What do you think of when you think of aging? Wrinkles? Gray hair? What about skin discoloration? I’ll admit, as an early-mid twenties female, I’m cognizant of my skin and the aging process that is already beginning. Â IÂ try to keep my face out of the sun in hopes of slowing down the wrinkles and preventing […]
I love chocolate. Forget the chips and candy…chocolate is #1 for me. I eat a extremely large healthy amount of chocolate every day and will likely do so until my metabolism catches up with me. If you’re a chocolate lover, like me, you might be happy to know that there are some health benefits to chocolate. […]
It seems that in our increasingly health-conscious society, most of us know something about the long-term risks of sun exposure. Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the US, and all three types of skin cancer (squamous, basal, and melanoma) have been associated in some way or another with sun damage. However, some […]
The human eyes contain more than 2 million working parts and process 36,000 bits of information every hour. Needless to say your eyes are one of the most complex parts of your body! With that many working parts it’s not surprising that many people develop problems with vision or their overall eye health. Cataracts are […]
It looks like some more good news about Vitamin D — the kind you get from natural sunlight. A new study from down under indicates there may be a connection between Vitamin D and a reduced rate of pancreatic cancer. Here is the story:Â Adding to already-conflicting data about sun exposure, vitamin D levels and […]
I was all ready to hit the garden in my favorite sleeveless T – armed with the best info on how to keep my neon-white skin safe from the sun. But wait! What happened to those new sunscreen warning labels I’ve been hearing about for the past year? Turns out that the sunscreen labeling rules […]
When your skin looks nice, don’t you feel good about yourself? But if your skin is acting up, you can feel lousy for many reasons. This is what life is like for many people who suffer from psoriasis. Since it’s Psoriasis Awareness Month, let’s take a look at a few facts on psoriasis: Image via Wikipedia Psoriasis facts: Psoriasis […]
