SPF Lies EXPOSED: The Shocking Truth About Tanning & Melanoma | Funny Medicine Ep 107

Funny Medicine Podcast di Julia Brunet and Yvette Gonzalez, D.O.

Note sull'episodio

☀️ Melanoma, Sunscreen & Sun Myths: What You REALLY Need to Know

Hit play to find out why your “healthy glow” is anything but healthy, how UVA and UVB trash your skin at the molecular level, and why SPF-30 is the bare minimum, not the finish line.

🔑 What we cover

0:00 Intro & why this topic matters

1:41 Melanoma 101—how a rogue pigment cell turns deadly

5:55 UVB vs UVA—burns, wrinkles, and DNA damage explained

10:28 Myths we crush: base tans, vitamin D excuses, and “dark skin doesn’t burn”

16:30 Chemical vs physical sunscreen—absorb vs reflect

20:10 From rice bran to Piz Buin—the quirky history of SPF

24:33 Modern breakthroughs—immunotherapy, targeted pills, custom mRNA vaccines

29:50 When to use SPF 50+ and why clouds fool you

33:05 Fun facts: hippo  ... 

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