Sustainable Balance » skin cancer The development of sustainable, high-quality human lifestyles. Tue, 24 Jun 2014 15:52:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.1 Sunlight Series – Part 9: The Dark Side of Sunscreen /the-dark-side-of-sunscreen/ /the-dark-side-of-sunscreen/#comments Tue, 22 Apr 2014 13:00:28 +0000 /?p=652 Featured photo courtesy of edition88. Introduction: In a previous post in this series, I wrote about how the total amount of UV radiation hitting Earth’s surface has not significantly increased, and we are probably getting less UV exposure than in the past. I then wrote about how UV radiation (UVB, specifically) produces vitamin D synthesis […]

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]]> /the-dark-side-of-sunscreen/feed/ 4 Sunlight Series: Part 8 – Sunburns and Skin Cancer /sunburns-and-skin-cancer/ /sunburns-and-skin-cancer/#comments Thu, 27 Mar 2014 03:31:14 +0000 /?p=544 Featured photo courtesy of Kelly Sue. Introduction: So far this Sunlight Series has discussed exactly what sunlight is, how it is produced, how it interacts with Earth’s atmosphere, what reaches the surface, and an initial look at what happens when it hits your skin. The last post focused on how UV-B radiation creates vitamin D in your […]

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