http://livingtextblog.andosciasociology.net/2010/04/29/caitlin-drumm-edison-tanning-controversy/ Tue, 22 May 2012 08:21:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 http://livingtextblog.andosciasociology.net/2010/04/29/caitlin-drumm-edison-tanning-controversy/#comment-33582 Jordan Peters Thu, 29 Apr 2010 21:00:35 +0000 http://livingtextblog.andosciasociology.net/2010/04/29/caitlin-drumm-edison-tanning-controversy/#comment-33582 In your essay you mentioned that our best source of vitamin D is in sunlight. Therein lies the problem. You mentioned that UV rays and vitamin D may lead to a short increase of euphoric levels, which is great, but are you getting vitamin D in a tanning bed? When you enter a tanning salon, they lead you to a room with no windows and encase you in what looks like a coffin. Sure while you're in the tanning bed you're getting all the UV you want, but are you getting any vitamin D? No, vitamin D is absorbed throught the sunlight, not in the coffin-esque bed in a room with no windows. So instead of being out in the sun, people think that they can just lie in a bed for 15 minutes and it's as healthy as being outside. This leads to people missing out on the vitamin D that they need to really feel good and be healthy. So in short, if you want to look tan and don't have time to sit in the sun, go to a salon. If you want to look tan and obtain the health perks, do the real deal. In your essay you mentioned that our best source of vitamin D is in sunlight. Therein lies the problem. You mentioned that UV rays and vitamin D may lead to a short increase of euphoric levels, which is great, but are you getting vitamin D in a tanning bed? When you enter a tanning salon, they lead you to a room with no windows and encase you in what looks like a coffin. Sure while you’re in the tanning bed you’re getting all the UV you want, but are you getting any vitamin D? No, vitamin D is absorbed throught the sunlight, not in the coffin-esque bed in a room with no windows. So instead of being out in the sun, people think that they can just lie in a bed for 15 minutes and it’s as healthy as being outside. This leads to people missing out on the vitamin D that they need to really feel good and be healthy. So in short, if you want to look tan and don’t have time to sit in the sun, go to a salon. If you want to look tan and obtain the health perks, do the real deal.

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