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Indoor Tanning: The trend that leads to possible death Fashions come and go, and like most they aren’t healthy for our bodies. Indoor tanning has become the fashion of today, but is it really worth the money and health risks later on in life? If you are going for the leathery, wrinkled, burnt old women look then I say go right ahead and tan yourself to death. Indoor tanning may look nice for the week, but the risks are far more damaging than you think such as: wasting money and time, getting skin cancer, an over dosage of vitamin D and damaging your organs. The “healthy” sun kissed glow may be pleasant, but we are defeating the purpose of looking healthy in the long run. It all started over 400 years ago when Copernicus declared that the sun was the center of the universe. Throughout history the human race has based their life on this object that gives life, but cultures have changed over time and the sun’s symbol has shifted from a nutrient to a question of someone’s appearance. In the elder days, skin color diversified classes among rich and poor. Tan skin was a sign of hard work and labor while paler skin was a sign of higher class, tearooms, butlers and maids. In the 1920’s a new fad became popular by acci