Dr Marc Sorenson, health, fitness expert and author of Solar Power, Vitamin D3 for Optimal Health believes Sunlight and Vitamin D may just save your life! Sunshine is one of the most natural and efficient ways to get your Vitamin D. He states that neither our planet nor we could live without it.
Dr Sorenson, admits as an avid sun tanner a tanning bed produces exactly the same UVB light as the sun. And when we are exposed to UVB light it naturally produces Vitamin D. Dr Sorenson has shed some light on one of the biggest myths out there; too much sun equates to melanoma. Findings to the contrary are now on record. It may just the opposite; we may be able to prevent Melanoma if we get more healthy UVB rays and Vitamin D.
Several important factors affect our ability to enjoy the Sun’s heatlhy benefits: weather and time of year.
In over half of North America from Oct-Mar the Sun may shine but it is just too far away to emit enough UVB rays to produce Vitamin D. Many doctors, health professionals, scientists, and researchers agree when a tanning bed is used in moderation it is a healthy natural source of Vitamin D.
You may want to check out Grass Roots Health Organization, a non-profit dedicated solely to decreasing the world wide Vitamin D deficiency through awareness, education and testing. They report that 40-60% of North Americans are Vitamin D deficient. Grass Roots mission is to help you make an informed choice on how to take control of your health.
Their executive director, Carole Baggerly, a cancer survivor, agrees that a tanning bed is, in a sense, like perfect sunshine and a very viable source of Vitamin D, especially during winter months.
It is well known fact that Vitamin D deficiency contributes to bone diseases likes Osteoporosis, Osteomalacia, Rickets.
That’s why Vitamin D was added to milk in the 1930′s; to help eliminate the once common health concern for children, Rickets. It has also been suggested that Vitamin D deficiencies may be the significant cause of many diseases: breast, ovarian, colon, and prostate cancer, autoimmune diseases, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, heart disease/hypertension, alzheimer’s and many more life threatening diseases.
Unlike the sun, a tanning bed is controlled light. Using a tanning bed allows the user to determine exactly how much sunshine is necessary and how often sunshine is needed.
Did You Know…the US FDA closely regulates the indoor tanning industry to insure that recipients can safely enjoy the benefits of electric sunshine from a tanning bed. Simply follow the mandatory FDA label on every tanning system and determine your skin type and tan time to obtain naturally a sun tan. And at the very same time the UVB rays just like the sun will produce Vitamin D too.
Many worldwide Vitamin D experts agree moderation is the key when sun tanning or when using a tanning bed. When used wisely, it is your very best choice and best source for essential Vitamin D.
