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Getting your daily dose of daylight is important!

09 Monday Jul 2018

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For your blood pressure: Get 20 minutes of daylight a day. That doesn’t mean baking in the sun… you can get enough UVA rays walking the dog – or sitting by a window to drink your morning coffee. According to the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, people getting 20 minutes of daylight saw their blood pressure drop 2 points without changing anything else. The reason? UVA light helps nitric oxide circulate in your blood. And that regulates blood pressure and lowers your risk of stroke.

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Ladies – want to look younger, longer?

03 Friday Feb 2017

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Slather sunscreen on your neck every day – even when it’s cloudy! That’s because the skin on the front of the neck is thinner than the skin on the face – so it’s more easily damaged by the sun. And a wrinkly neck is one area that’s hard to treat with plastic surgery! But according to dermatologist Dr. Doris Day, women who wear sunscreen on a regular basis have 24% fewer signs of aging on their neck.

To prevent burning when you’re out in the sun (even in the winter)…

05 Thursday Jan 2017

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you need to do more than wear sunscreen. Make sure your body lotion is unscented – and skip the perfume and cologne. Because the chemicals in scented products make our skin more sensitive to UV damage. They’re called volatiles and solvents.
Volatiles are the chemicals that make a liquid airborne. Without this, no one could smell your favorite perfume unless their nose made direct contact with your skin.
Solvents are what hold those volatile fragrance notes in the product so they don’t separate out in the bottle. But both of those things make skin more vulnerable to irritation in general – and when you add UV rays into the mix, you can come home with a serious skin reaction and burn.

Wear sunscreen…

23 Friday Sep 2016

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If you’ve been out in the sun without sunscreen for an hour and forty minutes – you’ve suppressed your immune system by 50%. And when the body’s defenses are lowered, that’s what raises the risk of skin cancer… and can make people vulnerable to infections. That’s because too much UV radiation decreases the amount of T-cells, which are a type of white blood cell that help keep our immune system strong. That’s according to the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at the University of Texas. Share that with someone you know who spends a lot of time outside.

Look at your right arm…

07 Monday Mar 2016

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Count the moles you see. If there are more than 11, you probably have more than 100 moles all over your body. And that means you’re 5 times more likely to develop melanoma – the deadliest form of skin cancer. If that’s the case, get a full body skin check annually by a dermatologist. So why the right arm? Because it’s not the one that hangs out the car window when you drive – so the skin spots are more likely to be moles – and less likely to be freckles from sun exposure.

If you’re looking for something to blame for your wrinkles, look up.

26 Tuesday May 2015

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Because the sun accounts for 80% of all skin aging. And the older we get, the more damaging UV rays become. Sun damage is what causes brown spots, yellowing, reduced skin elasticity and sagging. And just a 2% increase in skin damage ages a face by three years. If that’s not enough incentive to wear sunscreen, there’s the threat of skin cancer, too. So, slather on sunscreen every day.

A little bit of sun is good for us.

11 Friday Jul 2014

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sun Just 10 minutes of sunshine is all you need every day to boost your vitamin D – even on cloudy days. And a vitamin D deficiency can increase your risk of stroke by 80%, not to mention the possible risk of heart disease. So go outside and enjoy the sunlight for a few minutes this weekend.

Keep your pets safe from heatstroke!

02 Wednesday Jul 2014

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It’s summertime and that means we need to take extra precautions with our pets…Especially if you have a pug, bulldog, Persian cat – or a pet with a short, flat nose. They’re more susceptible to heatstroke because they have difficulty breathing. So know the heatstroke signs: heavy panting, agitation, glazed eyes, vomiting and a deep red or purple-colored tongue or gums. If your pet becomes overheated apply cold, wet towels or cool water to your pet’s head, the underside of the neck and chest and get to your veterinarian immediately! But NEVER immerse a pet in cold water or ice water! That constricts their blood vessels and delays cooling. In a study of dogs with heatstroke, 50% of the dogs died. However, 100% of the dogs that were given first aid at home and arrived at the veterinary hospital within 90 minutes of being found survived.

Don’t forget the SUNSCREEN this weekend!

23 Friday May 2014

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Be sure to cover the 4 most forgotten spots. They are: the back of your ears, the top of your feet, your lips and the most-overlooked sunscreen spot – the part in your hair on your scalp! Doctors say that’s an easy-to-forget area on your body that’s very susceptible to sun damage and skin cancer! So be sure to cover up this weekend.

Do you want to stay looking young?

25 Tuesday Feb 2014

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One of the easiest ways to stay looking as young as possible is this: Avoid wrinkle-causing behaviors. For example:

Stop sleeping on your side. Squashing your skin against a pillow for 8 hours a night causes wrinkles on your cheeks, chin and chest. So, minimize any wrinkle formations by sleeping on your back. Or use a silk pillowcase. That way, if you do end up on your side – the material will slide across your skin instead of pulling on it.

Then, your morning commute could be prematurely aging you. Studies show that some of the sun’s most damaging rays can shine through your car windows – and your hands, forearms and face get the brunt of it. So, apply sunblock all over before you hop in the car.

And NOT wearing sunglasses can put you on the fast track to crow’s feet. That’s because squinting at the sun overworks the muscles that control facial expression around your eyes. So, wear glasses whenever you’re outside.