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"Weleda Children's Sunscreen, spf 18+ (www.usa.weleda .com) • Aubrey Organics Natural Sun Green Tea Protective Sunscreen, spf 25 (www.aubrey-organics.com) • Kiss My Face Sunspray Lotion, spf 30 (www.kissmyface .com) • Erbaviva Children's Sunscreen, spf 15 (www.erbaviva.com) • All Terrain (www.allterrainco.com) makes natural sunscreen and bug spray. Clothing • Maggie's Functional Organics (www.maggiesorganics.com) makes great organic clothing for babies and adults. • Cozy Cocoon (www.cozycocoon.com) makes beautiful swaddling outfits. • The Gaiam catalog (www.gaiam." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"More sun exposure time is needed than person with little pigment More sun exposure time needed compared to younger person Sun protection factor (SPF) indicates amount of UV blocked: spf blocks at 1/SPF. E.g., spf of 8 would allow 1/8 (-12%) of UV to penetrate. Sources: Hollis, B. W. (2005). Circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels indicative of vitamin D sufficiency: Implications for establishing a new effective dietary intake recommendation for vitamin D. J. Nutr. 135, 317-322; Holick, M. F. (2006). Resurrection of vitamin D deficiency and rickets. J. Clin. Invest. 116, 2062-2072; Holick, M. F." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"Aubrey Organics Natural Sun Green Tea Protective Sunscreen, spf 25 (www.aubrey-organics.com) • Kiss My Face Sunspray Lotion, spf 30 (www.kissmyface .com) • Erbaviva Children's Sunscreen, spf 15 (www.erbaviva.com) • All Terrain (www.allterrainco.com) makes natural sunscreen and bug spray. Clothing • Maggie's Functional Organics (www.maggiesorganics.com) makes great organic clothing for babies and adults. • Cozy Cocoon (www.cozycocoon.com) makes beautiful swaddling outfits. • The Gaiam catalog (www.gaiam." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"Steve Taylor, "no one should think that their sunscreen gives them anything more than two hours protection at best," no matter how high the spf. (4) As Dr. Taylor further explains in his 2002 online book, Two Fingers To Sunscreen? An Essential Guide for tlie Effective Use of Sunscreens, "For testing purposes all sunscreens, whether they be creams, lotions or gels, are applied at an internationally agreed application rate of 2mg/cm2, and it is from this rate of application that the product's spf is determined ...." - Samuel S. Epstein, Randall Fitzgerald, Toxic Beauty: How Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Endanger Your Health . . . And What You Can Do about It (Get the book.)

"Kiss My Face Sunspray Lotion, spf 30 (www.kissmyface .com) • Erbaviva Children's Sunscreen, spf 15 (www.erbaviva.com) • All Terrain (www.allterrainco.com) makes natural sunscreen and bug spray. Clothing • Maggie's Functional Organics (www.maggiesorganics.com) makes great organic clothing for babies and adults. • Cozy Cocoon (www.cozycocoon.com) makes beautiful swaddling outfits. • The Gaiam catalog (www.gaiam.com) is an excellent resources for organic clothing for mother and baby alike, as well as organic bedding, safe toys, and various other lifestyle accessories." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"There should be no difference in the spf strength used to protect dark-skinned children; spf 15 is adequate. See www.thevitamind cure.com for information on a new rating system for UVA protection. Q: How can I tell if my child is getting enough sun and vitamin D? A: Children usually don't complain of pain, fatigue, or poor sleep, so pay attention to their behavior and ask questions. As a pediatric rheumatologist, I often see children who have joint pain or swelling that's the result of vitamin D deficiency and inadequate nutrition. Signs of vitamin D deficiency in children include: ?" - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.)

"An Essential Guide for tlie Effective Use of Sunscreens, "For testing purposes all sunscreens, whether they be creams, lotions or gels, are applied at an internationally agreed application rate of 2mg/cm2, and it is from this rate of application that the product's spf is determined .... Studies have shown, however, that in reality most people apply only a fraction of that amount. This varies between 10 percent and 75 percent of the test quantity. On average, people apply about one-third of that amount. So the spf they actually achieve on their skin is nowhere near what they expected." - Samuel S. Epstein, Randall Fitzgerald, Toxic Beauty: How Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Endanger Your Health . . . And What You Can Do about It (Get the book.)

"You wear sunscreen of spf 8 or greater before you go outdoors. (2 points) ? You rarely (fewer than three times a week) spend time outdoors between 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (2 points) ? _Total score Scoring for each section: 0-2 points Low risk 3-5 points High risk > 5 points Very high risk You can go online to take your Vitamin D Risk Analysis Quiz?www.thevitamindcure.com. United States Latitude Map If your score shows that you're high risk or very high risk, you need to increase your vitamin D production with sun or supplements (see chapter 5)." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.)

"It is said to achieve protection against UVB rays with an spf of about 90, which if true would make it more effective than any other sunscreen on the market. SUNBLOCK Zinc oxide and titanium oxide are safe and effective sunblock ingredients, and most common sunblock products contain these substances. Be aware, however, that nanoparticle versions of these ingredients have not been fully tested, and evidence points to potential negative health effects. The presence of nanoparticles is sometimes indicated by the words "ultra-fine" or "micro-fine," but often is not indicated on labels at all." - Samuel S. Epstein, Randall Fitzgerald, Toxic Beauty: How Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Endanger Your Health . . . And What You Can Do about It (Get the book.) "END BOX] [BEGIN BOX] Sunscreen Regulations In August 2007, the FDA proposed new regulations for the informative labeling of sunscreens with particular regard to the industry's dangerously misleading claims of safety based on their spf. By July 2008, however, they had still not taken action., and on July 24 Connecticut attorney general Richard Blumenthal wrote to the FDA, criticizing its failure. A week later, Senators Jack Reed and Christopher Dodd introduced the "Sunscreen Labeling Act of 2008," and gave the FDA six months to finalize comprehensive rules, otherwise the act would become law." - Samuel S. Epstein, Randall Fitzgerald, Toxic Beauty: How Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Endanger Your Health . . . And What You Can Do about It (Get the book.)

"If you feel you absolutely need a sunscreen product because you are unable to avoid the direct midday sun, make sure it has mostly natural ingredients in them, such as Aubrey Organics Active Full Spectrum Sunblock spf 25. Still, it contains PAPA Ester. Other ingredients include: Titanium Dioxide, Coconut Fatty Acid Cream Base, Jojoba Butter, Organic Jojoba Oil, Organic Sunflower Oil, Organic Shea Butter, Organic Aloe Vera, White Camellia Oil, Lecithin, Canadian Willow herb Extract, Aubrey's Preservative (Citrus Seed Extract, Vitamins A, C and E), Silica, Jasmine Oil." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.)

"Erbaviva Children's Sunscreen, spf 15 (www.erbaviva.com) • All Terrain (www.allterrainco.com) makes natural sunscreen and bug spray. Clothing • Maggie's Functional Organics (www.maggiesorganics.com) makes great organic clothing for babies and adults. • Cozy Cocoon (www.cozycocoon.com) makes beautiful swaddling outfits. • The Gaiam catalog (www.gaiam.com) is an excellent resources for organic clothing for mother and baby alike, as well as organic bedding, safe toys, and various other lifestyle accessories." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"In fact, using sunscreen of even a low spf rating of 8 reduces vitamin D production by 95 percent.110 Dr. Robert Heany of Creighton University, one of the top vitamin D researchers, has stated that as many as 75 percent of the women in the U.S. are deficient.111 Just in case you are wondering about vitamin D levels and a raw vegan diet, researchers led by Luigi Fontana, MD, PhD, of Washington University112 looked at eighteen men and women, ages 33 to 85, who had maintained a raw vegan lifestyle for an average of 3.6 years." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"Sunscreen with an spf as low as 8 blocks almost 98 percent of UVB rays, which makes it practically impossible to make vitamin D if you wear sunscreen. Where you sit or stand matters, too. You can't make vitamin D sitting next to a window in your home, your office, and your car because most modern glass technology blocks most UVB light. Wear a wide-brimmed hat and long sleeves and you get no D either. If casual sun exposure is defined as fifteen minutes of sun, three times a week year round, let's see how that fits into forty-eight days." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.)

"To find balance, the National Institutes of Health advises 10-15 minutes of sun exposure twice weekly, then applying sunscreen with an spf of 15 or higher afterward. This should provide enough sun to produce vitamin D without exposing the skin to too many damaging uv rays. morning, the ancestors will watch over them for the rest of the day. It's like if something bad happens, it was meant to happen; if something good happens, it's because the ancestors were looking out for them. It's a great stress reducer for these people. They relinquish worries to a higher power." "Cool," I said." - Dan Buettner, The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest (Get the book.)

"E.g., spf of 8 would allow 1/8 (-12%) of UV to penetrate. Sources: Hollis, B. W. (2005). Circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels indicative of vitamin D sufficiency: Implications for establishing a new effective dietary intake recommendation for vitamin D. J. Nutr. 135, 317-322; Holick, M. F. (2006). Resurrection of vitamin D deficiency and rickets. J. Clin. Invest. 116, 2062-2072; Holick, M. F. (2006). Vitamin D. In "Modem Nutrition in Health and Disease" (M. E. Shils, M. Shike, C. A. Ross, B. Caballero, R. J. Cousins, Eds.), 19th ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.) "These include clothing (although some loosely woven clothing does permit UVB to pass through); window glass; sunscreens formulated to block UVB, particularly when spf is over 8 [7]; being indoors; cloudy days; smog and light-blocking air pollution; and winter, when the sun does not rise far enough above the horizon to allow sufficient UVB irradiation to stimulate dermal vitamin D3 synthesis. Thus the term vitamin D winter refers to the time of year when UVB radiation is not sufficient for cholecalciferol synthesis in the skin." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"The Scoop on Sunscreens Selecting a sunscreen isn't calculus. spf (sun protection factor), tells us how much longer we can stay in the sun without burning. The higher the better. No sunscreen offers 100 percent protection against skin damage, and even the best products are effective only when you: • Use enough. • Put it on early enough. Sunscreen should be applied thirty minutes before you go out in the sun. • Reapply it often enough. Minimum protection Moderate SPF 2-12 spf 12-30 spf 30 or more High 15." - Zorba Paster, M.D. and Susan Meltsner, The Longevity Code: Your Personal Prescription for a Longer, Sweeter Life (Get the book.)

"In thirty minutes of sun on the face, chest, and arms with spf 8 sunscreen once weekly. (c) Through windows in the winter. (d) Supplemental vitamin D must always be taken. 10. Calcidiol is transformed to calcitriol in: (a) The liver. (b) The kidneys. (c) The skin. (d) The lungs. 11. Regulation of the active form of vitamin D is handled by: (a) The stomach. (b) The parathyroid gland. (c) The thyroid gland. (d) The liver. 12. Which is NOT a risk factor for vitamin D deficiency? (a) Being institutionalized. (b) Elderly people. (c) Breast-fed infants who do not receive sunlight." - Dr. Steve Blake, Vitamins and Minerals Demystified (Get the book.)

"For example, an spf of 15 indicates that it should provide 300 minutes of protection for someone who could normally stay in the sun for 20 minutes without burning. SPFs only apply to protection rating against UVB, not UVA. But since the effectiveness of sunscreen usually wears off well before the calculated time, unsuspecting sunbathers keep applying very large amounts of these chemical poisons to their skin. The skin is not made of plastic, but of living cells." - Andreas Moritz, Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation: Unleash The Natural Healing Power That Lies Dormant Within You (Get the book.)

"Apply spf 15 or higher, broad-spectrum sunscreen, which protects against both UVA and UVB. Red Palms If you notice the palms of your hands are always red but not sore, you may have a palmar erythema. This may be a totally benign condition, or it can signal a vitamin B deficiency or heavy alcohol consumption. Indeed, red palms can be red flags for alcohol-related cirrhosis of the liver, as well as hepatitis and other liver diseases. They can also signal hyperthyroidism, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, tuberculosis, and even cancer." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.)

"A sunscreen bearing a label of an spf 15 would allow you to get fifteen times more sun exposure without burning than you could normally tolerate without wearing a sunscreen. The categories of sunscreens are as follows: Sun Protection SPF Minimal 2-4 Moderate 4-6 Extra 6-8 Maximal 8-15 Ultra 15 + (Many people have reasoned that the higher the spf number of a sunscreen, the better the protection. As SPFs have shot as high as 50, confusion over numbers has increased as well." - Arthur C. Upton, M.D., Staying Healthy in a Risky Environment: The New York University Medical Center Family Guide (Get the book.)

"It should screen out both ultraviolet A and B and have a sun-protection factor (SPF) of 15 or higher. The spf rating indicates the increase in the length of time it takes to burn. For example, if you would normally burn in twenty minutes under direct sun, a sunscreen with an spf of 2 would protect you for i. iiwrtiLiiy v'rviii diiu i idii ¦ c— i forty minutes and one with an spf of 10 would protect you for two hundred minutes. Do not take these figures too literally, though, because perspiration and swimming can cause sunscreens to wash off. There is no need to swear off the beach or picnics." - Neal Barnard, M.D., Eat Right, Live Longer: Using the Natural Power of Foods to Age-Proof Your Body (Get the book.)

"Skin types 1 Always burn, never tan 2 Burn easily, rarely tan 3 Occasionally burn, slowly tan 4 Rarely burn, rapidly tan 5-6 Never burn, always dark You should consider applying spf 15 sunscreen or covering up after you have been exposed for the times listed in the chart. Although your body dissipates vitamin D slowly, if your winter (UV index below 3) is three months or longer, I recommend taking vitamin D supplements at least during the winter." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.)

"It thoroughly penetrates the skin and contains a natural spf of 15. Get involved in exercise such as walking, swimming, skipping, using an electrically tuned mini-trampoline, aerobics, strength training, stretching, and so forth. Have times for breathing deeply, including diaphragm breathing, to increase oxygen absorption and reduce stress. Get adequate sleep and rest, including naps if required. These are the periods when your body heals and generates new energy. Relax and take time to do things you enjoy. Adopt positive attitudes of gratitude, appreciation, forgiveness." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.)

"Sunscreen products range from spf 2 to spf 60, however, most dermatologists believe an spf of less than 4 is not really even a sunscreen and anything over 30 offers little added benefit. The AAD recommends an spf of at least 15 for everyone, but go for higher protection if you: have a light complexion. • ? have ever had skin cancer in the past • ©¦ have a family member who had skin cancer. If you have a serious illness or are on medication, talk with your doctor before spending any length of time in the sun. Don't skimp." - Frank W. Cawood and Associates, The Folk Remedy Encyclopedia: Olive Oil, Vinegar, Honey and 1,001 Other Home Remedies (Get the book.)

"So get in the habit of moisturizing, with spf 15 and above, beginning in young adulthood. And, as dermatologists remind us, it's never too late to start. CHAPTER 2 Treatments for Everyday Ailments Natural Winter-Ready Therapies ABSCESSES MOUTH, CHEEK AND GUMS • Mouth Sore Brush-off Re Lesearch shows that sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS), the detergent commonly found in commercial toothpastes, may dry out the lining of the mouth and gums. Without this protective layer, foods and drinks that are highly acidic can attack sensitive gums and cheeks." - Bottom Line Books, Uncommon Cures For Everyday Ailments (Get the book.)

"Appropriate Type of Skin Sunscreen Fair skin that never Sunscreen should tans and always have an spf of at burns least 15 Fair skin that Sunscreen should develops a faint tan have an spf of 6 to 10 and burns occasionally Dark skin that tans Sunscreen should well and burns only have an spf of 4 to 6 occasionally Dark skin that tans Sunscreen should well and never burns have an spf of 2 to 4 A New Way to Revitalize Sun-Damaged Skin You say you're a lifelong sun-worshipper and all you have to show for it is a tanned hide? Take heart." - Debora Tkac, Kim Anderson, Everyday Health Tips: 2000 Practical Hints for Better Health and Happiness (Get the book.)

"If you would begin to burn after 8 minutes with no sunscreen, you can stay out for 120 minutes without burning by wearing spf 15 sunscreen. But you can't "layer" sunscreen. Once your two hours is up, you can't reapply more sunscreen and stay out for another 120 minutes. Also, wearing an spf 15 and an spf 30 sunscreen does not make for spf 45, says Dr. Weiss. Cover up. Loose-fitting, long-sleeved shirts and pants or long skirts provide the greatest protection from the sun's rays. Tightly woven cloth is best, says Dr. Weiss." - Doug Dollemore, The Doctor's Book of Home Remedies for Seniors (Get the book.)

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