joe francher-positives of tanning

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Positives of Tanning Tanning seems to be tabooed as a highly negative activity to take part in. It is associated with a higher skin cancer risk and an orange tint to those who participate in it. However, tanning is not completely negative. When the practice of tanning is regulated and balanced, it can provide positive effects for your health and well being. Tanning beds use UV lighting to darken your skin. This is the type of light that is often associated with skin cancer. A small dosage of exposure to this light can actually reduce health issues such as eczema, psoriasis, and other skin issues. The issues can go into remission, but the use of the tanning bed should be medically supervised. When tanning to try to clear up skin problems, it is recommended to speak to a doctor first to get his/her approval. It is important for the body to produce vitamin D. Sunlight exposure is

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Page 1: Joe Francher-Positives of Tanning

Positives  of  Tanning    Tanning  seems  to  be  tabooed  as  a  highly  negative  activity  to  take  part  in.  It  is  

   associated  with  a  higher  skin  cancer  risk  and  an  orange  tint  to  those  who  participate      in  it.  However,  tanning  is  not  completely  negative.  When  the  practice  of  tanning      is  regulated  and  balanced,  it  can  provide  positive  effects  for  your  health  and  well-­‐  being.      Tanning  beds  use  UV  lighting  to  darken  your  skin.  This  is  the  type  of  light      that  is  often  associated  with  skin  cancer.  A  small  dosage  of  exposure  to  this  light      can  actually  reduce  health  issues  such  as  eczema,  psoriasis,  and  other  skin  issues.      The  issues  can  go  into  remission,  but  the  use  of  the  tanning  bed  should  be  medically      supervised.  When  tanning  to  try  to  clear  up  skin  problems,  it  is  recommended  to      speak  to  a  doctor  first  to  get  his/her  approval.      It  is  important  for  the  body  to  produce  vitamin  D.  Sunlight  exposure  is    

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 a  great  way  for  the  body  to  obtain  this  vitamin,  but  a  lot  of  the  time  people  do      not  get  enough  sun  exposure  due  to  climate  and  weather.  This  therefore  means      these  people  do  not  create  enough  vitamin  D.  Tanning  beds  are  a  great  way  to  get      exposure  to  the  light  that  enables  your  body  to  create  vitamin  D.  This  benefit  also      requires  regulation  in  order  for  it  to  be  considered  safe.      If  the  thought  of  UV  light  terrifies  you  but  you  still  want  to  have  a  nice  glow,      there  are  tanning  beds  that  have  other  solutions.  Some  apply  spray-­‐on  tans  that      have  no  association  with  UV  lighting  at  all.  This  method  of  tanning  does  not  require      regulation  like  the  UV  method  does.      The  taboo  on  tanning  seems  to  be  a  bit  exaggerated  in  general.  As  long  as  the      tanning  is  regulated  and  not  over-­‐used,  the  body  actually  gains  benefits  from  it.