Sunscreen in a Pill?

08Jul10

I’ve previously described the consequences of acute and chronic sun exposure, and the rationale for topical sunscreen products. But wouldn’t it be easier to just take a pill that can boost our skin’s resistance to to the harmful effects of the sun? Is it possible to get all the benefits of sunscreen without the bother […]

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Tags: fernblock, heliocare, heliocare side effects, Polypodium leucotomos, sunpill, sunscreen

Is Sunscreen Killing Us?

10Jun10

Find out, at my post over at Science-Based Medicine.

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Heliocare and Fernblock: Sunscreen in a Pill?

18Aug09

This post is now archived. It was updated in July 2010, based on an article for Science-Based Medicine. It’s also updated here, on this blog. “For the first time you can achieve essential protection from dangerous sun exposure in a pill” –  LifeExtension advertisement for Fernblock “Heliocare works to turn back the sun” – Advertisement […]

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Tags: anapsos, fernblock, heliocare, Polypodium leucotomos, skin cancer, sunblock, sunpill, sunscreen