Archive for 2011

Regardless of their age, most people want to have radiant and younger-looking skin all the time. If you are one of them, the following information from Dr. Mercola on vitamin D, diet, and wise lifestyle decisions is just what you might need to update your beauty regimen and get that healthy glowing skin you desire. [...]

Tanning has been unfairly considered a health evil, with regulatory agencies like the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) implementing a tanning tax and other policies against tanning products and services. But did you know what tanning really does to your overall health and wellness? “Tanning is your body’s natural protection against sunburn; it’s what your [...]

Are you a fan of spray tanning? Think again. Even the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given dihydroxyacetone (DHA) – a color additive often used in sunless tanning products – the thumbs down, saying that it is “harmful to humans when applied improperly.” (Link) In the 1970s, the U.S. government approved DHA for bronzers [...]

Fact: many tanning oils contain harsh, potentially harmful chemicals. These are ingredients that seem less at home in a tanning oil than they do in a scientist’s lab or even a gas station, warns natural health expert Dr. Joseph Mercola. You need safe tanning not only to optimize your vitamin D levels in the absence [...]

Contrary to what the naysayers and those making millions off sunscreen campaigns say, sunlight is actually good for you. It causes your skin to produce vitamin D, low levels of which have been shown in research to be a main risk factor for melanoma. Writing in the Daily Mail, Professor Angus Dalgleish says: “Research shows [...]