Andreas Moritz
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 Note: Avoid sunlamps, tanning beds, and tanning booths.. According to a study published in the International Journal of Cancer (Vol 120, No 5, March 1, 2007; 1116-1122), exposure to tanning beds before age 35 increases melanoma risk by 75 percent. Many young people now use tanning beds, which may be responsible for the recent sharp increase of melanomas in their age group. There is also a link between tanning bed use and squamous cell carcinoma, a less-deadly type of skin cancer. |
Bottom Line Health
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| According to a study, people who use tanning beds frequently experience effects similar to those of some addictive drugs.
Researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center say that the ultraviolet (UV) light in tanning beds appears to trigger the production of endorphins, brain chemicals that are linked to pain relief and euphoric feelings.
THE STUDY
The study compared eight people who used tanning beds often (eight to 15 times per month) with eight people who used them infrequently (no more than 12 times per year). |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Tanning beds are actually medical devices
Another alternative for those living in Northern climates or cloudy climates such as Seattle or Northern Oregon would be tanning beds. tanning beds induce your skin to produce vitamin D. Obviously, it's not the same as natural sunlight, because it's a limited spectrum of light, but it is a way to produce vitamin D. It's common sense that tanning beds are actually medical devices. If you put your skin under ultraviolet radiation, whether it's a tanning bed or sunlight, you skin is going to produce vitamin D. |
Andreas Moritz
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| According to a study published in the International Journal of Cancer (Vol 120, No 5, March 1, 2007; 1116-1122), exposure to tanning beds before age 35 increases melanoma risk by 75 percent. Many young people now use tanning beds, which may be responsible for the recent sharp increase of melanomas in their age group. There is also a link between tanning bed use and squamous cell carcinoma, a less-deadly type of skin cancer. Conventional tanning equipment uses magnetic ballasts that emit powerful electromagnetic fields (EMFs) responsible for cancer growth. |
Paula Begoun and Bryan Barron
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 Bottom Line: There is no such thing as a safe tan, either from the sun or from tanning beds (in fact, tanning beds are far more dangerous than the sun) (Source: Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, and Prevention, March 2005, pages 562-566). Any amount of skin turning color from the sun means that your skin is being seriously damaged.
Essential Point: Sunscreen and being smart about exposing your skin to the sun is the most important part of any skin-care routine.
MANY SKIN-CARE PROBLEMS ARE CAUSED BY THE SKIN-CARE PRODUCTS SOLD TO PREVENT THEM. |
Bottom Line Health
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| Researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center say that the ultraviolet (UV) light in tanning beds appears to trigger the production of endorphins, brain chemicals that are linked to pain relief and euphoric feelings.
THE STUDY
The study compared eight people who used tanning beds often (eight to 15 times per month) with eight people who used them infrequently (no more than 12 times per year).
All of the participants were given either a placebo or the drug naltrexone, which blocks the feel-good effects of endorphins and other opioids. |
Paula Begoun and Bryan Barron
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| Bottom Line: There is no such thing as a safe tan, either from the sun or from tanning beds (in fact, tanning beds are far more dangerous than the sun) (Source: Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, and Prevention, March 2005, pages 562-566). Any amount of skin turning color from the sun means that your skin is being seriously damaged.
Essential Point: Sunscreen and being smart about exposing your skin to the sun is the most important part of any skin-care routine.
MANY SKIN-CARE PROBLEMS ARE CAUSED BY THE SKIN-CARE PRODUCTS SOLD TO PREVENT THEM. |
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| THE STUDY
The study compared eight people who used tanning beds often (eight to 15 times per month) with eight people who used them infrequently (no more than 12 times per year).
All of the participants were given either a placebo or the drug naltrexone, which blocks the feel-good effects of endorphins and other opioids. The participants then used both UV and non-UV tanning beds.
At higher doses of naltrextone (15 milligrams), frequent tanners showed a preference for UV tanning, and four of the eight frequent tanners reported nausea or jitteriness. |
Stacy Malkan
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As dark-skinned women dreamed of "white beauty," I was booking appointments at the tanning beds and lying for hours on end under the sun. The mineral oils and suntan lotions that promised bronze beauty littered my highschool vanity table along with dozens of jars, tubes and wands that covered up my anxieties. For me it was all about the Christie Brinkley fantasy — her flawless skin, that perfect nose! |
Dr. Sharon Moalem
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 Some doctors are now prescribing UVB tanning beds three times a week for six months to get their patients' vitamin D back up to healthy levels!
Folic acid or folate, depending on its form, is just as important to human life. Folate gets its name from the Latin word for "leaf" because one of the best sources for folate is leafy greens like spinach and cabbage. Folate is an integral part of the cell growth system, helping the body to replicate DNA when cells divide. This, of course, is critical when humans are growing the fastest, especially during pregnancy. |
| In the mid-1990s an Argentinian pediatrician reported that three healthy women all gave birth to children who had neural tube defects after using indoor tanning beds during their pregnancies. Coincidence? Probably not.
Pregnancy isn't the only time folate is important, of course. A lack of folate is also directly linked to anemia, because folate helps to produce red blood cells. the skin, as you've probably heard, is the largest organ of the human body. It's an organ in every sense of the word, responsible for important functions related to the immune system, the nervous
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Marshall Editions
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 UVB is more damaging to the skin and is linked to skin cancer, while both UVA and UVB are responsible for premature aging and sunburn. tanning beds also produce UVA and UVB rays and improper tanning bed use can cause sunburn.
The sun is at its strongest between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., and should be avoided as much as possible during these hours. Remember that it is possible to get burnt on overcast days too, as clouds do not block out UV rays. The sun is also stronger in regions close to the equator, and places at high altitudes. |
Bottom Line Health
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| The participants then used both UV and non-UV tanning beds.
At higher doses of naltrextone (15 milligrams), frequent tanners showed a preference for UV tanning, and four of the eight frequent tanners reported nausea or jitteriness. None of the infrequent tanners who took the drug reported these symptoms.
"The finding was unexpected and is consistent with the hypothesis that frequent tanning may be driven, in part, by a mild dependence
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National Institute of Mental Health news release. |
Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan
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 And people who use tanning beds or tanning lamps, particularly before age 35, are at increased risk, too.
The good news is that melanoma is highly curable if caught early. If not found in its early stage, however, it can kill quickly. warning sign
According to a recent study, the survival rate for foot melanoma is significantly lower than for leg melanoma. and ankle
Waxy, Wart-Like Growths
If you see what looks like brown candle wax on your skin but you haven't been dining by candlelight, it may be a sign of seborrheic keratosis. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 D needs. They don't. These days, most tanning salons use beds that are about 95 percent UVA rays, and they filter out most of the UVB rays (since too much exposure to UVB causes sunburn). While it's true that UVA rays penetrate the deepest layer of the skin and don't usually cause sunburn, unfortunately they also don't do much for your vitamin D levels. For that you need the UVB rays. As Copp points out, tanning beds are no substitute for a little real sunshine. once they were born. |
Andreas Moritz
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| Many young people now use tanning beds, which may be responsible for the recent sharp increase of melanomas in their age group. There is also a link between tanning bed use and squamous cell carcinoma, a less-deadly type of skin cancer. Conventional tanning equipment uses magnetic ballasts that emit powerful electromagnetic fields (EMFs) responsible for cancer growth. Their high concentration of UVA may also play a role. Electronic ballasts are safer than magnetic ballasts, but very few parlors use these.
The Ancient Practice of Sun Gazing
Sun energy is the source that powers the brain. |
Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan
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| Avoid sun lamps and tanning beds.
¦ Be sure to reapply sunscreen every 2 hours.
¦ Wear long sleeves, a hat, and sunglasses when out in the sun.
¦ Apply SPF 15 or higher, broad-spectrum sunscreen, which protects against both UVA and UVB.
Red Palms
If you notice the palms of your hands are always red but not sore, you may have a palmar erythema. This may be a totally benign condition, or it can signal a vitamin B deficiency or heavy alcohol consumption. Indeed, red palms can be red flags for alcohol-related cirrhosis of the liver, as well as hepatitis and other liver diseases. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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| As Copp points out, tanning beds are no substitute for a little real sunshine. once they were born. He found that 76 percent of the mothers were severely vitamin D deficient, and 81 percent of their infants were as
Natural Prescription for Improved Physical Performance
Vitamin D: 1,000-2,000 IU daily
You can also increase your vitamin D levels by getting unprotected sun exposure for about 10-15 minutes three times a week. well. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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| It's common sense that tanning beds are actually medical devices. If you put your skin under ultraviolet radiation, whether it's a tanning bed or sunlight, you skin is going to produce vitamin D. That makes a tanning bed a rather useful medical device (as long as it is used safely).
Thus, tanning beds can actually treat -- yes, treat -- osteoporosis, depression and even various cancers. You can quote me on that. |
James Dowd and Diane Stafford
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 A: The light sources vary from place to place and from booth to booth, which makes tanning beds unpredictable and sometimes risky. Artificial UV light sources often have all three wavelengths (UVA, B, and C), and there is no ozone between you and the light-bulb. Some lights have a mixture of UVA, UVB, and no UVC that resembles sun exposure on earth. Most booths produce all three—or just lots of UVA, because it tans faster. UVC rays are dangerous to your skin and immune system. A higher ratio of UVA to UVB than the sun may be important in increasing the risk of melanoma. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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| Thus, tanning beds can actually treat -- yes, treat -- osteoporosis, depression and even various cancers. You can quote me on that. But of course, thanks to our modern environment of FDA-enforced medical censorship and oppression on anything related to real health, tanning salon operators would be arrested if they made such claims. In my view, tanning salons should have the right to explain this process to their customers and I think that in the near future, we may see a whole new wave of interest in tanning booths for health purposes. Get a tan and help prevent prostate cancer. |
Paula Begoun and Bryan Barron
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| UVA radiation used in tanning parlors. Using this would be like smoking while receiving radiation treatments for lung cancer.
© Protective Tanning Oil SPF 8 ($7.79 for 8 ounces) lacks sufficient UVA-protecting ingredients, has a poor SPF rating, and promises a "deliciously dark" tan, and so paves the way for the damaged skin that those who tan will seek help for later in life from cosmetic corrective procedures.
© Protective Tanning Oil SPF 15 ($7. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 And so we actually did a study in obese and non-obese individuals, and we gave them either an oral dose of vitamin D or we put them on our tanning beds so that they can make vitamin D in their skin. Obese people could only raise their blood levels of vitamin D about half as much as non-obese individuals.
Adams: Very interesting.
Dr. Holick: And so if a person is in fact overweight, they don't need 1000 units of vitamin D a day, they probably need 2000 units of vitamin D a day. |
Russell L. Blaylock, M.D.
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 Ironically, even specialists treating these well-known free-radical diseases do not put their patients on increased doses of selected antiox-
Origin of Free Radicals
• metabolism
• inflammation
• stress
• environmental toxins
• ultraviolet radiation (sun and tanning beds)
• x-ray radiation
• low magnesium
• immune activation
• excitotoxins
TABLE 1.1 idants. When the body is severely deficient in antioxidants, white blood cells can no longer protect themselves from their own free radicals and, as a result, die in large numbers. |
Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
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 Their equipment is sometimes said to be safer than the sun because tanning beds emit ultraviolet-A (UVA) rays, the so-called cool rays, rather than the ultraviolet-B (UVB) rays, which are most often implicated in sunburn. It has been established, however, that UVA rays can cause skin cancer just as UVB rays can. Do not be misled by claims to the contrary. The essential differences between UVA and UVB rays are that UVA rays are more likely to penetrate deeper into the skin, and are more likely to lead to skin damage such as wrinkling and collagen damage and, perhaps, melanoma. |
Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
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 LM Ultraviolet (UV) light, from sunlight or tanning beds, helps some people with chronic hives. Dermographic and cold hives, and prickly heat, respond best to UV light.
LM Anyone who experiences recurrent hives should wear a medical alert bracelet or carry a medical alert card to inform emergency care personnel of that fact. These devices can be obtained from Medic Alert. (See Appendix B: Resources.)
LM Protein hydrolysates—compounds found in hair conditioners and shampoos—are a frequent source of allergic reactions. |
Zorba Paster, M.D. and Susan Meltsner
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 If you hear or read that tanning beds are a "safe" way to get a suntan because they emit UVA radiation rather than UVB, don't believe it.
So what is a longevity-minded person to do? The most obvious answer would be to stay out of the sun altogether. But that option is far too restrictive. Besides, sunshine isn't all bad. It is a source of vitamin D, which our bodies need to absorb calcium and build bone strength. It's a natural antidepressant—many of us feel our moods improve when the sun is out. |
Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
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| As a caution, though, you should avoid the use of tanning beds or lamps while taking St. John's wort for depression.
If you are taking St. John's wort as an antiviral aid, or to treat cancer or vitiligo, you need to expose your skin to sunlight to activate the herb's active constituents, so the preceding caution does not apply. However, you should note that over 85 percent of people with AIDS who take the herb for as long as six months experience at least one episode of severe sunburn. |
J. E. Williams, O.M.D.
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 Besides the sun, other sources of ultraviolet light include indoor lighting, growth lamps for plants, and tanning beds.
Purposeful Immunosuppression: Modern medicine uses drugs and radiation to suppress the immune system. In the case of rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune disease characterized by aggressive joint inflammation, drugs such as methotrexate and cortisone are used. In organ transplant patients, the immune system must be continually suppressed for the transplanted organ to be retained and accepted. |
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