http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2008/06/20/Get-a-Little-Sun-This-Summer--It-Could-Save-Your-Life.aspxStudies increasingly suggest that vitamin D, often known as the sunshine vitamin, is important for a range of body functions including bone metabolism, muscle strength, immune function, reducing hypertension and preventing cancer and autoimmune diseaseenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2008/06/20/Get-a-Little-Sun-This-Summer--It-Could-Save-Your-Life.aspx#127118Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:44:32 GMT24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:127118yorikThe tanning salon industry is starting to take on the medical establishment with a new marketing campaign.&nbsp; The campaign espouses the benefits of vitamin D and exposes the special interests who influence the skin cancer/sunscreen hype.<br /><br />Admittedly, tanning salons might not&nbsp;be the best for you either, but at least <u>somebody </u>is taking on the medical establishment.<img src="http://blogs.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=127118" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2008/06/20/Get-a-Little-Sun-This-Summer--It-Could-Save-Your-Life.aspx#127117Sun, 22 Jun 2008 16:57:54 GMT24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:127117Sheila CMake sure your supplement is Vitamin D3 and lose the sunscreen and sunglasses.<img src="http://blogs.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=127117" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2008/06/20/Get-a-Little-Sun-This-Summer--It-Could-Save-Your-Life.aspx#127113Fri, 20 Jun 2008 02:29:19 GMT24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:127113IslanderBoy functions? How about us grils? Don't girls get to have functions too?<br /><img src="http://blogs.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=127113" width="1" height="1">