What the Health? Are tanning beds safer than sunlight?

“Beauty is pain.”

We’ve all heard this mantra and know someone who goes to great lengths to achieve their beauty goals. Perhaps they go to a tanning bed to get that “healthy glow,” insisting that they’re safer than sunlight – right? After all, tanning beds were made for the sole purpose of getting an awesome tan!

WRONG!

With spring approaching, learn more about the myths and falsehoods surrounding tanning beds by checking out this post on the Your Health Today blog.

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