UV Light: The Facts

You will be aware that sunbeds have attracted a lot of negative media attention; however as with anything there are always two sides to any story. Quite simply the use of sunbeds and exposure to UV light is not that danger, what all sensible people recognise is that it is abuse of sunbeds that is the problem. The philosophy of the Tanning Shop is that UV light is a vital ingredient to general well being; abstinence potentially can be more harful than the moderate risk associated with UV exposure.

Please see below useful facts endorsing this philosophy.

Tanning Beds dramatically increases Vitamin D levels and bone mass.” (Tangpricha, V.et al. 2004)
In 2006, Dr. Edward Giovannucci and colleagues determined that low Vitamin D levels cause 85,550 cancer deaths per year" (Giovannuci, E. et al. 2006).
Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to an increased incidence of schizophrenia and depression. (McGath J, setten Jp, Ghant. D. 2002; Gloth Fm 111, Alan W, Hollis B 1999).
Tanning bed use reduces chronic pain. (Kaur, M. et. al. 2005.)
Vitamin D has beneficial influences on obesity. (Liel, Y et al. 1988).

Vitamin D has beneficial influences on osteoporosis, diabetes, heart disease, multiple sclerosis and arthritis. (Bischoff-Ferrari H. et al. 2005/ C, A. et al. 2005/ Grimes D. et al. 1996/ Van der Mei, l. et al. 2003/ Merlino L. et al. 2004).

Mankind has, until recently, always been in harmony with the sun, regardless of race, or geographical location. It was only the advent of the industrial age, when people spent more and more time indoors that diseases associated with vitamin D deficiency manifested themselves. Since unfortunately this reality remains, and Englands's temperamental sun swings leave us feeling left out of the light. In the sun's absence sunbdes provides an excellent and viable supplement. This is important to consider when "it has been estimated that 1 billion people worldwide have vitamin D deficiency." (Dr, Holick, 2007). With conditions, like Osteoporosis becoming more prominent in the UK, a direct result of vitamin D deficiency. The sunshine hysteris which the medai have embedded in society, and indoor society we seem to be, present two strong factors deterring our generation away from teh sun, for all the wrong reasons. Sunbeds are not harmful only the abuse of them is.