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Show THE FORUM - DECEMBER 5 7, 2011 to the According be a or worst enemy. Since the 1980s, wom- long-ter- m en started to fake and bake in tanning beds to solve this problem, only to create more dangers of tanning in turn, says Livescript.com, a womens healthy living website. Tanning beds emit more UVA rays in a shorter period of time than does the these negatives effects are common, it hasnt stopped people from going to the salons. Laura Clocan, writer for Although HealthGuidance.com said, If going to tanning salons becomes a habit, then recurrent, prolonged UV exposure may result in consequences such as premature Howe, manager at Electric Beach in Sugar House, said UV rays are more concentrated in the skin aging and eventually skin cancer. Howe said everyone must fill out a card the first time they come into the Electric Beach tanning salon. The card has a disclaimer about premature aging and skin cancer so customers are aware of the side effects of booths. tanning. sun. Jenny People lay out in the sun for two hours or they can lay in a tanning bed for 10 to 15 minutes and get the same tan, said Howe. The Skin Cancer Foundation website said, Ten minutes in a sunbed matcheffects es the cancer-causin- g of 10 minutes in the Mediterranean summer sun. When its not summer, its easy to go to a tanning salon for a quick fake and bake. Most of the goers are young women percent of tanning salon patrons are girls and women aged said the foundations Seventy-on- e lb-2- 9, website. Every day teens and youg adults are exposed to the risk of skin cancer through tanning. said, Livescript.com There is an increasing amount of people as young as 20 that have been di- agnosed with skin cancer. Skin cancer is the number one most preventable cancer in the U.S., yet the most common. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) The U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) describes Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) as episodes of depression that only come during a certain time of year, usually winter. SAD occurs more frequently in women. The causes of SAD include limited amount of light and hormones. People who live in places with long winter nights are at greater risk for SAD. A less common form of the disorder involves depression during the summer months, said NLM. During the winter Salt Lakes inversion is at its peak. The layer pollution that builds up in the valley that causes inversion prevents the suns heat to get through to the ground. SAD can be triggered by the limited amount of heat along with limited light. In addition the vitamin D that the sun provides cant get through the pollution as well and our skin needs vitamin D for nutrients. Clocan said, The problem is primarily caused by the lack of sunlight. It has been scientifically proven that sunlight favors increase in serotonin levels and favors vitamin D accumulation. She said vitamin D is a mood modulator. Chrissy Hawkins, a nursing student at the Univer- sity of Utah who tans three times a week said, I like being tan in the winter instead of ghostly pale, and Ive realized that Im happier, not as depressed. Not only does vitamin D let Hawkins feel happier emotionally and mentally, but she also said shes become happier and more confident of her body. UVU Nelson, freshman who also tans three times a week said, Nikki Tanning in the winter more relaxed. In conclusion of the helps my mood improve only because I feel better study, Feldman said UV about myself and more con- light may trigger fident in my looks. endorphins in the mood-improvi- ng skin. Tanning offers mood improvements that invite more people to start and continue a WebMD reported tanning because they feel study by researcher Steven like it helps them. Feldman, M.D., Ph.D., a people's Increasing dermatologist with Wake knowledge of the skin canForest University School cer risk associated with UV of Medicine that involved light exposure does not by 14 students who regularly itself reduce tanning, tanned at a tanning salon. said Feldman. UV light itFor six weeks, the stu- self has a reinforcing effect dents tanned Mondays and that is valued by tanners Wednesdays that were di- and contributes to tanning vided up between two tan- behavior. ning beds one with UV Although the knowledge and one without. of skin cancer hasnt kept light Feldman said before and tanning goers away, their after each tanning session, happiness has made them researchers asked students continue going. Even if you to rate their mood. dont come out of the booth the end of the By study looking like Snooki, make researchers found that 92 sure youre tanning for the of the students chose the right reasons. tanning bed with UV light because it made them feel Research |