For years, scientists have been telling us to stay out of the sun.' Now, they are saying we need to go out in the sun to protect ourselves from three of the most common cancers.
A few minutes of sunshine a few times a week can reduce the likelihood of getting colon, breast and prostate cancer by as much as 200%. This, according to researcher Michael Holick of Boston University, Massachusetts, is because of the way sunshine helps the body produce vitamin D. Pharma companies are already actively trying to produce vitamin D analogues as preventative treatments for cancer, he says.
'Vitamin D regulates cell growth, it tells the cells when to stop growing, and …
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