{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Smart Tan News","provider_url":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com","title":"UVA Exposure Lowers Blood Pressure: Study - Smart Tan News","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"9IGPxs6NiS\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/uva-exposure-lowers-blood-pressure-study\/\">UVA Exposure Lowers Blood Pressure: Study<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/uva-exposure-lowers-blood-pressure-study\/embed\/#?secret=9IGPxs6NiS\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;UVA Exposure Lowers Blood Pressure: Study&#8221; &#8212; Smart Tan News\" data-secret=\"9IGPxs6NiS\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"A study published in the most recent journal of the American Heart Association suggests that UVA exposure lowers blood pressure \u2014 a finding that adds to the list of non-vitamin D-related medical benefits associated with sun exposure. \u201cUVA irradiation of human skin caused a significant drop in blood pressure \u2014 even at moderate UVA doses,\u201d the study, authored by a university research group from Germany and The Netherlands, reported. The research team reported that UVA released a form of Nitrous Oxide in the skin that triggered a process that lowers blood pressure. \u201cIn conclusion, here, we give evidence that whole body UVA irradiation NO-dependently decreases blood pressure of healthy volunteers,\u201d the team wrote in its conclusions. \u201cThese findings reveal the impact of light as an environmental parameter contributing to the phenomenon of \u201cFrench paradox\u201d and thus might have potential for the therapeutic applications in diseases with hypertension.\u201d The journal article, published in the journal \u201cCirculation\u201d is available on-line by clicking here.","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/smarttan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/2010-03-02-UVA-Exposure-Lowers-Blood-Pressure-copy.jpg"}