Comments on: The Skinny on the Sun: All Your Skin Health Questions Answered http://www.askdrmanny.com/the-skinny-on-the-sun/ Complete resource for health care and answers to your questions Fri, 14 Oct 2011 03:26:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mike Smith http://www.askdrmanny.com/the-skinny-on-the-sun/comment-page-1/#comment-122 Mike Smith Sat, 03 Apr 2010 08:26:44 +0000 http://www.askdrmanny.com/?p=549#comment-122 What is missing in the story if the importance of Vitamin D in fighting almost every disease including osteoporosis, heart disease, diabetes and cancer. 15 minutes of sun gives us all the Vitamin D we need for a day. Sun Screens and glass block the UVB rays which make vitamin D, so hold off for 15 minutes before applying sun screen or closing the window of your car. What is missing in the story if the importance of Vitamin D in fighting almost every disease including osteoporosis, heart disease, diabetes and cancer. 15 minutes of sun gives us all the Vitamin D we need for a day. Sun Screens and glass block the UVB rays which make vitamin D, so hold off for 15 minutes before applying sun screen or closing the window of your car.

]]> By: Kairol Rosenthal http://www.askdrmanny.com/the-skinny-on-the-sun/comment-page-1/#comment-70 Kairol Rosenthal Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:51:54 +0000 http://www.askdrmanny.com/?p=549#comment-70 Thanks for dispelling myths about sun and cancer. So many people think skin cancer is just a matter of having moles removed, but it is a very real form of cancer that can spread to other organs and become life threatening, even at a young age. Rather than scaring us, you've given us great information! Thanks, Kairol Rosenthal Author of Everything Changes: The Insider's Guide to Cancer in Your 20s and 30s Thanks for dispelling myths about sun and cancer. So many people think skin cancer is just a matter of having moles removed, but it is a very real form of cancer that can spread to other organs and become life threatening, even at a young age. Rather than scaring us, you’ve given us great information!

Thanks,

Kairol Rosenthal
Author of Everything Changes: The Insider’s Guide to Cancer in Your 20s and 30s

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