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Avoiding the Sun could be bad for your heart

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    • February 19, 2013 at 3:56 am
    Gene_S
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      Richard Weller: Could the sun be good for your heart?

      Our bodies get Vitamin D from the sun, but as dermatologist Richard Weller suggests, sunlight may confer another surprising benefit too. New research by his team shows that nitric oxide, a chemical transmitter stored in huge reserves in the skin, can be released by UV light, to great benefit for blood pressure and the cardiovascular system. What does it mean? Well, it might begin to explain why Scots get sick more than Australians …

      Richard Weller: Could the sun be good for your heart?

      Our bodies get Vitamin D from the sun, but as dermatologist Richard Weller suggests, sunlight may confer another surprising benefit too. New research by his team shows that nitric oxide, a chemical transmitter stored in huge reserves in the skin, can be released by UV light, to great benefit for blood pressure and the cardiovascular system. What does it mean? Well, it might begin to explain why Scots get sick more than Australians …

      more info at:   http://www.ted.com/talks/richard_weller_could_the_sun_be_good_for_your_heart.html

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        • February 19, 2013 at 4:48 am
        Janner
        Participant

          and Australians get more melanoma than anyone else in the world.

          • February 19, 2013 at 4:48 am
          Janner
          Participant

            and Australians get more melanoma than anyone else in the world.

            • February 19, 2013 at 4:48 am
            Janner
            Participant

              and Australians get more melanoma than anyone else in the world.

                • February 19, 2013 at 5:05 am
                Gene_S
                Participant

                  Some how you missed the point of this article… it is about how many heart deaths there are compared to skin cancer deaths! You may want to watch it again with a open mind.  Best wishes, Gene

                  • February 19, 2013 at 5:05 am
                  Gene_S
                  Participant

                    Some how you missed the point of this article… it is about how many heart deaths there are compared to skin cancer deaths! You may want to watch it again with a open mind.  Best wishes, Gene

                    • February 19, 2013 at 5:05 am
                    Gene_S
                    Participant

                      Some how you missed the point of this article… it is about how many heart deaths there are compared to skin cancer deaths! You may want to watch it again with a open mind.  Best wishes, Gene

                      • February 19, 2013 at 1:32 pm
                      AngelaM
                      Participant

                        Actually, South Africans get more melanomas than anyone else in the world …

                        • February 19, 2013 at 5:15 pm
                        Gene_S
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                          • February 19, 2013 at 5:15 pm
                          Gene_S
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                            • February 19, 2013 at 5:15 pm
                            Gene_S
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                              • February 19, 2013 at 7:30 pm
                              AngelaM
                              Participant
                                Your website’s data is not accurate.

                                Latest stats released in SA – 62 cases per 10,000 inhabitants. It’s a known fact amongst our medical fraternity that our incidence surpasses any other country. Our UV radiation levels also measure amongst the highest in the world, at 12.

                                • February 19, 2013 at 7:30 pm
                                AngelaM
                                Participant
                                  Your website’s data is not accurate.

                                  Latest stats released in SA – 62 cases per 10,000 inhabitants. It’s a known fact amongst our medical fraternity that our incidence surpasses any other country. Our UV radiation levels also measure amongst the highest in the world, at 12.

                                  • February 19, 2013 at 7:30 pm
                                  AngelaM
                                  Participant
                                    Your website’s data is not accurate.

                                    Latest stats released in SA – 62 cases per 10,000 inhabitants. It’s a known fact amongst our medical fraternity that our incidence surpasses any other country. Our UV radiation levels also measure amongst the highest in the world, at 12.

                                    • February 19, 2013 at 1:32 pm
                                    AngelaM
                                    Participant

                                      Actually, South Africans get more melanomas than anyone else in the world …

                                      • February 19, 2013 at 1:32 pm
                                      AngelaM
                                      Participant

                                        Actually, South Africans get more melanomas than anyone else in the world …

                                      • February 19, 2013 at 10:25 pm
                                      LynnLuc
                                      Participant

                                        My oncologist says to avoid the sun at all costs. You get enough sun sitting in your car, under at tree or sitting on your front porch! you don't live in a dark closet! Even the new light bulbs give off UV.  Take Vit D suppliments…

                                        • February 19, 2013 at 10:25 pm
                                        LynnLuc
                                        Participant

                                          My oncologist says to avoid the sun at all costs. You get enough sun sitting in your car, under at tree or sitting on your front porch! you don't live in a dark closet! Even the new light bulbs give off UV.  Take Vit D suppliments…

                                            • February 19, 2013 at 11:25 pm
                                            susanr
                                            Participant

                                              Ditto to Lynn's comment.

                                               

                                              Sam

                                              • February 19, 2013 at 11:25 pm
                                              susanr
                                              Participant

                                                Ditto to Lynn's comment.

                                                 

                                                Sam

                                                • February 19, 2013 at 11:25 pm
                                                susanr
                                                Participant

                                                  Ditto to Lynn's comment.

                                                   

                                                  Sam

                                                • February 19, 2013 at 10:25 pm
                                                LynnLuc
                                                Participant

                                                  My oncologist says to avoid the sun at all costs. You get enough sun sitting in your car, under at tree or sitting on your front porch! you don't live in a dark closet! Even the new light bulbs give off UV.  Take Vit D suppliments…

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