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13 Healthy Habits to Improve Your Life

Each year drowsy driving causes more than 100000 car crashes, 1500 deaths, and tens of thousands of injuries, reports the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The NSF recommends taking a 15 to 20 minute nap. …. Always wear sunscreen with SPF 15 or higher. Don a hat with a brim and wear other protective clothing. Don’t deliberately sunbathe . Try to avoid sun exposure between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.. Healthy Habit No. 9: Snack the Healthy Way … Continue reading

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Summer Safety Tips for Kids

Exercise caution while sunbathing – Sun exposure is the best natural source of vitamin D. However, this does not mean that you can get all the sun that you want. Children are vulnerable to sunburn , so make them wear protective clothing … Eating whole vegetables will help increase your child’s antioxidant levels and provide protection against sun damage. Give your child a cool (but not cold) bath and apply fresh aloe vera gel to affected areas to help relieve sunburn . … Continue reading

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The Oracle – Safety with sunscreen

Citizens for Sun Protection , an organization partnered with USF Health, advocated for stricter standards for sunscreen from both the FDA and sunscreen product labels in 2007. Since then, higher SPF ratings, such as SPF 70 … The FDA reports that “the use of sunscreen may not protect against melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer.” It also stated that people who have had five or more sunburns are at a doubled risk for melanoma. Dr. Mary Lien, assistant professor of … Continue reading

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Natural Sun Protection – Sunscreen

Why do we need natural sun protection ? We all know that getting sunburned is not a good idea and that sunscreen is the way to prevent sunburn , but what are those chemicals in commercial sunscreens ? Octyl-methoxycinnamate – produces free … Continue reading

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Health and Medical Information: Sun Safety Tips

Babies have little melanin, the pigment that gives color to skin, hair and eyes and provides some sun protection . But since infants’ delicate skin is too sensitive for sunscreen , protect those under 6 months with long sleeves, … Continue reading

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Sun Protection – Why you need and how to get it

SPF numbers indicate the length of time one can spend in the sun without risk of burning. When using a SPF 15 sunscreen , a fair-skinned person who normally sunburns in 20 minutes of midday sun exposure may tolerate 15 times 20 minutes … Continue reading

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Kids and sun safety: Doctors answer your top questions

Gold says the sunscreen you use should be “broad-spectrum” covering both the UVA and UVB rays. He explains that UVB rays are associated with what we know as sunburns , but UVA rays penetrate deeper and can be associated with more sun … Continue reading

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