Is tanning really that bad for you???

[Bluerain]

Re: Is tanning really that bad for you???

"I'd rather be wrinkly when I'm 50 than a pale white ass at 30. "

I said the same thing in my teens and 20's. Guess what? I have skin cancer (Squamous ) and in my late 30's.

It's not worth it!!!

Using tanning lotions/ sprays or air brush. Go here for all your tanning needs Sunless tanning needs...You can buy direct .

Plus dirt cheap prices then them airbrush salons.

http://www.sunless.com/phorum/

PS: I did the beach scene and tanning beds.

Blue

 

[Bluerain]

"Originally Posted by zZzStarGazer
To save everyone from the myths of tanning:
-Tanning is actually HEALTHY for you. It's a natural protection from overexposure.
-Tanning beds are SAFER because it's a controlled environment. Outside cannot be predicted how much exposure can cause burning de to the everchanging factors including pollution, climate, ozone, etc.
-Tanning can cause skin cancer only if you are underexposing or over exposing yourself.
-Premature aging can be prevented by using an indoor tanning lotion.
Tanning is my biz along with Pilates. "

Tanning is your Biz? Ha!! You need to educate yourself on tanning beds and tanning for that mannner.

Yes you can get skin cancer from not tanning at the beach or salons but tanning in the sun and beds will increase your chances of getting skin cancer.

All you need is about 20 minutes of the sun daily to get enough vitamin D that the body requires.

Now ,sunscreens, they can be bad for you also. You know about that?

I could go on and on but the response will be about studies ( not controlled by the way ) done saying beds are safe that were done by the tanning bed industries which there is a huge market for. Alot of money to be lost here. It's a business .

Sun is good but at moderate levels. Do not lay in the sun / bake and stay out of the beds.

If you must go to the beach ...The safest time to lay in the sun is before 10am and after 3pm .

Bottom line is too much sun and tanning beds do cause skin cancer.

Blue

 

[silverbackn]

As a male it is my instinct to agree with an attractive female, but I can't do it

 

[Guvna]

My physiology professor (PhD) would definitely disagree with this

as would I.

"you must spread K before giving it to Krish again"

 

[krishna]

As a male it is my instinct to agree with an attractive female, but I can't do it

LOL...Ya I was torn too but I'm a man who sides with truth.

 

[nishnish]

As a male it is my instinct to agree with an attractive female, but I can't do it

seriously. gorgeous, but wrong and heavily biased. i would NEVER trust anyone in the tanning bed business when it comes to skin care advice.

tanning beds are not healthy. but i still get in the fuckers twice a week, for 15 minutes at a time during the summer months to keep my skin clear and to have a good base when and if i go out in the sun.

 

[FlexManning]

I Like to tan espcially when im doing a good amount of test, #1 it makes ur skin darker so harder to see red pimples #2 it helps clear my skin up I think it has to do with drying it out and #3 it helps make you look a lot more defined and cut. I'm talking about once maybe twice a week thats all is it really going to make me all wrinkly? or give me skin cancer??

Is tanning really all that bad for you? Actually no. A society of tanning bed owners recently funded a study on the subject and it was found that being deprived of UV rays causes cancer, and is especially good at causing cancers that are much, much deadlier than skin cancer. As a matter of fact, can you think of a single person right off hand who has died of skin cancer? I have known people who have died of lung cancer, colon cancer, and so forth, but skin cancer? No, because skin cancer is usually pretty easy to remove.

In the aforementioned study, of which I only know vague details, a lot of anecdotal evidence was used. For instance, various cancers have a low occurrence around the equator, and I think skin cancer is actually included in that group. In areas that don't get much sunlight, like Norway, there is much more cancer in general.

So obviously it can be overdone, obviously it can lead to some premature aging especially if done unwisely, but there are benefits (in addition to the aforementioned study, I've seen another double blind study wherein one group was exposed to UV rays and another wasn't- I think they set up some kind of fake tanning beds or something- and the UV ray group showed a lot of mood improvement), and the long and short of it is that skin cancer risks are heavily exaggerated and a little sunlight is probably necessary for optimal health. Now obviously that doesn't really mean 3 hours of tanning a week is great for your skin, but you get the point.

 

[shamrock11]

You don't stare at the sun with no protection either. WTF is your point?

Well my point is you can stare at the sun long without damage to your eyes you get in a tanning bed without protection on your eye you won't use them again period. Please use a little common sensed if your going to post if not please save me the trouble of responding to stupid people

 

[krishna]

Is tanning really all that bad for you? Actually no. A society of tanning bed owners recently funded a study on the subject and it was found that being deprived of UV rays causes cancer, and is especially good at causing cancers that are much, much deadlier than skin cancer. As a matter of fact, can you think of a single person right off hand who has died of skin cancer? I have known people who have died of lung cancer, colon cancer, and so forth, but skin cancer? No, because skin cancer is usually pretty easy to remove.

In the aforementioned study, of which I only know vague details, a lot of anecdotal evidence was used. For instance, various cancers have a low occurrence around the equator, and I think skin cancer is actually included in that group. In areas that don't get much sunlight, like Norway, there is much more cancer in general.

So obviously it can be overdone, obviously it can lead to some premature aging especially if done unwisely, but there are benefits (in addition to the aforementioned study, I've seen another double blind study wherein one group was exposed to UV rays and another wasn't- I think they set up some kind of fake tanning beds or something- and the UV ray group showed a lot of mood improvement), and the long and short of it is that skin cancer risks are heavily exaggerated and a little sunlight is probably necessary for optimal health. Now obviously that doesn't really mean 3 hours of tanning a week is great for your skin, but you get the point.

"A society of tanning bed owners recently funded a study". Lol....That says it all right there bro. That's the same as the girl who is in the tanning business telling people they're safe. Of course she's gonna advocate it, it's her job; same with these people. If you are willing to not be a dipshit, and look at real biological/scientific evidence, you will find that tanning beds are very bad for you, and promote skin cancer. They are definitely as bad as the sun if not worse. Go read the links I posted from real medical sources called DOCTORS! This study is right that SUNLIGHT can have health benefits including mood because it causes your body to produce vitamin D. The key word in that last sentence is sunlight. Notice I didn't say tanning beds.

 

[FlexManning]

"Originally Posted by zZzStarGazer
To save everyone from the myths of tanning:
-Tanning is actually HEALTHY for you. It's a natural protection from overexposure.
-Tanning beds are SAFER because it's a controlled environment. Outside cannot be predicted how much exposure can cause burning de to the everchanging factors including pollution, climate, ozone, etc.
-Tanning can cause skin cancer only if you are underexposing or over exposing yourself.
-Premature aging can be prevented by using an indoor tanning lotion.
Tanning is my biz along with Pilates. "

Tanning is your Biz? Ha!! You need to educate yourself on tanning beds and tanning for that mannner.

Yes you can get skin cancer from not tanning at the beach or salons but tanning in the sun and beds will increase your chances of getting skin cancer.

All you need is about 20 minutes of the sun daily to get enough vitamin D that the body requires.

Now ,sunscreens, they can be bad for you also. You know about that?

I could go on and on but the response will be about studies ( not controlled by the way ) done saying beds are safe that were done by the tanning bed industries which there is a huge market for. Alot of money to be lost here. It's a business .

Sun is good but at moderate levels. Do not lay in the sun / bake and stay out of the beds.

If you must go to the beach ...The safest time to lay in the sun is before 10am and after 3pm .

Bottom line is too much sun and tanning beds do cause skin cancer.

Blue

Let's be honest though, how many people these days are actually getting 20 minutes of sunlight a day besides those going to tanning beds? And we keep mentioning skin cancer, but the fact is that skin cancer is very rarely fatal, and the types of cancer that natural vitamin D may reduce are much more deadly. (By the way, the vitamin D produced in the skin and that found in fortified foods aren't the same thing.)

Yes, some of the studies circulating right now were funded by biased groups, however it does bear noting that the medical community seems to be realizing that the vitamin D in milk and other foods simply isn't cutting it. And although the studies were biased, they were based around empirical evidence available to anyone that has been ignored for years, such as the relatively small amount of cancer deaths around the equator and the relatively high amount in areas near the arctic circle. Also considered was the fact that darker skinned people such as those from African decent tend to suffer more incidences of cancer. My understanding also is that many times those who get skin cancer have usually suffered severe sunburns at least once during their lives, which begs the question as to whether frequent moderate exposure is better than occasional exposure.

We have to ask ourselves, if it did turn out that tanning reduced the overall risk of cancers such as lung cancer and colon cancer, would it be worth it even if the risk of skin cancer was as much as 10 times higher? Well, then of course we'd have to address cosmetic factors such as premature aging, but still, to summarize I'd say simply that tanning is probably not quite as dangerous as once thought. I wouldn't say it's a cure for any given disease, but I definitely wouldn't compare it to smoking or living off hotdogs or something like that.