Thursday, July 29, 2010

Why 75% of Americans Don’t Get Enough Vitamin D

January 22, 2010 by Dr. Al Sears  
Filed under Nutrition

The national campaign to keep us out of the sun has finally caught up with us. The result?

A study from the prestigious Archives of Internal Medicine found that an astounding three out of four Americans don’t get enough vitamin D.

Here’s why you should care:

Avoid This Cancer-Causing Trap

August 25, 2009 by Dr. Al Sears  
Filed under Skincare

A recent National Cancer Institute study reveals that the rate of deadly melanoma jumped 50% in young women yet stayed the same in young men between 1973 and 2004.

What’s behind this trend? Is it mainstream medicine’s belief that women get too much sun exposure?

Anti-Aging Vegetable Compound Protects Your Skin

August 25, 2009 by Dr. Al Sears  
Filed under Anti-Aging, Skincare

If you love staying out in the sunshine but worry when that tan turns into a burn, there’s a groundbreaking study you should know about. It blows another hole in the modern medical myth that sunshine’s bad for you – and that sunscreens full of toxic chemicals are your best and only defense.