this entry »