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The Shady Link Between Sunscreen and Your Health
Vitamin D is essential for calcium absorption and many other biological processes. Lower levels of Vitamin D increase the rates of almost every disease like cancer, diabetes, osteoporosis, cognitive impairment, autoimmune conditions and more.
Vitamin D is a hormone manufactured by the skin when you are in the sun. It is difficult to obtain enough through diet.
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Water is necessary to life and a healthy beverage, but not in excessive quantities.
Your body can give you an indication of how much water it needs. It is better to drink to your thirst.
Tanning can increase your risk of cancer. Sun damage is the primary cause of wrinkles.
Your body can detoxify itself, provided you have a healthy liver and kidneys.
Detox diets may even harm you. Juices high in sugar can increase your blood sugar level. A juice fast may also lead to malnourishment.
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Sunburn happens when you're exposed to a lot of UVB rays from the sun. It only occurs in the middle part of the day in the summer.
When the sun's angle is below 35 degrees, you don't have to worry about sunburn because the amount of UVB is insufficient.
A good sunscreen will also protect your skin from UVA rays, responsible for thickening and aging of the skin.
The darker your skin the less likely you are to get sunburn or skin cancer. However, dermatologists recommend using sunscreen anyway.
Science has not found any serious threats to your health from using sunscreen.
The chemicals in sunscreen, oxybenzone and octinoxate, are dangerous to coral reefs, which is why Hawaii has banned them.
There aren't any effective alternatives to sunscreen besides avoiding the sun.
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