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“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” — Benjamin Franklin

All eight of the chronic diseases reported to be the most expensive are associated with vitamin D

Key Points

• Vitamin D is associated with all eight of

For decades, America has embraced the idea that bigger is better, especially in business. But in the last five years alone, the major shifts in our industry have proven that the idea is no absolute. An indoor tanning business cultivates …

By Dr. Marc Sorenson, Sunlight Institute

In the rush by dermatologists and sunscreen companies to demonize sunlight exposure as the universal cause of skin cancers, there has been a total disregard for another factor that strongly protects against, or strongly …

Summer is the season of sunshine, selfies, and sharing—and it’s the perfect time for your tanning salon to harness all three with a fun, interactive social media campaign. A Social Media Challenge can not only generate buzz but also turn …

By Ashley Laabs

When your job involves supervising others, it’s easy to lose sight of the image that you project. From time to time, it’s important to manage your own reputation and leadership style. Different environment require distinctive styles of …

As Smart Tan has said for years, as tanning businesses, “We Are Sunshine.” Summer might not be the best time of year for tanning businesses, but it is the perfect time to subtly reinforce that indoor tanning and laying out …

Special guest post by William B. Grant, PhD, a recognized “World Expert” in the top 0.1% of scholars writing about Sunlight over the past 10 years

The evidence supporting the role of moderate sun exposure and vitamin D in supporting …

Many experts believe that the deficiency of sun exposure as a result of modern indoor lifestyles is widespread enough to be considered a health epidemic. They call it “mal-illumination.” Put simply by Dr. John Ott, who coined the term in …