Photopharmacology: Using Light for Health (Just Don’t Call Them Tanning Beds)

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By Dr. Mercola

By Dr. Mercola

According to new research published by Scientific Reports,1 a certain type of LED lighting is “more efficient and effective” at producing vitamin D in your skin than what can be obtained through the sun, “the sunshine vitamin.”

News-Medical reported that in research conducted by scientists at Boston University School of Medicine, skin samples exposed to RayVio Corporation’s 293 nm UV (ultraviolet) LED (light-emitting diode) for just 0.52 minutes could produce more than twice the amount of vitamin D3 as skin samples exposed to sunlight for 32.5 minutes.

RayVio Corporation, a health and hygiene company based in California, says …read more

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