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Jun 03
2010
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As the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks hold a one-game lead in the 2010 Stanley Cup finals, news of the team's enhanced vitamin D treatments has been published by Dr. John Jacob Cannell, executive director of the Vitamin D Council.
In May's Vitamin D Newsletter published by the council, Cannell writes, "The Chicago Blackhawks are the first vitamin D team in modern professional sports history. According to my sources, the Chicago Blackhawk team physicians began diagnosing and treating vitamin D deficiency in all Blackhawk players about 18 months ago. Apparently, most players are on 5,000 IU per day. After many losing seasons, last year the Blackhawks came out of nowhere to get to the Western conference finals. This year they are playing even better. According to my sources, improved athletic performance is only one of the benefits for the Blackhawk players. The other is a reduction in the number and severity of colds and flu and a reduction in the number and severity of repetitive use injuries."
Read more about the team's increased vitamin D usage at http://tinyurl.com/3xsba4x.




Uvalux this month in its June newsletter highlights the importance of spa products and services, including massage and teeth-whitening systems, to increasing revenue streams and salon owners' bottom lines. The marketing minute focuses entirely on tips for offering spa products and services, including "try it before you buy it." There are some important upcoming events in our indoor tanning industry as well. Check out Uvalux's June 2010 newsletter at
In the June 2010 Vitamin D Newsletter from KBD, there are a host of fresh, new articles highlighting the importance of Vitamin D to Americans, including a compilation of recent news articles, including "Most Americans Vitamin D Deficient: About 70 percent of the population of the United States has insufficient levels of vitamin D, a U.S. researcher says."
DENVER — It’s prime season for tanning beds, when proms and spring beach vacations prompt young women to pack indoor salons in search of bronze skin to go with their new bikinis.
But business is slow this spring. Health warnings about the skin cancer risks of tanning beds, combined with consumers forgoing nonessentials in this recession, have the nation’s estimated 18,000 tanning salons on hard times. Now they’re bracing for another hit: A 10 percent tax on tanning bed use starts nationwide this July, part of the federal health care overhaul.
Many tanning salon owners have been confused about how the tax will be implemented.




