{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Smart Tan News","provider_url":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com","title":"Vitamin D Council: Use a Sunbed - Smart Tan News","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"kjXOZsKcml\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/vitamin-d-council-use-a-sunbed\/\">Vitamin D Council: Use a Sunbed<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/vitamin-d-council-use-a-sunbed\/embed\/#?secret=kjXOZsKcml\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Vitamin D Council: Use a Sunbed&#8221; &#8212; Smart Tan News\" data-secret=\"kjXOZsKcml\" 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":"The independent Vitamin D Council suggests that people should use a sunbed in the winter \u2014 being careful to avoid a sunburn \u2014 as one of the primary ways to make sufficient vitamin D. Dr. John Cannell, founder of The Vitamin D Council, lists three ways for adults to ensure adequate levels of vitamin D on the Council\u2019s web site.  Regularly receive midday sun exposure in the late spring, summer, and early fall, exposing as much of the skin as possible for 20\u201330 minutes (being careful to never burn). The Council points out that those with dark skin will need longer exposure time \u2014 up to six times longer. Regularly use a sunbed (avoiding sunburn) during the colder months. Take 5,000 IU per day for 2\u20133 months, then obtain a 25-hydroxyvitamin D test. Adjust your dosage so that blood levels are between 50\u201380 ng\/mL (or 125\u2013200 nM\/L) year-round. The Vitamin D Council points out that vitamin D is not a vitamin \u2014 it\u2019s a precursor to a hormone intended to be made naturally in the skin. That\u2019s why it\u2019s called \u201cthe sunshine vitamin.\u201d \u201cHumans make thousands of units of vitamin D within minutes of whole body exposure to sunlight,\u201d Cannell says. \u201cFrom what we know of nature, it is unlikely such a system evolved by chance.\u201d","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/smarttan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/useatanningbed.jpg"}