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The Sun And Vitamin D

Posted by ecostinger on 24th Sep 2014

Vitamin D is not like any other vitamin, it is a substance that the body converts into a hormone and your body can generate it from sunlight. Vitamin D keeps your blood pressure low, reduce inflammation, helps the immune system to improve and its a beneficial for keeping your heart healthy. Some studies shows that it fights off cancer as well. The common use of vitamin D is for bon …
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Skin Cancer Are You At Risk

Posted by ecostinger on 15th Aug 2014

Here's the good news – you can still get that suntan you love by going to the tanning booth and getting a spray on tan. Here’s the bad news. Getting a tan, any other way is dangerous and puts you at risk of skin cancer. That means sitting at the beach or using a tanning bed. Both put you at risk. The statistics about tanning beds and skin cancer might make your toes curl! Stu …
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Skin Cancer Prevention

Posted by ecostinger on 14th Aug 2014

The best way to prevent skin cancer caused by UV radiation is to protect your skin from the sun. Also, it is very important to protect children from an early age, since research has found that most sun damage happens before age 15. It is best to wear sun protective clothing when exposed to the sun, and specially when swimming, and use sunscreen on exposed skin whenever you …
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Types Of Skin Cancer

Posted by ecostinger on 14th Aug 2014

There are many types of skin cancer: - Melanoma skin cancer that forms in skin cells that make pigment; - Basal cell skin cancer that forms in small, round cells in the base of the outer layer of skin; - Squamous cell skin cancer (one of two most common) that forms in flat cells that form the surface of the skin; - Neuroendocrine skin cancer that forms in cells that release h …
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