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Blurred vision? Eye doctor myths exposed – learn how to exercise your eye muscles for restoring healthy vision and eliminating prescription glasses

(NaturalNews) You’re probably familiar with all sorts of mythologies promoted as “truisms” in modern medicine: Flu vaccines prevent the flu (they actually don’t), CT scans are harmless (they aren’t), chemotherapy works to save lives from cancer (it actually causes cancer), and so on. There are all sorts of falsehoods in dentistry, too: Mercury fillings are safe for you! (They aren’t.) Gum health has nothing to do with nutrition! (It does.) Cavities can only be treated by drilling, filling and billing! (Often just a money-making scam.) But did you also know that there are lies and mythologies promoted by eye doctors , too? Here’s a real whopper that’s told to almost everyone: The reason you need glasses when you get older is because — get this — your eyeball changes its shape! The only way your eyeballs change shape is if your skull gets cracked This “eyeball changes its shape” con is a clever scam because it convinces tens of millions of people to buy high-priced prescription glasses each year, usually from the very same vision centers that promote this total quackery. If you just ponder it for a moment, you’ll quickly realize how ludicrous the explanation really is. How can your eyeball change its shape when your eye SOCKET is made of bone? Think about it. For your eyeball to get “longer” as they often tell you, your very skull would have to alter its bone structure. And while that most certainly happens in infants and children, the human skull doesn’t keep shifting around when you’re an adult. Unless you’re run over by a truck or something, anyway, in which case blurred vision should be expected. No, the real problem with the vision of most people is not that “your eyeball is getting longer” (ridiculous!) but rather that your lens muscles are getting flabby and out of shape! How your lens muscles gets flabby and out of shape Your iris is a muscle that controls your pupil , which is like the aperture of a camera lens. Its job is to regulate the amount of light entering the eye. The iris is not our concern here because we’re more interested in the muscles that alter the shape of your lens. Those muscles are part of what’s called the ciliary body of your eye. The ciliary body contains muscles that, in real time, alter the curvature of your eye lens to achieve the proper focus of whatever scene you are observing (http://library.thinkquest.org/25607/anatomyParts.php3). “Proper focus” means altering the curvature of your lens so that the rays of light entering your eye fall on your retina with pinpoint accuracy. As any photographer well knows, your focus must be altered when viewing something right in front of you (a near object) versus something far away (a far object). In a camera, this change in focus is achieved by altering the distance between two lenses contained in what is commonly called a “camera lens” (it’s actually multiple lenses), but in the human eye, this is achieved by changing the shape of the lens through the contraction or relaxation of the ciliary muscles . You probably never noticed yourself doing this because you don’t feel your ciliary muscles working, but they achieve this focus for you thousands of times a day, automatically and without any effort on your part. Some people (like myself) have achieved conscious control over these muscles, and we can consciously choose to alter the focus of our eyes at any moment, regardless of what scene we’re looking at. But for most people, the function is their ciliary muscles is involuntary . (I’m in my 40′s and continue to have perfect vision, never needing contact lenses or glasses. I also boost my vision with nutrition such as astaxanthin, lutein and zeaxanthin supplements.) How to strengthen your ciliary muscles that control your eye lenses Like any muscle, the ciliary muscles can become weak . How does a muscle become weak? From lack of exercise , of course. If you want strong legs, you need to walk and run from time to time, right? Well, if you want a strong, functioning ciliary muscle set, you need to alternate your vision between near objects and far objects so that these muscles are challenged to stay strong. This also increases the flexibility (range of motion) of your eye lenses (sort of like yoga for your eyes). Now here’s the real kicker in all this: Most people in modern society never view anything far away anymore! They don’t live out in the country, in other words, so they’re not looking at something a mile away. No mountains are even visible in most cities, and peoples’ vision is focused entirely on things that are close. So their ciliary muscles are “locked” in a state of constant contraction. This causes these muscles to tighten, just like your leg muscles if you never stretch out from time to time. This is all made even worse by the television set — or perhaps your computer monitor. Today’s population spends so much time viewing mobile texting devices, cell phones, portable gaming devices and computer monitors that it’s amazing their ciliary muscles have any range of motion at all. Sooner or later, after a lack of exercise (i.e. focusing on things at various distances), your ciliary muscles get flabby while also losing range of motion and then your eye lenses can’t achieve the focus they’re supposed to. So instead of the light rays striking your retina where they’re supposed to, they may strike a point inside your eyeball a quarter inch in front of your retina instead (as an example, or in other cases it may be some distance behind your retina, which also causes blurred vision). This is where eye doctors get their ridiculous idea that “your eyeballs are too long!” That’s stupid. Your eyeballs aren’t “too long.” That’s just some mythology dreamed up by vision doctors to sell you more glasses. No, unless you’re a mutant or something, the real problem is that your ciliary muscles are too weak and lack range of motion to alter the curvature of your lenses. This problem, fortunately, can often be solved with simple exercises . (By the way, it should also be obvious from this that the very act of wearing contacts or wearing glasses makes your eye problem worse because it allows your ciliary muscles to stop working, relying on the artificial lenses of your glasses to do that work for you. In much the same way that taking insulin makes diabetes worse over the long haul, wearing glasses also makes your vision worse over time…) How to exercise your eyeballs and help restore healthy vision So what if there were a way to exercise your eyeballs and restore the strength and range of motion of your ciliary muscles? Would that restore normal vision? For many people, YES! Not for everyone, of course. There are other causes of poor vision, such as cataracts, neurological damage (aspartame!), cross-linked protein rigidity of the lens itself (poor nutrition) and so on. But in a surprisingly large number of cases, healthy vision can be restored through simple exercises that you can do at home, in just a few minutes a day, using only your eyes and a simple tool. That simple tool is a pair of pinhole glasses . They’re like exercise machines for your eyes. You simply wear them for a few minutes a day, then walk around and look at stuff . Click here to pick some up from the NaturalNews Store . How pinhole glasses exercise your ciliary muscles and help restore normal vision Looking through pinhole glasses, as simple as it sounds, causes the ciliary body of your eyes to engage in adaptive exercise that increases the range of motion of your ciliary muscles which control your lenses. This happens because the pinhole glasses are made with hundreds of tiny holes that change the light entering your eyes from an overpowering mass of light rays to a collection of lower-intensity, distinct light rays that effectively give your eyes a more “organized” pattern on which to focus. There’s probably a more technical explanation for all this, of course, but the practical upshot is that all sorts of people who suffer from vision problems — myopia, hyperopia, presbyopia, astigmatism, computer vision syndrome, and so on — often report instantly improved clarity of vision when wearing these pinhole glasses. It’s not magic, it’s just physics. If you force your eye lens muscles to adapt by challenging them, they will usually respond with improved function over time (just like building leg strength by walking or jogging). Even better, many people report ongoing improvements in their vision even after taking off these pinhole glasses. Looking through the pinholes, you see, exercises the muscles that control the shape of your lens, and as those muscles become stronger (over a period of several days and weeks), they become more capable of focusing light in the proper place on your retina. This means no more blurry vision. It’s the same principle as doing pull-ups to get a stronger upper body, or walking up flights of stairs to build stronger leg muscles. Your eye lenses are controlled by muscles , and like any muscle in your body, those muscles need to be challenged in order to stay strong and fully functional — and to restore their full, healthy range of motion . Click this link to pick up some pinhole glasses right now from the NaturalNews Store: http://www.naturalnews.com/NNStore-HolidaySpecials.html I find it interesting, by the way, that some people would rather have crutches than restore their normal healthy function. Have you ever seen those people zipping around in electric scooters at the grocery store? Many of those people used to be able to walk just fine! But then they started using the scooters as a convenience, and now — after a few months of that — their leg muscles have atrophied to the point where they can’t walk! Prescription glasses do the same thing to your eyes. Once you start using them, your ciliary muscles atrophy to the point where you need those glasses just to see clearly. The vision industry, not surprisingly, makes money off consumer ignorance. It’s not in their interests to teach people how to restore your own healthy vision without needing prescription glasses. This is the same way that the pharmaceutical industry doesn’t want you to prevent disease because they make more money when you stay sick! The safest and most affordable way to improve vision for many Pinhole glasses are a safe and affordable way to take responsibility for your eye health and potentially avoid costly and inconvenient contact lenses or glasses forever. These pinhole glasses cost about the same as a pair of sunglasses at the grocery store, and they’re not medical devices at all, so they need no prescription. They contain no lenses themselves, either. Safety note: Do not wear pinhole glasses while driving or operating heavy machinery such as an airplane, a military humvee or a wrecking ball crane. These glasses partially obscure vision and should be used solely as exercise devices in a safe environment like your home. They don’t work for every case of vision impairment, of course, as there are many causes for blurred vision. But they work remarkably well for most people who try them. And there’s no risk in trying, since you can return them to our store if they don’t work for you, so there’s zero risk in finding out if your own vision problem might be partially or fully resolved by simply exercising your eyes. Pinhole sunglasses are available now at the NaturalNews Store Holiday Specials page: http://www.naturalnews.com/NNStore-HolidaySpecials.html We’ve heard countless success stories from people wearing these simple devices. Try them yourself to see how they might help you! And remember, our satisfaction guarantee means there’s no risk in trying these to see how they might help you live with stronger, more flexible eye muscles. Zero-cost options you can achieve on your own Another way to approach this is to simply exercise the range of motion of your ciliary muscles by alternating between focusing on close objects versus far away objects (such as the horizon). This is most easily accomplished from inside your home, near a window. Simply look at something on your desk, then look at something outside your window that’s far, far away (ideally, at the horizon). Alternate this process several times, then rest your eyes, and then repeat. Do this daily for a few minutes each day. With added nutritional support for eye health (lutein, zeaxanthin, astaxanthin and so on), these exercises can, over time, enhance the range of motion of your ciliary muscles and eye lenses. With these exercises, you may discover that you are able to reduce the intensity of your prescription glasses , step by step, until one day you don’t need them at all. The pinhole glasses may help accelerate this process even more, in much the same way that working out with weights is a faster way to build muscle strength than working out with no weights at all. The most important point in all this is to realize that blurred vision is not some sort of permanent eye damage but usually just a functional aberration that can often be resolved through training. In much the same way that physical therapy can help people rebuild functional muscle mass in their legs, arms or torso, eye exercises can help rebuild functional strength in your eyes. It’s the greatest secret of the eyeglasses industry: Many people don’t need eye glasses! Many people don’t need contact lenses! What they need is eye exercise . But don’t expect the for-profit vision industry to tell you about any of that. Like Big Pharma, they only make money when people stay victims and believe they cannot help themselves. Here at NaturalNews, we specialize in teaching people how to restore health by taking responsibility for their own health outcomes, thereby avoiding the outrageous costs (and inhumane suffering) caused by the medical industry.

How to hide preparedness minerals (emergency nutrition) in plain view with a Himalayan salt lamp

(NaturalNews) It’s not often you find an item that’s functional as both a household appliance and a source of nutrition. You can’t EAT your dishwasher, for example. It’s even harder to find such an item that becomes more valuable in an economic collapse scenario when food supply disruptions occur. That’s why this find is so rare: Mineral salt lamps are made out of the very same Himalayan salt crystals that are usually ground up to create full-spectrum salt. But when they’re mined, they’re actually found as a solid crystal aggregate. If you take those large chunks of crystal, drill a hole in the bottom and install some simple hardware, you’ve created a salt lamp which shines with a magnificent natural glow while giving off air-cleansing negative ions naturally, without any complicated electronics. As an appliance, it’s a beautiful light source that literally functions as an ionizer. And the best part is that if the lights go out and the financial world collapses, and you desperately need some full-spectrum salt to keep you alive (you’d die without salt), you can eat this lamp! How? It’s simple – just break it up with a hammer. Now obviously, you’d want to remove the light bulb first (you don’t want glass in your salt, do ya?), then just wrap the salt lamp in a large bath towel and start whacking at it with a hammer. You’ll effectively grind it up into Himalayan salt crystals which can then be used in your food just like regular salt (but better, because it’s full spectrum salt). 1,000 units available at the NaturalNews Store at 53% off while supplies last You may have seen similar salt lamps available elsewhere for $20 – $25. We bought one thousand of these straight from the manufacturer in the Himalayan mountains, so we’ve been able to slash the prices by 52% and offer them to NaturalNews readers at just $11.95 while this inventory lasts. These are 6″ – 8″ tall (varies, because each one is unique), weighing roughly 4 to 5 pounds. They include a base, a power cord and an on/off switch (no light bulb, however, you’ll need to provide your own bulb). The negative ion radius produced by the lamp is about five feet. Click here to get one while these last . And you want to know the real secret in all this? Himalayan crystal salt can often cost you $7 – $12 a pound all by itself. With this salt lamp, you’re actually getting 4+ pounds of Himalayan crystal salt at a per-pound price of roughly around three dollars. Buying one of these salt lamps is actually the cheapest way to buy Himalayan salt, and you get the lamp configuration on top of that! Finally, these Himalayan salt lamps are a perfect gift this holiday season. People love the warm glow of the light shining through the salt crystals. And for those who are more preparedness minded, they’re getting 4+ pounds of full-spectrum salt that they can “hide” in plain sight! It’s a perfect gift all around, even a gift for yourself. Click here to see the Himalayan salt lamps at the NaturalNews Store. Thank you for your support, and enjoy these terrific salt lamps either for yourself, or as gifts for others!

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New green compliant 60-watt LED bulb to cost $15

(NaturalNews) When the US federal government begins to unlawfully rip away Americans’ freedom to purchase the light bulbs of their choice beginning on January 1, 2012, the only available choices will be poisonous compact fluorescent (CFL) bulbs, which are loaded with toxic mercury, or expensive light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs, which a recent CNET article explains will cost roughly $15 a piece for the 60-watt variety — and that is on the inexpensive end of the spectrum. According to the report, Lighting Science Group and Dixon Technologies India have developed an omnidirectional LED bulb that emits light at the equivalent brightness of a 60 watt incandescent, and that will be priced just below $15. Since 60-watt equivalent LEDs have typically been priced at $40 or more in the past, this new price point is allegedly a bargain. A typical 60-watt incandescent made by a reputable company, however, only costs around $1, which makes the new LED bulb roughly 1500 percent more expensive than traditional bulbs. Sure, you might save a few bucks every month on energy costs, and the LED bulb may last a little bit longer, but $15 is a hefty price to pay for a single light bulb when considering that, according to the US government’s Energy Star program, the average US household has over 40 light sockets. But LEDs really are the only viable alternative to incandescents, as CFLs are an extremely toxic time bomb just waiting to explode — literally. CFLs contain such high levels of mercury that, in the event of a breakage, require careful and extensive cleanup protocols. They also emit high levels of radiation and “dirty energy,” and have been reported to cause serious health problems after long-term exposure (http://www.naturalnews.com/028034_mercury_compact_fluorescent_lights.html). As more manufacturers innovate better quality and more reliable omnidirectional LEDs in the future, the $15 price point for a 60-watt bulb is sure to decrease. But for the time being, Americans, as well as a handful of other countries that are also implementing new light bulb standards within the next few months, will have no choice but to shell out the big bucks just to light their homes safely. Sources for this story include: http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-20098666-54/60-watt-led-bulb-to-break-$15-mark-lighting-science-says

The best new online videos you’ll want to check out: Define Better, FLOW, Awakening and more

(NaturalNews) There are some astounding, heart-pounding new videos that have just hit the scene, and you’ll want to check these out. For starters, here are two very powerful music videos that are starting to go viral across the ‘net. The first one is called “Define Better” featuring Chill EB . It’s a hard-hitting song about the over-medication of children in America today. You’ll really want to see this music video. Catch it on NaturalNews.TV at: http://naturalnews.tv/v.asp?v=D54DD96EF224FA5B562DABF91B666B8E Or YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7rACI-WJEw We’re Doin’ Alright Speaking of music videos, I also released a new song and music video this past week under my new artist name, Amethios . My new song is called “We’re Doin’ Alright” and it’s a heartfelt, uplifting video featuring a positive message about overcoming difficult times. Watch it at: http://naturalnews.tv/v.asp?v=CC00C5C273CC5E340065E25D21A2D9BF Or YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uhd6dvEdfFc If you want to download the MP3 of the song, read the complete lyrics, or share it with friends, you’ll find all that at my new artist website: www.Amethios.com Accelerating times – is the awakening nearly upon us? Here’s a film that’s making the rounds all across the ‘net. It proposes that a mass “awakening” is coming as early as this October, due to planetary alignment phenomena. I haven’t watched the full film yet, so I can’t say whether I support its conclusions, but lots of people are talking about this: http://www.awakeningasone.com Architects and engineers question WTC 7 official explanation Here’s a hard-hitting new film featuring dozens of architects and engineers who explain why the official story on the collapse of WTC 7 is complete government nonsense . If you have a desire to know what really happened on 9/11, you need to watch this short documentary. It obliterates the official story: http://naturalnews.tv/v.asp?v=100AB0D5050B41D63CBC2FC1451CEAED Burzynski the movie With over 56,000 views already, this full-length feature documentary will blow your eyes wide open about the FDA’s war on cancer treatment pioneers. This is the story of Dr. Burzynski, who was threatened, charged and nearly imprisoned by the medical establishment (which actually wants cancer to flourish). Watch the complete film at: http://naturalnews.tv/v.asp?v=F5B32D25BDC2E1977584DF9A1DF9CC0D Farmageddon Here’s the movie the FDA is horrified you might see. It documents the armed FDA raids on innocent farmers and ranchers all across America. Yes, I’m talking about Farmageddon . Although the full film hasn’t been publicly released yet, you can check out the trailer at: www.FarmageddonMovie.com I’ve also put together my own narrated trailer for this film, and you can watch this new “mix” of raid footage at: http://naturalnews.tv/v.asp?v=8096FCAE1A91F0E2B27C01EE56954578 Or YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JIljR-jHGs What’s really in the water? See FLOW Here’s an amazing film that tells the story of what’s really in your water. Learn about atrazine and how the EPA has conspired to keep it legal in the USA even though this chemical has been banned all across Europe. This is a hard-hitting film about water that you’ll definitely want to see. It’s available to watch on Netflix instant play. Check out the film website at: http://www.flowthefilm.com View the trailer at: http://www.flowthefilm.com/trailer The Light Bulb Conspiracy Here’s a full-length feature you can watch on YouTube. It’s a remarkable film about planned obsolescence and the “buy more stuff” consumer society. Very informative: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=endUcoHsCVY Enjoy these films and music videos!

Book review: Doctors Are More Harmful Than Germs by Dr. Harvey Bigelsen M.D

(NaturalNews) If you are like the average American, you have led a life filled with Western medical policies, procedures, drugs and quick-fixes. As one of the biggest businesses in the United States, modern medicine may be costing you more than just a high insurance premium each month. According to Harvey Bigelsen, M.D., author of Doctors Are More Harmful Than Germs: How Surgery Can Be Hazardous to Your Health And What to Do About It , these practices could be costing you your natural right to a high quality of life. Starting by comparing common surgical incisions to being assaulted and stabbed during a robbery, this book brings common sense to light in an easy-to-understand way. Being stabbed and being surgically opened both cause your body physical harm, inflammation, and have lasting effects on the body. While your mind may realize the benefits of a surgical procedure, the book explains in detail how the body recognizes only injury. When money comes before your health Within the pages, Bigelsen tackles the challenging question of why modern medicine is accepting of so many detrimental procedures, and how it has started to focus on symptoms instead of the big picture of illness. With less respect for the body in each passing year, Bigelsen approaches the topic of how the medical community is becoming corrupt, pairing up with big businesses, and has led to the creation of a multi-million dollar pharmaceutical industry. Within the first few chapters, you will find a detailed look on how this practice leads to doctors making biased choices, placing money and capitalism before a patient’s health. According to Bigelsen, “Doctors had become paid spokes-people for the drug companies, the medical device manufacturers, and the disease organizations. The lines between academics and industry blurred when it came to funding research and development. Today we are no longer certain who holds the purse strings; we only know that when an opinion is offered, it is almost certainly biased.” Biological medicine, and how it can help you Explaining how he views the human body as an intelligent being, Bigelsen focuses his practice and teachings on what is known as “biological medicine.” This version of medicine looks at the emotional and physical experiences of the body in relation to health, and takes the appropriate steps to heal the problem rather than treat symptoms as they come. During his research, Bigelsen has noticed that most illnesses can be traced back to chronic inflammation in the body, preventing circulation and the natural healing process. Today’s medical practices, such as surgeries and exposure to radiation, combined with overuse of prescription drugs, have left the average person working at only 50 percent of their natural ability. From routine surgeries to dental procedures, this book brings awareness to how widely accepted mutilation of the body is, and how the modern medical community refuses to acknowledge it as detrimental to human existence. Furthering the topic of common dentistry, Bigelsen remarks on how many dental tools, plastic fillings and dental sealants can contain bisphenol A, more commonly known as BPA. Commonly found in plastic water bottles, this dangerous chemical has gained more media attention recently for being a toxic substance. Throughout the book, Dr. Bigelsen stresses how the body is connected in all ways, from the physical aspects to the emotional. Using the methods of osteopathy, homeopathy and acupuncture in his practice, Dr. Bigelsen is able to treat patients with otherwise untreatable conditions, recognizing that disease comes from inflammation in the body that is chronic or trapped by things such as injuries, infections and surgical procedures. Treating the symptoms and not the problems In the pages of his book, Bigelsen takes you through case after case of modern medical misdiagnosis resulting from other injuries within the body. By releasing this inflammation and allowing the body to heal, Bigelsen has successfully healed conditions such as hepatitis, Lyme disease, localized pain, and much more. Looking past the diagnosis of symptoms, this book teaches the concept of health as not being defined by illness, but instead by actual health. Viewing every person as an individual with a body made up of intelligent cells, the healing process can be created uniquely for each person. Reading through the pages of Bigelsen’s book reveals a powerful message for the “sheeple” of today’s society. Bringing common sense into the light once more, this book is truly an asset to the medical community, as well as any person looking to improve their health. Find your copy of Doctors Are More Harmful Than Germs: How Surgery Can Be Hazardous to Your Health And What to Do About It at http://www.amazon.com/Doctors-More-Harmful-Than-Germs/dp/155643958X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1310619961&sr=8-1

The truth about tanning beds: They boost vitamin D production

(NaturalNews) The FDA has the media and subsequently many Americans in a (perhaps unjustified) uproar about teens using tanning beds, and they are now pushing to ban tanning for people under 18. It is time to set some of this witch-hunting straight. The ruckus comes in the wake of a report that was released last year by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), part of the World Health Organization. The report resulted in the IARC’s changing the status of tanning beds from ‘possibly carcinogenic’ to ‘carcinogenic.’ With the same argumentation and evidence, the sun itself would fall into that category. The media definitely talks about it as a danger, and it provides real-world stories about people who contracted melanoma after too much exposure to the sun. The problem is that often, the most extreme, rare and dramatic cases are cited, which serves to convince the American public that fear of the sun is justified. Just take a look at how many Americans behave – putting sunscreen on every morning, only walking to their car, then to their office building, etc., avoiding “overexposure” at every turn. What used to be a glorious, golden orb in the sky is now a menace to society. With all the jargon and evidence the FDA cites as dangers for humans, people are becoming increasingly afraid to venture out into the light of day. In fact, tanning beds are designed to synthesize the perfect conditions of a summer’s day, when the UV-rays are balanced to perfectly stimulate the maximum growth of melanin pigment, as well as vitamin D. It is because of these ideal conditions that people can absorb all the UVs and produce all the vitamin D they need in such a short period of time. And if you look at the evidence from an unbiased viewpoint, you will find that while some Americans are receiving too much UV rays, many more are receiving too few. Vitamin D is a crucial for the human body; even the FDA knows that. But with the media’s constant scapegoating of the sun and tanning beds as the cause of melanoma and cancer, many people are getting the wrong idea. Demonizing the sun is having a profoundly negative impact on our society. According to Dr. Michael Holick, author of The UV Advantage , 40% of Americans are suffering from a vitamin D deficiency, which causes depression, SAD, and has been linked to late development of Schizophrenia. See Natural News’ interview with Dr. Holick at (http://www.naturalnews.com/005546_Dr_Michael_Holick_vitamin_D_deficiency.html) for more details. While I am not advocating a consistent solar diet of 3-4 hours of exposure per day, the benefits of some exposure are substantiated. Clearly, there are some people who are tanning too much and contracting melanoma as a consequence. The evidence cited in the IARC study is not completely fallacious, but is likely provided in a biased context, which magnifies the negative implications of sun exposure. For instance, the study found that teens and 20-somethings who used tanning beds were 75% more at risk for melanoma. That is a significant number, but may be more indicative of how much pressure American teens are under to look tan and beautiful, than it is of the danger of tanning beds. If teens think that they will attract more attention if they are tan, then many will not stop at the tanning bed. Slapping a law into effect that bans the teens from tanning beds, would only send the vast majority of those kids out into the sun for their daily bronzing, which would not stop the problem. We should look a little harder at what the data actually means and how it should be interpreted. When the FDA wages war on tanning beds, they are waging a de facto war on the sun itself, which our bodies are genetically predisposed to need in order to remain healthy and happy. The FDA should be a little more careful about the effects their messages have on the people they are intended to advise. If the message is causing widespread depression, then it needs to change. Of course, depression feeds the pharmaceutical industry, so they may be achieving the impact they want, after all. Sources: (http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm186687.htm) (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43302984/ns/health-skin_and_beauty/) (http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/about-vitamin-d/how-to-get-your-vitamin-d/uvb-exposure-sunlight-and-indoor-tanning/)

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