Tanning Salons

[didgens]

Another dumb question ,, anyone ever try going to a tanning bed in an effort to "fool" the body's circadian rythem ? or synthesize Vit D ??

thanks

[Purple]

No, but I stood in the sunlight, exposing my face with my eyes closed, figuring my hypothalamus would connect and fill with the sun's light/energy... it triggered a bad attack... bad idea

[Ricardo]

A couple different views-

http://www.womentowomen.com/healthynutrition/vitamindandtanningbeds.aspx

http://www.doctoroz.com/blog/mehmet-oz-md/safe-tanning-beds-think-again

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15585781

[didgens]

Thanks Ricardo .. good articles all,,

Purple,, im wondering now if exposing your face with your eyes closed didnt trigger the melanopsin generated by the Ganglion cells in your eye/eyes (not sure if your just one sided or if your attacks switch) to discharge nerve impulses along the optic nerve.. I still think the one sidedness of this might indicate a problem with the photo receptors in one eye.  I was researching more yesterday and found a test called a  PERG test. I think a company called Diopsys was marketing this  (Diopsys@Nove-pERG) that might help test the melanopsin levels in the retina.  I'd like to find out more about that.