Pros And Cons Of Tanning Bed
Tanning bed Tan vs. Natural Sun tan Tanning is something that almost every teenager, woman and occasionally some men do. There are a couple of different ways to tan; one way to tan is to use the tanning bed, which is the most well-liked way of tanning because it is quicker. The second way to tan is by natural sunlight. Either way the person chooses they are positive and negative points about both. No matter which way a person chooses to tan, there good points and bad points to consider in relation to appearance, health and cost.
There is two positive points for natural suntan. The first one is you receive vitamin D from the sun. Sunlight is the best and only natural source of vitamin D. Sunlight supplies the correct amount of vitamin D without any problem. Vitamin D from other sources causes health problems, because usually it is not the correct amount of vitamin D that the body requires. The second pro is natural suntan is less cancerous. It is proven that people who live in regions with more sunlight have been found to have a lower incidence of death from ovarian, breast, and colon cancer than those who live in places with less sunlight and use the tanning bed more often.
Then there are a few different main negative points for natural Suntan. First …show more content…
is that what you can do in a tanning bed in about fifteen minutes it takes you a couple of hours to acquire by sunlight. Then the second one is you can only tan in the summer time. Most women prefer to tan all year round because of vanity. The third point is UV rays. There are two different kinds of UV rays. One is UVA which is what can cause skin cancer. Then there is UVB which is what actually causes the skin to burn. Studies have been done to show that UVA and UVB rays penetrate in your skin and can even change your genes. There are several main positive points to the usage of a tanning bed. One is that it gives the person an even tan. Most of the time when someone is tanning they are doing it for the looks so they do not want tan lines, and you know that is almost impossible do to out in the sun without fear of being caught or breaking the law. The second point is the even tan all year round. They can tan even in the winter time when it is cold outside and you can’t go lay out in the freezing air. Then the third point is that it reduces symptoms of pre-menstrual syndrome. The heat from the tanning bed were it is so hot reduces the bloating and cramps. Then the heat of a tanning bed is also good for depression. Stimulated sunlight is a successful method to help seasonal affective disorder also known as depression. Plus it helps relive aching muscles, so when it relaxes the muscles it helps people suffering from fibromyalgia. And when a person has a disease like this is when being able to use a tanning bed all year round comes in handy. Diseases like this sunlight can help a little, but the extreme heat from the tanning bed works better. There are a few negative points for the usage of a tanning bed.
One is you acquire older looking skin over a long time period of using a tanning bed. From person experience, I know someone who is the same age as me who lays both in the bed and sun and her skin looks like leather and looks like she is in her thirty’s when in-fact she is just 20. The second negative point is it can also cause death, when cancer occurs it can be fatal. The third negative point is that you are more likely to for melanoma cancer. Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer, killing approximately 8,650 Americans in 2009, because people do not properly protect themselves from the UVA & UVB
rays. Each different source of tanning can develop skin cancer; there are a few different types of skin cancer you can acquire: Basal cell carcinoma, malignant melanoma, and squamous cell carcinoma. Both tanning bed usage and natural sunlight tan can be good for you or bad for you. Just like anything else in the world had good and bad effects against the human body. Either tanning source when being used has to be used wisely, which prevents some major problems. I think if people were more educated about tanning and cancer they would be safer and hopefully have a decrease in cancers.
There is two positive points for natural suntan. The first one is you receive vitamin D from the sun. Sunlight is the best and only natural source of vitamin D. Sunlight supplies the correct amount of vitamin D without any problem. Vitamin D from other sources causes health problems, because usually it is not the correct amount of vitamin D that the body requires. The second pro is natural suntan is less cancerous. It is proven that people who live in regions with more sunlight have been found to have a lower incidence of death from ovarian, breast, and colon cancer than those who live in places with less sunlight and use the tanning bed more often.
Then there are a few different main negative points for natural Suntan. First …show more content…
is that what you can do in a tanning bed in about fifteen minutes it takes you a couple of hours to acquire by sunlight. Then the second one is you can only tan in the summer time. Most women prefer to tan all year round because of vanity. The third point is UV rays. There are two different kinds of UV rays. One is UVA which is what can cause skin cancer. Then there is UVB which is what actually causes the skin to burn. Studies have been done to show that UVA and UVB rays penetrate in your skin and can even change your genes. There are several main positive points to the usage of a tanning bed. One is that it gives the person an even tan. Most of the time when someone is tanning they are doing it for the looks so they do not want tan lines, and you know that is almost impossible do to out in the sun without fear of being caught or breaking the law. The second point is the even tan all year round. They can tan even in the winter time when it is cold outside and you can’t go lay out in the freezing air. Then the third point is that it reduces symptoms of pre-menstrual syndrome. The heat from the tanning bed were it is so hot reduces the bloating and cramps. Then the heat of a tanning bed is also good for depression. Stimulated sunlight is a successful method to help seasonal affective disorder also known as depression. Plus it helps relive aching muscles, so when it relaxes the muscles it helps people suffering from fibromyalgia. And when a person has a disease like this is when being able to use a tanning bed all year round comes in handy. Diseases like this sunlight can help a little, but the extreme heat from the tanning bed works better. There are a few negative points for the usage of a tanning bed.
One is you acquire older looking skin over a long time period of using a tanning bed. From person experience, I know someone who is the same age as me who lays both in the bed and sun and her skin looks like leather and looks like she is in her thirty’s when in-fact she is just 20. The second negative point is it can also cause death, when cancer occurs it can be fatal. The third negative point is that you are more likely to for melanoma cancer. Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer, killing approximately 8,650 Americans in 2009, because people do not properly protect themselves from the UVA & UVB
rays. Each different source of tanning can develop skin cancer; there are a few different types of skin cancer you can acquire: Basal cell carcinoma, malignant melanoma, and squamous cell carcinoma. Both tanning bed usage and natural sunlight tan can be good for you or bad for you. Just like anything else in the world had good and bad effects against the human body. Either tanning source when being used has to be used wisely, which prevents some major problems. I think if people were more educated about tanning and cancer they would be safer and hopefully have a decrease in cancers.