A recent study examining a number of other studies involving milk and osteoporosis noted two things, one, that people who consumed milk did not have fewer fractures and that those countries with the HIGHEST consumption of milk had the greatest amount of osteoporosis. BTW milk has been linked repeatedly to cancer.
Drink up!
it definitely is a tightrope. Sitting in the sun helps my pain levels (from RA and fibromyalgia) tremendously - I've known about that since before the relatively recent discovery about the connection between chronic pain management and vitamin D. I'm also on an anti-TNF blocker for RA and they tend to come with a higher risk of certain types of cancer, including melanoma. From what I hear, not a lot of rheumatologist remember to mention the sunblock thing when they prescribe one of the Biologics. Posts like this help clarify this issue.
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PJ your last paragraph sums this up perfectly for me. I'm very fair skinned and careful but a little sun on my skin just makes me feel good some days.
It surely does, Janet - sunlight simply feels healing, to me; I'd rather don sunscreen when necessary, and possibly increase my risk of skin cancer slightly, than not get some sun... Thanks for connecting with us here. PJH