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03-29-2003, 02:20 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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Rep Power: 23 | Tanning Benefits There are many benefits of tanning, but the main benefits are the tan itself, as well as the feeling of well being that comes from tanning. Or is that feeling from the 15 minute relaxation break you take? Does it matter why tanning feels good? Controlled exposure to UV may minimize some of the health risks that simply cannot be controlled when sunbathing outdoors. Tanning beds and booths are regulated as class 1 medical devices - and many people experience a wide variety of health benefits from tanning - even though we cannot specifically advertise these until research provides more conclusive proof. Still, early results indicate that some of the positive effects of UV exposure are: 1. Decreases blood pressure 2. Lowers resting heart rate 3. Increases cardiac output 4. Increases energy and endurance 5. Increases muscular strength 6. Lowers blood cholesterol 7. Increases resistance to infections 8. Increases oxygen capacity of blood 9. Increases tolerance to stress 10. Increases adrenaline in tissues 11. Increases sex hormones. 12. Increases the skin's resistance to infections 13. Reduces the symptoms of PMS. *Source: Dr Zane Kime's Book, Sunlight Can Save Your Life UVB is known to be our primary source of Vitamin D which assists in the absorption of calcium. This in turn helps form and maintain bone structure. Vitamin D is also believed to reduce the risk of some cancers including colon cancer and breast cancer. Vitamin D is essential for proper health and while some other sources such as supplements are available, the main source of Vitamin D for most people is ultra violet light. Skin disorders have been found to be beneficially effected by UV treatment along with medicines. Outbreaks of acne seem less severe when the person is regularly tan. Now, tanning, like most activities in our lives, does have its hazards. Fortunately, like most other risks we incur, they can be controlled or minimized. Exposure to ultra violet light can be harmful to the eyes and over a period of time can create irreversible effects. This can occur in natural sunlight and of course in the use of indoor tanning equipment. Because ultra violet light penetrates the skin, the closing of the eyes offers little in the way of protection from the potential damage that can be incurred. The eyelids are thin membranes and are easily penetrated by UVA and UVB. When outdoors in bright sunlight or in tanning equipment, protective eyewear should be worn. Heliotherapy "The Positive Effects of the Sun" Heliotherapy is defined as the treatment of disease and other disorders by exposing the body to sunlight. The science of Heliotherapy supports the idea that regular, controlled exposure to the sun offers many health benefits, including: Increases the body’s tolerance of stress, Increases the body’s resistance to infection, Decreases blood pressure, Lowers blood cholesterol. Dermatologists prescribe Heliotherapy as treatment of acne, psoriasis and other skin disorders. Ultraviolet light is necessary for the body to produce Vitamin D, which prevents osteoporosis and osteoarthritis. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), a mood disorder caused by sunlight deprivation, has been successfully treated with Heliotherapy. Above based on scientific studies from California Tan and the Heliotherapy Light and Skin Research Center at Boston University School of Medicine. found in... http://members.rogers.com/delfs/tanning/tanning_benefits.html This shows some good positive reinforcement for the industry... melty |
06-18-2005, 08:33 AM | #5 (permalink) |
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Rep Power: 32 | nice try. good info to have in your salon if you don't already.i actually have something similiar in my salon. at the front its amazing the amount of clients who say wow tanning does all this!! |
06-18-2005, 08:36 AM | #6 (permalink) |
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Rep Power: 107 | There are many, many positive effects, but unfortunately many States forbid the industry to advertise it. However, if they are in the form of "medical" studies, posting them should be allowed. |
06-18-2005, 10:16 AM | #10 (permalink) |
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Rep Power: 0 | You can post quoted material all day long even in regulated states, you can post the references and the source (even if your state tells you that you can't use the word "safe.") The truth has always been it's own defense. Do you remember how pornography defeated the old anti-pornographic blue laws? The court held that art has redeaming social value. One man's porn is the next man's artistic masterpeice. (And this argument goes into an additional twenty points on freedom of speech, amendment rights, etc. and this intrepertation bypassed the old argument that porn was shocking and offensive.) Go ahead and posting materials from all sources, not just medical... remember medical materials are often nothing more than one person's educated opinion and not medical research materials.... medical people rely on previous medical studies and 99% of medical people haven't done a day's research in their lives, they just continue to report what they've learned over and over and over.... For example: do you know for sure that water is made up of Hydrogen and Oxygen? Or did you rely on a teacher or a text book to explain this to you? Most medical people rely on previous research, opinion, and statistical evidence to make opinions and don't have time to do a twenty year study about the effects of tanning beds. Do you think your doctor did a 50 year study about the effect of STD's? Or did your doctor do a 5 year study about the effects of touching a rat on human endorphins? Medical people rely on medical studies and backup studies, and counter studies... and just as I am familiar with how a TV works, I couldn't begin to tell you how to put one together. This is how most medical people practice their art, it is by reliance on studies and previous examples of techniques that work and do no harm. I feel, and this is my opinion now, if you want to post materials in your shop as a measure of your right to express yourself as a matter of 1st amendment rights, then post away! I'd post benefits of UV exposure, and do so as a direct quote and include the source of the materials, quote the source accurately and don't make conclusions based on the materials (present the information intact exactaly as it was presented to you.) Heck, If I didn't think it'd offend my customers I'd post the best jokes out of Playboy as well..... California makes it very, very clear that we cannot use "safety" as an advertising method, nor present to the consumer that the bed itself is safe. And I agree 100% with this, as I believe that nobody should be allowed to operate a tanning bed without some kind of training or certification on proper usage. My personal feeling is that the law in California would allow us to defend the advantage of UV exposure and all the benefits as long as we are not related it to the tanning bed safety issue. Tanning bed usage yes, tanning bed safety no. |
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