Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Got Sunscreen?
One 9-ounce bottle of sunscreen is enough for just one day in the sun for a family of four (if they reapply twice). So, for the single person, that means a 9-ounce bottle should last you just two sun-filled weekends.
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Don't Panic!
Researchers predict by 2010, one in 50 Americans will develop melanoma at some point in their lives.
Doctors suggest a healthy balance of sun and shade, keeping tanning to a minimum by wearing a sun hat with more than a 3-inch brim, slipping on sun protective clothing at the shore and consistently applying recommended amounts of sunscreen. Also, remember to do your monthly skin check. Should you discover irregularities, prompt treatment is key -- seek a health professional's advice as soon as possible.
Doctors suggest a healthy balance of sun and shade, keeping tanning to a minimum by wearing a sun hat with more than a 3-inch brim, slipping on sun protective clothing at the shore and consistently applying recommended amounts of sunscreen. Also, remember to do your monthly skin check. Should you discover irregularities, prompt treatment is key -- seek a health professional's advice as soon as possible.
Tasty Beverage Can Protect Your Skin From Cancer
Most of us know the best way to protect yourself against skin cancer is to cover up with sun protective clothing and wear sunscreen, but you may be able to drink your way to safer skin as well.
"The use of sunscreens to cover up the best that you can from the sun, the use of sun hats and sun protective clothing during the day, and try to avoid the sun during the hours of 10 in the morning to two in the afternoon when the sun intensity is the greatest outdoors - that in combination with drinking tea -- I think would be useful," says dermatologist Dr. Bryan Chen.
Drinking just one cup of tea a day will lower your risk of getting the two most common types of skin cancer, squamos and basal cell carcinoma, according to the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology."Teas have long been known to contain antioxidants in them -- and also chemicals called polyfenals," says Dr. Chen.In the first human study of more than 2,000 people tea's antioxidants were found to limit the effects of the sun's ultraviolet rays. But Doctor Chen says tea isn't the cure all for skin cancer." Just because you drink tea doesn't mean it's a 100% protection against the development of skin cancer -- you really do need to do it in combination with other protective measures protect yourself from the sun.
"Scientists found the more tea you drink, each day and over the years, the better the skin protection. It doesn't matter if the tea is hot or cold, and all types of tea offered sun protection, including green, black and herbal tea.
NBC - Web Editor: Online Content Producer, Matt Bush
"The use of sunscreens to cover up the best that you can from the sun, the use of sun hats and sun protective clothing during the day, and try to avoid the sun during the hours of 10 in the morning to two in the afternoon when the sun intensity is the greatest outdoors - that in combination with drinking tea -- I think would be useful," says dermatologist Dr. Bryan Chen.
Drinking just one cup of tea a day will lower your risk of getting the two most common types of skin cancer, squamos and basal cell carcinoma, according to the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology."Teas have long been known to contain antioxidants in them -- and also chemicals called polyfenals," says Dr. Chen.In the first human study of more than 2,000 people tea's antioxidants were found to limit the effects of the sun's ultraviolet rays. But Doctor Chen says tea isn't the cure all for skin cancer." Just because you drink tea doesn't mean it's a 100% protection against the development of skin cancer -- you really do need to do it in combination with other protective measures protect yourself from the sun.
"Scientists found the more tea you drink, each day and over the years, the better the skin protection. It doesn't matter if the tea is hot or cold, and all types of tea offered sun protection, including green, black and herbal tea.
NBC - Web Editor: Online Content Producer, Matt Bush
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