The GOLDEN RULE

Another ‘Natural News‘ article, long  awaited comprehensive commentary on sunscreens that has been on my list for ages. The fact that it is still winter here in Aus, needn’t stop me, as this particular post is applicable globally and covers all the relevant topics in the one article.  If there is anything not applicable to Australia, or if there are missing factors applicable to Australia, please give me a comment and I will prioritize some local homework.

There are several important elements – dangers of some sunscreens, warnings of cancers either with or without screens, our need for vitamin D, the usual authority paradox of health concerns being overridden by agendas, dietary aspects, toxic chemicals and false advertising.

Thanks Mike Adams and no thanks to the US FDA.

(NaturalNews) Ask somebody about sunscreen and you’re likely to receive an earful of disinformation from a person who has been repeatedly misinformed by health authorities and the mainstream media. Almost nothing you hear about sunscreen from traditional media channels is accurate. So here’s a quick guide to the 7 most important things you need to know about sunscreen, sunlight and vitamin D:

#1) The FDA refuses to allow natural sunscreen ingredients to be used in sunblock / sunscreen products

It’s true: If you create a truly natural sunscreen product using exotic botanicals with powerful sunscreen properties, you will never be able to market it as a “sunscreen” product. That’s because the FDA decides what can be used as sunscreen and what can’t, regardless of what really works in the real world. And there are really only two natural ingredients the FDA has allowed to be sold as sunscreen: Zinc oxide and titanium dioxide.
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