Blog Entries tagged 'health'

Vitamin D and UV-B May Help Treat Multiple Sclerosis

rwilson@etstan.com — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 01:00:00 +0100

There just may be a reason multiple sclerosis (MS) is less common in countries that have more year �round sunshine. At least, there is new research which indicates Vitamin D (acquired orally or through the skin via sunshine or UV-B rays from indoor tanning beds) helps in the treatment of the disease.

MS is a medical disorder in which the body doesn�t recognize itself. As a result, the body�s own immune system attacks and eventually destroys the sheath (covering) that protects the nerv [...]

Vitamin D Helps Kidney Patients

rwilson@etstan.com — Thu, 28 May 2009 01:00:00 +0100

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.

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 [...]

Vitamin D Links to Colorectal Cancer Patients

rwilson@etstan.com — Fri, 15 May 2009 01:00:00 +0100

Yet another personal health study has been published linking vitamin D deficiency to colon or colorectal cancer. According to the scientists at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute, "vitamin D deficiency is associated with an increased risk of developing colorectal polyps and cancer ."

And while this isn't necessarily new news, it's one of the first studies to measure the impact of vitamin D supplements as opposed to simply measuring the outcome of a vitamin D deficiency or measuring vit [...]

Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Aggravated Asthma Symptoms

rwilson@etstan.com — Fri, 15 May 2009 01:00:00 +0100

I'm definitely not a regular reader of the American Journal of Respiratory and Clinical Care Medicine and I'm going to guess that neither are most of my readers. However, next month's issue of the journal has a compelling article connecting vitamin D deficiencies with increased or aggravated asthma symptoms.

And while the article title, Serum Vitamin D Levels and Markers of Severity of Childhood Asthma in Costa Rica , may not suggest it's the most compelling nighttime reading, anyone [...]

Why Is Vitamin D Important For Our Bodies?

rwilson@etstan.com — Mon, 04 May 2009 01:00:00 +0100

Vitamin D is essential to our health and luckily, it's one of the few vitamins that our body can create on its own, simply by synthesizing sunlight. It's responsible for maintaining calcium and phosphorous levels, improving bone growth and boosting the immune system.

Osteoperosis, Rickets, Osteomalacia and arthritis have all been linked to vitamin D deficiency. A recent 2006 study published in the American Journal of Public Health even determined that healthy vitamin D levels could [...]

The Vitamin D Crisis

rwilson@etstan.com — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:00:00 +0100

In the tanning bed business, there has been almost nothing as polarizing, nothing getting as much news attention, or generating as much controversy, as vitamin D. Some experts say we shouldn't be out in the sun. But other medical experts are now saying a vitamin D deficiency is being linked to teenage obesity, increased chronic pain, seasonal affective disorder, breast cancer, and many other ailments.

We're told that a vitamin D deficiency could result in rickets and other disorders t [...]

Teen Obesity Linked to Vitamin D Deficiency

etstanningbeds+bill@gmail.com — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 01:00:00 +0100

The big news this week was the link between vitamin D deficiency and obesity in teenagers.

Obesity, especially teen obesity has had numerous effects on the physical and emotional health [of what, whom?]. Poor dietary habits, a lack of exercise and smoking have all contributed to obesity. However, new findings suggest that a lack of vitamin D can also contribute to adolescent and teen obesity.

In addition, low levels of vitamin D can lead to high blood pressure and high bloo [...]

In Case Your Tanning Bed Customers Ask about Melanotan

roy.griffith@etstan.com — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Melanotan is a "tanning" drug that has hit the streets and the Internet hard. It�s unlicensed, untested and unregulated and your customers may start asking about it.

How Melanotan Works

{mosimage}Melanotan is a synthetic peptide hormone that essentially stimulates the body�s production of melanin, the substance that makes us tan. Its follow [...]