Shaved Radish, Fennel, and Parmesan Salad – From WholeLiving.com

1. Don’t ignore SPF on cloudy days! Just because the sun isn’t shining, it’s still there!  In addition, the sun reflects off snow!  Another reason to apply daily….

2. Scrub Off That Dry Skin.  By ridding your epidermis (top layer) of any flaky, dry skin, active ingredients in treatment products will penetrate better because they don’t have to fight through that extra layer.  Scrub away two to three times per week.

3. Don’t Lose Your Lipids.  As the temperature drops, skin is more prone to losing precious lipids that keep our skin moisturized.  Layer up with protective moisturizer and SPF.

Grapefruit, Carrot, and Ginger Juice

Serves 1

Ingredients

2 chopped grapefruits (peel and pith removed)

5 chopped carrots

1 inch fresh ginger, peeled and chopped

Directions

Press grapefruits, carrots, and ginger through a juice extractor. Stir and serve immediately.

Whole Living, January/February 2012

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·        Sun Damage

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ASSESS skin conditions PROTECT from further damage CORRECT underlying issues

Posted Wednesday, October 26, 2011 by Marissa Hicken, Editorial Assistant

Despite public knowledge of the dangers associated with indoor tanning, about 10 percent of Americans still use tanning beds each year. More and more evidence continues to surface pertaining to the risks associated with tanning beds. The latest was presented at the 10th AACR International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research, held October 22 to 25.

The study confirmed the association between tanning bed use and an increased risk for three common (and sometime deadly) skin cancers: basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma.

For the study, the researchers followed 73,494 nurses who participated in the Nurses’ Heath Study II from 1989 to 2009. They tracked tanning bed use during high school and college years as well as when the women were between 25 and 35 years old. Researchers also tracked the overall average bed use during that time in relation to basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma.

Researchers found tanning bed exposure led to higher skin cancer risks. The risks for basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma increased by 15 percent for every four visits made to a tanning booth per year, compared with those who did not use tanning beds. Moreover, the risk for melanoma increased by 11 percent.

“These results have a public health impact on skin cancer prevention for all three types of skin cancer. [They] can be used to warn the public against future use of tanning beds and to promote restrictions on the indoor tanning industry by policymakers,” says lead researcher Mingfeng Zhang, M.D., research fellow in the department of dermatology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston. Follow-up studies are already being planned.

1.  Adjust Your Regime.  Summer products tend to be lighter to combat summer heat and humidity.  Consider an alternate cleanser and  slightly heavier moisturizer to avoid over-drying. 

2.  Feed Your Skin.  Topical Vitamin C is one of the best ways to nourish from the bottom layer (dermis) up to the top layer (epidermis).  By strengthening the layer that nourishes everything else, you automatically improve the appearance of your skin.   

3.  Exfoliate.  Ensure any dull, dry skin has been buffed away to reveal fresh, healthy cells.  Summer sun can take a toll on your skin!

4.  Consider Hydroquinone.  A 60 day course of this active ingredient can fade sun spots and bring back that even, flawless tone.

• The older a woman, the more likely she is to get breast cancer?
• Young women can and do get breast cancer, even in their 20′s?
• White women are more likely to get breast cancer than women of any other racial or ethnic group?
• African American women are more likely to die from breast cancer than white women?
• Men can get breast cancer? Out of every one hundred cases of breast cancer, one will occur in a man. 

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