Beginning in late march a national campaign by Indoor Tanning Association was started by posting a full page add in the New York Times suggesting, or as some saw it, plainly stating, that indoor tanning is good for ones body; not that it's not bad for you, they are saying that it's actually good for your body.
Hasn't the vast majority of research conducted concerning skin cancer faulted prolonged and high exposure to UV rays as a source for cancer? It has. But rather than to list source after source of proof of this. I wanted to share some thoughts on perhaps why some feel tanning may not be so dangerous for your skin; even though you are exposed to as high as 15 times more UV rays indoor tanning than from the sun.
I am a strong believer that UV rays and exposure to other harmful materials, matter etc out in the world contribute to skin cancer, but genetics and diet also has it's part. I grew up blocks from the beach in Santa Barbara, and still see the much older retired men and women laying out occasionally and walking by the waterfront, skin exposed, enjoying afternoon in high degree weather. Some of which I know personally, have been doing this there whole life and have the prunie, dark gold skin to prove it. So what gives, where's the cancer? Does lifestyle and diet play a role? Med Headlines released this article on diet and and skin cancer, suggesting a number of foods that are known to fight skin cancer development, and also added a fact I wasn't aware of... individuals that consume more fruits and vegetables have only half the incidence of skin cancer,
whereas those who consume meals high in meat and fat have twice the
risk.
Whatever your personal thoughts on this matter, I think we can all agree that if our body reacts to exposure of any type by burning discomfort, and have exhaustive research to reference a UV Ray to Melanoma link, we should probably cover up with some SPF and consider other alternatives to protect ourselves like changing up the diet.
source of some material for this post.
http://medheadlines.com
http://abcnews.go.com
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