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Ridgewood NJ, As summer approaches and we look forward to fun in the sun, many wonder if it’s a good opportunity to get some extra vitamin D. But can using sunscreen hinder vitamin D production? Mariela Mitre, M.D., Ph.D., a dermatologist at Hackensack University Medical Center, sheds light on this topic.
Continue reading Hackensack Meridian Health: Does Sunscreen Block Vitamin D?
by Jane M. Orient, M.D.
Some of the views expressed here are controversial. So, do ask your doctor. I hope you have one—not just the HMO or retail clinic “provider.”
Don’t panic. That is always good advice. If you, like the world’s economy, operate on just-in-time inventories, and did not take advice to stock up 3 weeks ago, do not join a mob at a big-box store. Somebody there is no doubt infected. Plus, there’s the risk of getting trampled or injured in a fist fight over the last roll of toilet paper. Most of the world survives without that luxury good. If you have no rice or beans or pasta in the pantry, that is more serious, but you should still avoid mobs if at all possible. Take-out and drive-through places are booming.