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GIVE ME SUNSHINE
The sun shines and our governments make mistakes. What's new? Until recently, experts told us to stay indoors, safe from the dangerous rays of the sun. Skin cancer was the threat, so we kept our children inside.
Now they tell us sunlight is good for us. We absorb vitamin D from the sun and thus
prevents other forms of cancer and possibly rheumatoid arthntis, so we must po out and sunbathe for about ten minutes a day.
Sun protection is still essential, according to doctors, because skin cancer 15 a real threat but spends ten minutes in the sun before applying the sun cream.
Speak Up — edição 220 — setembro.2005
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