Dr. Lani's No-Nonsense Sun Health Guide: The Truth about Vitamin D, Sunscreen, Sensible Sun Exposure and Skin Cancer

by Lani Simpson DC, CCD

Overview

Don’t Get Burned!

In her newest book, Dr. Lani Simpson provides readers with no-nonsense, easy-to-understand advice about the sun and how our bodies react to sun exposure. This go-to-guide for all members of the family includes: practical information about how to obtain vitamin D from the sun safely, how to protect yourself and your family from sunburns, and how to find safe sunscreen products. This book examines how our ancestors worshiped the sun and how those beliefs shaped our modern relationship with the sun. Dr. Lani’s No-Nonsense Sun Health Guide advocates for a conscious and respectful relationship with the sun.

The sun is now listed as a carcinogen, this is true, especially when we allow our skin to burn and neglect basic sun protection. And we also need vitamin D, which is produced when certain rays interact with exposed skin. There are hundreds of conditions that have been associated with vitamin D deficiency including: multiple cancers, hormone imbalances, bone loss and osteoporosis and multiple sclerosis. So, how do we get this essential vitamin from the sun without damaging our skin that could end up causing skin cancers? Is taking a vitamin D supplement the answer?

The fact is, not enough and too much vitamin D can result in health consequences.

As a complete guide, it contains chapters on skin cancers, how to identify them, and as well as available treatment options. The final chapter covers the importance of sunlight itself that fosters our natural circadian rhythms for a good night’s sleep. These questions, and many more, are addressed in Dr. Lani’s No-Nonsense Sun Health Guide.

This go-to-guide also reveals the truth about:

• sun exposure
• vitamin D
• sun tanning
• skin cancer
• chemicals in skin products
• sunscreen chemicals
• insomnia and the sun

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781684423026
Publisher:	TURNER PUB CO
Publication date:	06/04/2019
Pages:	320
Sales rank:	1,066,989
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Dr. Lani Simpson is a chiropractic doctor and a Certified Clinical (bone) Densitometrist (CCD). She has practiced in women’s health care for over 30 years, treating thousands of patients with a multidisciplinary and holistic approach. An expert in bone density analysis, osteoporosis and hormone balancing, she cofounded the East Bay Menopause and PMS Center and the Osteoporosis Diagnostic Center in Oakland, CA. Dr. Lani has a private practice in Berkeley, CA, where she consults with both women and men on bone health and hormone related issues. Dr. Lani's was also featured in the first national PBS special on Osteoporosis and bone health, Stronger Bones, Longer Life as she lead viewers in understanding how to take charge of their bone health.

Dr. Lani’s personal experience with osteoporosis began in 1994, when, at the age of 45, she was diagnosed with borderline osteoporosis. That diagnosis impelled her to learn everything she could about the disease, and about cultivating optimal bone health. She shares her years of research, and her expertise as a certified clinical densitometrist, with her patients, and now her readers in her new book, Dr. Lani’s No-Nonsense Bone Health Guide. Visit Dr. Lani Simpson at http://www.lanisimpson.com/.

Table of Contents

Foreword vii

Acknowledgments xi

Introduction xiii

Chapter 1 The Sun: Friend or Foe? 1

Chapter 2 Sun Sense 14

Chapter 3 Skin Sense 33

Chapter 4 Getting Vitamin D from the Sun 51

Chapter 5 When the Sun Is Not Enough-Vitamin D Deficiencies 70

Chapter 6 Vitamin D Testing 98

Chapter 7 Vitamin D Recommendations 119

Chapter 8 Treating Vitamin D Deficiencies 135

Chapter 9 When the Sun Is Too Much-Skin Cancer Risks 151

Chapter 10 Skin Cancer Treatments 183

Chapter 11 Sensible Sun Exposure and Sun Protection 215

Chapter 12 Safe Sunscreens and Chemicals to Avoid 239

Chapter 13 Sunlight, Darkness, and Circadian Rhythm 262

Conclusion 279

Appendix 281

Bibliography 283

Reference 292

Index 299

About the Author 315