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 **WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS OF UV LIGHT ON THE HUMAN BODY?**

Tanning has become extremely popular in America. On average 1,000,000 peopl tan daily. Some people say that tanning is bad for you, as it can cause multiple health problems ranging from sunburn to skin cancer. But tanning also has many pocitive effects that can help humans. Tanning beds aren't always used just for aesthetics and to give you nice dark skin, but also used to treat and help other health problems. UV helps withe a number of different diseases. It helps convert cholesterol into a form of vitamin D which helps with numerous things from bone strength to energy. The UV light in a tanning bed is good for the treatment of certain diseases such as fibromyalgia. Fibromyalgia is a muscle disease in which you have over active nerves causing chronic widespread pain. The heat and warmth from tanning helps relieve this pain. Tanning also helps with other issues and diseases such as acne, psoriasis, vitiligo, rosacea, and rickets.Tanning is also a mood booster. The UV light stimulates the pineal gland in the brain and it produces trptamines, endorphins, and serotonin.



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