UV Expert: 'Controlled Indoor Tanning Setting an Exceptional Way to Promote
Body's Vitamin D Production'
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Evidence of the critical role
vitamin D plays in the body's overall health and ability to prevent major
forms of cancer continues to evolve, according to recent studies.
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Numerous recent studies conclude there is a vitamin D deficiency among
Americans and that people should take appropriate action to raise levels of
what's commonly referred to as "the sunshine vitamin" in their
bloodstreams.
A recent Harvard Medical School study published in the New England
Journal of Medicine indicated that more than 60 percent of Americans are
living with deficient levels of vitamin D, which is proven to fight off
major cancers including colon, prostate and breast cancer. Other recent
studies have concluded that a lack of vitamin D may lead to heart disease
and other chronic health problems, including hypertension, diabetes and
obesity.
According to a national renowned ultraviolet rays researcher, moderate
exposure to ultraviolet rays triggers vitamin D synthesis in the skin while
no exposure to UV rays can create a vitamin D deficiency.
Sensible exposure to ultraviolet rays, which includes the body's
exposure for five to 30 minutes a day depending on the time of day, season,
distance from the equator and skin pigmentation, is advised, said Dr.
Robert Sayre, PhD, of Rapid Precision Testing Laboratories in Cordova,
Tenn.
"UV exposure is required for the body to make vitamin D. Moderate UV
exposure triggers vitamin D synthesis in the skin while little to no
exposure to UV rays can create a vitamin D deficiency," Dr. Sayre said. "We
need UV exposure to gain and maintain health-enriching vitamin D levels."
Dr. Sayre supports UV exposure in the controlled environment an indoor
tanning bed provides.
"Indoor tanning in moderation and at acceptable frequency and duration
periods exposes the body to the same UV rays that sunlight provides but in
a much more controlled environment," he said. "The intensity of UV exposure
and the dose of UV rays one receives in a controlled indoor tanning setting
is an exceptional way to promote the body's vitamin D production.
"Studies also show that UV exposure also triggers emotional benefits,
including serenity, relaxation and an increased zest."
Dr. Sayre advises those seeking to stimulate their body's vitamin D
production through indoor UV exposure do so under the care of a skin care
professional in a salon setting and supplement their sessions with
recommended lotions that will protect and moisturize the skin. For more
about the benefits of vitamin D, visit http://www.etstan.com/VitaminD
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