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"Dark-skinned people living at higher latitudes may need extra vitamin D because their higher level of skin pigmentation may retard the absorption of UVB rays. Also, the weather in higher latitudes reduces daylight hours in winter and may require protective clothing which covers the skin. This is not a problem in tropical areas, where enough vitamin D is produced despite dark skin color. People with very dark skin may only produce one-sixth as much vitamin D as fair-skinned people do in the same amount of time." - Dr. Steve Blake, Vitamins and Minerals Demystified (Get the book.)

"Because on rare occasions azelaic acid has been associated with a loss of skin pigmentation, Gaby recommends that a doctor monitor its use. Discontinue after maximum improvement is obtained. Finally, there's zinc, which many people have used with success. Some studies have shown a lot of improvement, though others have not. Gaby prescribes a well-absorbed form of zinc such as zinc picolinate or zinc citrate, at a dose of about 90 mg a day (30 mg, two to three times a day)." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.)

"Because gold salts have a number of noxious effects, including skin pigmentation and a rare but potentially fatal possibility of bone-marrow suppression, in which counts of red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets decrease, they should be considered a last resort. Gold salts should never be used by patients with kidney disease, Sjogren's syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosis (SLE), congestive heart failure (CHF), hypertension (HTN), urticaria, colitis, or gold sensitivity or by women who are pregnant or breast-feeding." - J. Douglas Bremner, Before You Take that Pill: Why the Drug Industry May Be Bad for Your Health (Get the book.)

"Previtamin D3 forms rapidly; however, skin pigmentation (melanin) competes with 7-dehydrocholesterol for the UVB photons, and therefore reduces the amount of UVB that can act on 7-dehydrocholesterol to form previtamin D3. With prolonged exposure to UVB, inactive compounds are formed instead of previtamin D3. Over a prolonged period of time, the previtamin D3 that is formed is changed due to thermal isomerization to vitamin D3 (more appropriately called "cholecalciferol" or, less commonly, "calciol")." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.) "The time to achieve this exposure will vary greatly by season, latitude, and skin pigmentation. One can measure skin type and the resulting amount of melanin that is produced in response to UV exposure. The Fitzpatrick skin type (also called skin phototypes [51, 54] was originally developed in the United States in 1975 to facilitate UV dosage for psoriasis photochemotherapy in subjects with "white" skin, and characterized for skin types (I through IV); it was later expanded to categories V and VI, as shown in Table 8 [54]. These skin types vary in ability to burn and tan. The time to burn (i." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.) "These babies were born in situations where the mothers' vitamin D status was poor because of poor dietary intake and limited sun exposure for mother or child (due to living conditions, season, skin pigmentation). Hollis and Wagner [106] have proposed that the problem of low vitamin D in breast milk should be solved by treating the lactating mother; thus, her milk provides additional vitamin D. In their preliminary studies, 100 pg (4000 IU) of vitamin D to vitamin D deficient lactating mothers normalized 25(OH)D levels in both mothers and infants where 10 pg (400 IU) alone did not." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"A recent study of overall sun exposure versus skin pigmentation concluded that susceptibility to prostate cancer is in part determined by the extent of exposure to the sun, and that skin pigmentation (or the ability for the skin to tan) mediated the sun's overall effect.22 In other words, a suntan—but not a sunburn—is healthy. Natural health practitioners have been saying this for years." - James Occhiogrosso, N. D., Your Prostate, Your Libido, Your Life (Get the book.)

"Some people may need higher doses than my daily recommendations over the long run to maintain optimal levels because of genetic differences in vitamin D receptors, living in northern latitudes, indoor living, or skin pigmentation. 3. Monitor your vitamin D status. •r Monitoring your vitamin D blood level (25 OH vitamin D) is necessary to be sure you are not on too little or too much. It should be part of every checkup with your doctor. • ?The ideal range is 50 to 80 ng/ml." - Mark Hyman MD, The UltraMind Solution: Fix Your Broken Brain by Healing Your Body First (Get the book.)

"A recent study of overall sun exposure versus skin pigmentation concluded that susceptibility to prostate cancer is in part determined by the extent of exposure to the sun, and that skin pigmentation (or the ability for the skin to tan) mediated the sun's overall effect.22 In other words, a suntan—but not a sunburn—is healthy. Natural health practitioners have been saying this for years." - James Occhiogrosso, N. D., Your Prostate, Your Libido, Your Life (Get the book.)

"However, on rare occasions, application of azelaic acid has been associated with a loss of skin pigmentation. Treatment with azelaic acid should therefore be monitored by a doctor. Summary of Recommendations for Treating Rosacea: • Hydrochloric acid (with pepsin) with meals, as directed by a doctor, if stomach acid is low. • Brewer's yeast or Lactobacillus acidophilus. • B-complex vitamins. • Azelaic-acid cream; topical application rwice daily, in selected cases. Discontinue after maximum improvement is seen." - Jonathan V. Wright, M.D. and Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Natural Medicine, Optimal Wellness: The Patient's Guide to Health and Healing (Get the book.)

"Other symptoms include visual loss, learning disabilities, seizures, poorly articulated speech, difficulty swallowing, deafness, disturbances of gait and coordination, fatigue, intermittent vomiting, increased skin pigmentation, and progressive dementia. In the milder adult-onset form, which typically begins between the ages of twenty-one and thirty-five, symptoms may include progressive stiffness, weakness or paralysis of the lower limbs, and ataxia (disturbances in coordination and motor function)." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements (Get the book.) "Important in skin pigmentation. A sublingual form is best. Aids in stopping discoloration of the hair. Consider injections (under a doctor's supervision). Important Essential fatty acids (primrose oil or Ultimate Oil from Nature's Secret) As directed on label. Stimulates hormone function and contains all the needed essential fatty acids. Helpful Ageless Beauty from Biotec Foods As directed on label. Protects the skin from free radical damage. Calcium and magnesium 1,000 mg daily. 500 mg daily. Deficiency contributes to fragility of the skin. Needed to balance with calcium." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements (Get the book.)

"People with dark skin pigmentation may need 20 - 30 times as much exposure to sunlight as fair-skinned people to generate the same amount of vitamin D. That's why prostate cancer is epidemic among black men—it's a simple, but widespread, sunlight deficiency. <*" Sufficient levels of vitamin D are crucial for calcium absorption in your intestines. Without sufficient vitamin D, your body cannot absorb calcium, rendering calcium supplements useless." - Mike Adams, Natural Health Solutions (Get the book.)

"The increased skin pigmentation of African-Americans reduces their ability to synthesize vitamin D. People who are overweight may also have a problem synthesizing vitamin D. As people age, they lose the ability to convert vitamin D into its usable form. And people who live in the Northeast may not get enough exposure to the sun, a source of vitamin D. DEBATE CONTINUES The debate over the value of vitamin D isn't over, however, says Lona Sandon, a spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association." - Bottom Line Health, Bottom Line's Health Breakthroughs 2007 (Get the book.)

"Skin will either appear lighter or darker than normal in concentrated areas, or you may notice blotchy, uneven patches of brown to gray discoloration or freckling. skin pigmentation disorders occur because the body produces either too much or too little of the pigment melanin. Melanin is produced by specific cells (melanocytes). Melanocytes are triggered by an enzyme called tyrosinase, which creates the color of our skin, eyes, and hair. (Melanin actually has two major forms that combine to create varying skin tones." - Paula Begoun and Bryan Barron, Don't Go to the Cosmetics Counter Without Me, 7th Edition (Get the book.)

"For healthy males 45-50 years of age who have an immediate relative who developed prostate cancer at an early age, or who have black skin pigmentation, doctors now recommend a PSA cutoff of 2.6. [Annual Review Medicine 53: 355-68, 2002] It has been determined that if men with a PSA of 25.0 did not undergo biopsy, the number of needless biopsies would be reduced by 20% and still 95% of the cancers would have been positively detected biopsying everyone with a PSA of 4-10. [Annual Review Medicine 53: 355-68, 2002] But all this information is ready to be discarded. Here's why." - Bill Sardi, You Don't Have to be Afraid of Cancer Anymore (Get the book.)

"Although azelaic acid is usually well tolerated, on rare occasions it has been associated with a loss of skin pigmentation. Treatment with azelaic acid should therefore be monitored by a doctor. Topical Niacinamide Seventy-six patients with inflamed acne lesions were randomly assigned to apply to their face twice daily a gel containing either 4% niacinamide or 1% clindamycin (a commonly used antibiotic). After 8 weeks, 82% of the patients receiving niacinamide were improved, compared with 69% of those treated with clindamycin." - Jonathan V. Wright, M.D. and Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Natural Medicine, Optimal Wellness: The Patient's Guide to Health and Healing (Get the book.)

"The buildup of iron in the tissues has been associated with a rare disease known as hemochromatosis, a hereditary disorder of iron metabolism that is found mostly in men and that causes excessive absorption of iron from both foods and supplements, leading to bronze skin pigmentation, arthritis, cirrhosis of the liver, diabetes, and heart disorders. Sources Iron is found in eggs, fish, liver, meat, poultry, green leafy vegetables, whole grains, and enriched breads and cereals." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements (Get the book.)

"George Chaplin demonstrates that skin pigmentation is predicted accurately by latitude, with increasing latitudes correlating to lighter skin.89 There are only a few exceptions to this rule, one being the Eskimos, who can obtain their vitamin D from fish. The farther north the latitude, the shorter is the season for receiving vitamin D-producing sunlight (see chapter 2). These northern people do not have the luxury of receiving ample direct sunlight year around as do their neighbors to the south." - Marc Sorenson, Solar Power For Optimal Health (Get the book.)

"Complications include arthritis, diabetes, liver cirrhosis, alterations in skin pigmentation, cardiac arrhythmias and heart failure. Animal Studies Studies with animals support the notion that excess iron has a destructive effect on cardiovascular health. When Taiwanese scientists fed either high-iron or low-iron diets to a special atherosclerosis-prone strain of mice for three months, they observed that cholesterol concentrations remained similar on both diets." - Anthony Colpo, The Great Cholesterol Con: Why Everything You've been Told About Cholesterol, Diet and Heart Disease is Wrong (Get the book.)

"When I first started on HRT I developed vitiligo, which is an uneven skin pigmentation and which got worse and worse over the years. I began my course of HRT in May 1993. Over five years, until 1998, despite constant visits to doctors and hospitals, I had developed: swollen eyes, burning cheeks, terrific heat burning through my body and shoulders, very red arms like bad sunburn, occasionally being covered from head to toe in septic spots, whole body itching, brown, discoloured tongue, bad eczema and psoriasis on my scalp, mental confusion, lumps in my breast and armpits." - Martin J. Walker, HRT Licensed to Kill and Maim: The Unheard Voices of Women Damaged by Hormone Replacement Therapy (Get the book.)

"Their skin pigmentation protected them from excessive exposure. On migrating to northern areas, this built-in genetic protection becomes a liability. Due to the limited strength and duration of sunlight in northern climates, particularly in the winter months, black men (and woman) are unable to produce the minimum amount of vitamin D needed by their bodies. Fair-skinned people living in northern climates have similar deficiencies, albeit to a lesser degree." - James Occhiogrosso, N. D., Your Prostate, Your Libido, Your Life (Get the book.)

"Blood pressure is also affected by variations in skin pigmentation: greater skin pigmentation is associated with higher blood pressure. People of colour living in the United Kingdom and the United States have more hypertension than people of European origin. Conversely, when they are living in their indigenous regions ?nearer the equator ?they have lower mean blood pressure and lower frequency of hypertension and they rarely have the age-associated rise in blood pressure common to whites and African Americans." - Richard Hobday PhD, The Healing Sun: Sunlight and Health in the 21st Century (Get the book.)

"People who live far from the equator (and therefore get less sunlight), who use sunblocks, or who have heavy skin pigmentation (African Americans have high melanin concentrations, which limit vitamin D synthesis), all may be at risk for low levels of vitamin D. Sunblocks can cut vitamin D production by about 95 percent. I am not recommending discontinuing using sunscreen, but this is a good reason to increase your dietary sources of vitamin D." - Steven G. Pratt, M.D. and Kathy Matthews, SuperFoods Rx: Fourteen Foods That Will Change Your Life (Get the book.)

"Non-cancerous effects include skin pigmentation, damage to reproductive functions, and a wide range of gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, hormonal, hematological, pulmonary, neurological, and immunological problems.22 Cells exposed to arsenic produce about three times as many damaging free radicals as other cells. Fortunately, the use of antioxidants such as Vitamin E and Vitamin C can cut the level of free radicals in arsenic-exposed cells in half. See the shopping list at the end of Golden Key #2—Nutrition for product recommendations." - KC Craichy, Super Health 7 Golden Keys to Unlock Lifelong Vitality (Get the book.)

"ABSORPTION: Present in all tissues and the blood; activates Enzymes; serves in various body processes; cell membrane metabolism; hydrogenationofoils; essential for skin pigmentation and hair; role in RNA-DN A and Protein function and structure. CONSTRAINTS: Excess may cause Brain, liver and kidney ailments. Toxic sources are in dental crowns, cigarette smoke, insecticides, plastics, and tap water. DEFICIENCY SIGNS: Irritability, anxiety, apprehension, fatigue, weakness, tremors, numbness/paresthesias, bone pain, difficult breathing/dyspnea, pica, and weight loss." - Joseph E. Mario, Anti-Aging Manual: The Encyclopedia of Natural Health (Get the book.)

"The major difference has been in skin pigmentation. Pellagrins usually suffer symmetrical brown pigmentary changes in their skin, much less common in subclinical patients or in schizophrenics but they still do exist in some. It is likely this is due to an artifact arising from the way the patients were treated. Schizophrenics were usually locked up and not exposed to the sun, whereas pellagrins came in from the community having been exposed to sun. The skin rash of pellagra is due to photo-damage that cannot be repaired when the NAD pool is depleted." - Dr. Abram Hoffer, M.D., FRCP(C), Healing Children's Attention & Behavior Disorders (Get the book.)

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