http://pacificcoasttans.com/blog UV Free Tanning Salon and Day Spa Located in Richmond, Virginia Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:20:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Myths and Misconceptions About UV and Tanning The purveyors of sun-scare, in inexplicable blind zeal for their cause, have made some outlandish and unsupportable statements about sunshine, UV, Vitamin D and tanning. Think about this: Because sunshine is free, there is no powerful pro-sun PR lobby aggressively countering these misstatements. Think ... http://pacificcoasttans.com/blog/12/get-real-myths-about-uv.html November Starts 'Vitamin D Winter'  Public health officials are becoming increasingly concerned about "Vitamin D Winter" -- the period from November through February in most of North America where sunlight is too weak to initiate the natural production of "the sunshine vitamin" in the skin. Because healthy vitamin D levels are now ... http://pacificcoasttans.com/blog/11/november-starts-vitamin-d-winter.html Scaring people out of the sun is a multibillion-dollar business. Smart Tan coined the term "sun scare" in 1996 to properly identify those who were distorting the truth about sunshine’s complex relationship with human health in order to scare you out of the sun. Some “sun scare” groups profit by ... http://pacificcoasttans.com/blog/10/%e2%80%9csun-scare%e2%80%9d-how-commercialism-has-twisted-proper-sun-care.html Why should I use an indoor tanning lotion when tanning? Healthy skin is the foundation of a successful tan. Indoor tanning lotions are designed to provide critical moisture to skin before and after tanning. The healthier your skin, the longer you keep the tan; this allows you to build upon your ... http://pacificcoasttans.com/blog/9/why-should-i-use-an-indoor-tanning-lotion-when-tanning.html You tan regularly. You love how it makes you feel and the way your skin looks afterwards. You follow all the rules, use the recommended lotions and even refer your friends. You take time out of your busy day to tan. You also think tanning is bad for you and ... http://pacificcoasttans.com/blog/8/how-do-you-really-feel-about-exposing-your-skin-to-uv-light.html Remember when your mother used to say, “It’s a beautiful day! Get out in the sunshine, it’s good for you”? Turns out she was right. More and more research is proving that sunlight is the best source of vitamin D, an ingredient essential to maintaining overall good health. Most significantly, ... http://pacificcoasttans.com/blog/5/a-simple-cure-for-dangerous-vitamin-d-deficiency.html