Blog Entries tagged 'Uv-B' http://etstan.com Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:42:59 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://etstan.com/component/option,com_myblog/Itemid,257/show,What-if-They-Ask-Can-I-Tan-On-a-Cloudy-or-Cool-Day-.html/ Seasons come and seasons go, and along with them, warm weather. Clearly it’s more desirable to lay in the sun during the warm, balmy temperatures of summer than during the more chilly temperatures of spring and fall.<br /><br />Still, personal comfort aside, does the temperature affect the ability to tan? Do you get goose-bump patterns if you’re cold? (The answer is, of course, no.) What about laying out on a cloudy day – is that a waste of time, or is there a silver lining?<br /><p id="readmore [...] rwilson@etstan.com Tue, 09 Jun 2009 01:00:00 +0100 Uv-B UV rays tanning indoor tanning http://etstan.com/component/option,com_myblog/Itemid,257/show,Vitamin-D-Helps-Kidney-Patients.html/ I recently stumbled across a 2008 study, done in part at the University of Washington, that found vitamin D administered to patients suffering from chronic kidney disease can actually reduce mortality rates by about 26 percent. <br /><br />Instead of obtaining vitamin D through exposure to UV-B rays, a portion of the 1,418 patients in the study were administered calcitrol, an oral and activated vitamin D supplement. This was to ensure that vitamin D intake and levels could be carefully monitored [...] rwilson@etstan.com Thu, 28 May 2009 01:00:00 +0100 vitamin d Uv-B kidney disease indoor tanning health http://etstan.com/component/option,com_myblog/Itemid,257/show,Need-a-New-Look-Try-Tanning.html/ Tanning is the only thing you can do to change your appearance literally overnight.<br /><br />Sometimes we just need a personal change. Change our look, change how we feel, change our image. Maybe you've got a special meeting coming up, or a surprise vacation, or you just feel like trying something new.<br /><br />If you ever want a quick change, there are a number of things you can do. You can change your wardrobe, but that's expensive. You can change your hair color or hair style, but you'll [...] rwilson@etstan.com Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:00:00 +0100 Uv-B UV-A tanning beds tanning image change