Any type of outside activity could be putting you in danger. Doctors say even just a few minutes in the sun can lead to many health problems, including premature aging, wrinkles, skin cancer and cataracts - the leading cause of blindness.
We all worry, no matter how young, about aging and wrinkles, and freckles, and spots, and many other things. Soo its good to know that many of those could be caused by the SUN!!!
"It's probably 90% of aging of the skin that comes from UV exposure. What I tell patients is look at the inside of your arm and look at your face. The difference between those two is sun," says Dr. John Ferguson, M.D. of The FACE Clinic.
Most people know the sun’s rays can be dangerous and can lead to skin cancer and all of those other aweful diseases, but all the other substitudes for it are as dangerous or even more. Tanning beds, for example, are horrible for you ; you could contract diseases, skin alergies and not to mention that rays are going straight to your skin which can easily cause skin cancer even when not exposed to the sun. Also, lotions and makeups that say will give you a tan or "glow" will actually decrease the ability of your body to protect itself form the UV Rays and to absorb sunscreen.
BUT DONT GET ME WRONG FOLKS!! Some sun exposure is good with the proper protection.
My top suggestions are:
- Avoid the sun from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, when the sun is at its strongest. (thats just aweful those are the best hours to get toasty, right.!!!) remember you dont want to get toasty you want to have a natural glow.
-USE SUNSCREEN. Buy high SPFs, if possible a 50 of 65, and that say "broad spectrum."
-Wear a hat. This will protect neck, ears, eyes and head. (when appropiate)
-Wear sunglasses. Buy the ones that say 100% uv protection for your safety.
-Wear loose, lightweight, long-sleeved shirts and long pants or skirts. (Find something that you really like and not just because it will protect you, k??)
-A VOID ARTIFICIAL TANNING METHODS. This includes sunlamps and tanning beds, as well as tanning pills and tanning makeup.
-DRINK A LOT OF WATER. It will keep you hydrated and will give moisture to your skin which will help protect your skin
The sun is a nature's thing and nobody realy see it as something dangerouse but doctors mean serious business when they say that the sun IS DANGEROUS and we should all take better care of our skin. We may not see the effects of the sun today or tomorrow or maybe in a few months but in the long run we will, either by signs of aging or by a skin disease, or maybe even and cancer.
Unfortunately, the cases of skin cancer have rocketed by a 63% in the past decade with the worst case called malignant melanoma. Experts say those who sunbathed without protecting themselves from harmful ultraviolet rays decades ago are now discovering they have skin cancer. WHEN SKIN CANCER REACHES ITS WORST STAGE THEIR IS NO EFFECTIVE TREATMENT WHATSOEVER.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BE AWARE!!!
PLEASE, EVERYONE TAKE CARE OF YOUR SKIN, USE SPF JUST LIKE YOU USE LOTION AND AVOID SOMETHING SERIOUS LIKE SKIN CANCER. AVOID CONSTANT CONTACT WITH THE UV RAYS AND LIVE A HEALTHIER LIFE!!!!.
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Thank you for the warning. Could you follow-up with an article about new forms of Solar Energy?
Sustainably yers, http://www.progressiveu.org/blog/green-underbelly
no problem man, you got it!!!
I like your blog...it's definitely something people need to be more aware of and just aren't...and even though we've all heard the warnings, most people choose to ignore them...but people need to understand the true, underlying dangers concerning sun exposure
thanks so much for your message. now i know that my idea and message is getting somewhere. this really means alot to me thanks vern.
...argh, the last thing people need is being afraid to go outdoors. Kids need to go outside and play more.
no..kids shouldn't be afraid of going out to play or anything...but they should be concerned about taking proper precautions that could save them from a lot of problems in the future
hi, im not saying be afraid of the sun it will kill you im saying be aware of the dangers of the sun because it can damage your skin so protect it and care for it because it is the only skin you have. and people can do their activities outside and never have problems but they must us protection of somekind to avoid possible diseases like skin cancer and, alergic reactions to strong uv rays because the ozone is breaking and the uv rays are stronger.
Has anyone not noticed that this is a new found fear? nobody used to worry about little things like sun or stuff like that. Im not nescisarrily saying that where overthinking things, but we do need to live out life with a bit less fear. But taking care of ourselfs in general is a very important thing. thanks for the heads up.
you are very right, but sometimes we have to extress the facts so that people take it under consideraditon and realize that the damage is little but on the long run it builds up.