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[ShoeDiva]

I forgot to let you all know.....


























It is hot outside! ) Use sunscreen peeps!

 

[Guard Dad]

But I like to be all tanned.

 

[ShoeDiva]

But I like to be all tanned.

Cancer is not pretty GD. Wear sunscreen dude. (Tan comes from a bottle.)

 

[mei lan]

Honestly, I have never liked being out in the sun in midday, but I REALLY loathe it now. It's just not worth the cancer risk. And it's TOO DANGED HOT!!! I love to get some sun on my skin, but I have a nice light tan just from going out a few times a week before 11 and/or after 4. NO DESIRE to do midday. UGH.

 

[ShoeDiva]

Honestly, I have never liked being out in the sun in midday, but I REALLY loathe it now. It's just not worth the cancer risk. And it's TOO DANGED HOT!!! I love to get some sun on my skin, but I have a nice light tan just from going out a few times a week before 11 and/or after 4. NO DESIRE to do midday. UGH.

I get in the pool in the mornings and evenings. If I have to during the day I am so covered in sunscreen it is almost ridiculous, but the UV has been reaching 11+ everyday!

 

[Guard Dad]

I have some different beliefs on this. I think the medical industry and sunscreen manufacturers have used scare tactics to sell a lot more sunscreen that is really necessary.

OK...excessive exposure to either natural sun or tanning machines is bad. No argument there.

But so is not getting enough sun. Most Americans don't get enough sun. Exposure to sun generates the production of several vitamins in our bodies and helps to naturally balance hormones. A reasonable amount of sun on our skin actually makes us more healthy, more resistant to infection, and it elevates mood. Sunlight is also a natural disinfectant that can kill bacteria on the skin and help to heal. The key is moderation.

The greatest risk of cancer from sun is through sunburn. Every year, millions of people get serious sunburns, and that has a far greater chance of causing skin cancer than tanning. Getting some tan to try and prevent sunburn probably lessons the risk considerably. That is what I do now; I get some color every spring before hitting the beach and pool so I don't turn into a lobster the first day out.

 

[ShoeDiva]

I have some different beliefs on this. I think the medical industry and sunscreen manufacturers have used scare tactics to sell a lot more sunscreen that is really necessary.

OK...excessive exposure to either natural sun or tanning machines is bad. No argument there.

But so is not getting enough sun. Most Americans don't get enough sun. Exposure to sun generates the production of several vitamins in our bodies and helps to naturally balance hormones. A reasonable amount of sun on our skin actually makes us more healthy, more resistant to infection, and it elevates mood. Sunlight is also a natural disinfectant that can kill bacteria on the skin and help to heal. The key is moderation.

The greatest risk of cancer from sun is through sunburn. Every year, millions of people get serious sunburns, and that has a far greater chance of causing skin cancer than tanning. Getting some tan to try and prevent sunburn probably lessons the risk considerably. That is what I do now; I get some color every spring before hitting the beach and pool so I don't turn into a lobster the first day out.

For Caucasians you do not need more than a little sun exposure each week to adsorb the vitamins needed. You get that even from walking in and out of your home, walking back and forth to your car, etc. Most people do not lather up for those things and why we see many people with "farmers tans." Yes the highest risk is from burning, but with the UV at 11+ even people with tans or dark skin can receive damage in a short amount of time.
I can agree everything in moderation, but still you should always use sunscreen. (even the doctors that are saying go out first without AGREE that after you have been out a bit to put it on.)

 

[Guard Dad]

I have some different beliefs on this. I think the medical industry and sunscreen manufacturers have used scare tactics to sell a lot more sunscreen that is really necessary.

OK...excessive exposure to either natural sun or tanning machines is bad. No argument there.

But so is not getting enough sun. Most Americans don't get enough sun. Exposure to sun generates the production of several vitamins in our bodies and helps to naturally balance hormones. A reasonable amount of sun on our skin actually makes us more healthy, more resistant to infection, and it elevates mood. Sunlight is also a natural disinfectant that can kill bacteria on the skin and help to heal. The key is moderation.

The greatest risk of cancer from sun is through sunburn. Every year, millions of people get serious sunburns, and that has a far greater chance of causing skin cancer than tanning. Getting some tan to try and prevent sunburn probably lessons the risk considerably. That is what I do now; I get some color every spring before hitting the beach and pool so I don't turn into a lobster the first day out.

For Caucasians you do not need more than a little sun exposure each week to adsorb the vitamins needed. You get that even from walking in and out of your home, walking back and forth to your car, etc. Most people do not lather up for those things and why we see many people with "farmers tans." Yes the highest risk is from burning, but with the UV at 11+ even people with tans or dark skin can receive damage in a short amount of time.
I can agree everything in moderation, but still you should always use sunscreen. (even the doctors that are saying go out first without AGREE that after you have been out a bit to put it on.)

Do you think it possible that we are reducing our tolerance to UV by shielding ourselves from it?

Similar to the fact that we've lowered our resistance to bacteria by over-sanitizing our environments.

 

[ShoeDiva]

I have some different beliefs on this. I think the medical industry and sunscreen manufacturers have used scare tactics to sell a lot more sunscreen that is really necessary.

OK...excessive exposure to either natural sun or tanning machines is bad. No argument there.

But so is not getting enough sun. Most Americans don't get enough sun. Exposure to sun generates the production of several vitamins in our bodies and helps to naturally balance hormones. A reasonable amount of sun on our skin actually makes us more healthy, more resistant to infection, and it elevates mood. Sunlight is also a natural disinfectant that can kill bacteria on the skin and help to heal. The key is moderation.

The greatest risk of cancer from sun is through sunburn. Every year, millions of people get serious sunburns, and that has a far greater chance of causing skin cancer than tanning. Getting some tan to try and prevent sunburn probably lessons the risk considerably. That is what I do now; I get some color every spring before hitting the beach and pool so I don't turn into a lobster the first day out.

For Caucasians you do not need more than a little sun exposure each week to adsorb the vitamins needed. You get that even from walking in and out of your home, walking back and forth to your car, etc. Most people do not lather up for those things and why we see many people with "farmers tans." Yes the highest risk is from burning, but with the UV at 11+ even people with tans or dark skin can receive damage in a short amount of time.
I can agree everything in moderation, but still you should always use sunscreen. (even the doctors that are saying go out first without AGREE that after you have been out a bit to put it on.)

Do you think it possible that we are reducing our tolerance to UV by shielding ourselves from it?

Similar to the fact that we've lowered our resistance to bacteria by over-sanitizing our environments.

No.

 

[Guard Dad]

I have some different beliefs on this. I think the medical industry and sunscreen manufacturers have used scare tactics to sell a lot more sunscreen that is really necessary.

OK...excessive exposure to either natural sun or tanning machines is bad. No argument there.

But so is not getting enough sun. Most Americans don't get enough sun. Exposure to sun generates the production of several vitamins in our bodies and helps to naturally balance hormones. A reasonable amount of sun on our skin actually makes us more healthy, more resistant to infection, and it elevates mood. Sunlight is also a natural disinfectant that can kill bacteria on the skin and help to heal. The key is moderation.

The greatest risk of cancer from sun is through sunburn. Every year, millions of people get serious sunburns, and that has a far greater chance of causing skin cancer than tanning. Getting some tan to try and prevent sunburn probably lessons the risk considerably. That is what I do now; I get some color every spring before hitting the beach and pool so I don't turn into a lobster the first day out.

For Caucasians you do not need more than a little sun exposure each week to adsorb the vitamins needed. You get that even from walking in and out of your home, walking back and forth to your car, etc. Most people do not lather up for those things and why we see many people with "farmers tans." Yes the highest risk is from burning, but with the UV at 11+ even people with tans or dark skin can receive damage in a short amount of time.
I can agree everything in moderation, but still you should always use sunscreen. (even the doctors that are saying go out first without AGREE that after you have been out a bit to put it on.)

Do you think it possible that we are reducing our tolerance to UV by shielding ourselves from it?

Similar to the fact that we've lowered our resistance to bacteria by over-sanitizing our environments.

No.

I do. The human body has an amazing capacity to adapt to it's environment over time. With exposure to the sun, our skin naturally darkens which gives us some resistance to it's rays.

To some degree, I think we have intervened in the body's natural processes by slathering excessive potions all over it.

 

[ShoeDiva]

You can believe anything you want. I will go with the facts and the doctors. (And by your skin darkening that is damage.)

 

[LisaC]

Sunscreen is a must for me - while I used to tan very easily when I was a teen, I now burn at the thought of standing in the sun.

 

[Genevieve]

I have some different beliefs on this. I think the medical industry and sunscreen manufacturers have used scare tactics to sell a lot more sunscreen that is really necessary.

OK...excessive exposure to either natural sun or tanning machines is bad. No argument there.

But so is not getting enough sun. Most Americans don't get enough sun. Exposure to sun generates the production of several vitamins in our bodies and helps to naturally balance hormones. A reasonable amount of sun on our skin actually makes us more healthy, more resistant to infection, and it elevates mood. Sunlight is also a natural disinfectant that can kill bacteria on the skin and help to heal. The key is moderation.

The greatest risk of cancer from sun is through sunburn. Every year, millions of people get serious sunburns, and that has a far greater chance of causing skin cancer than tanning. Getting some tan to try and prevent sunburn probably lessons the risk considerably. That is what I do now; I get some color every spring before hitting the beach and pool so I don't turn into a lobster the first day out.

For Caucasians you do not need more than a little sun exposure each week to adsorb the vitamins needed. You get that even from walking in and out of your home, walking back and forth to your car, etc. Most people do not lather up for those things and why we see many people with "farmers tans." Yes the highest risk is from burning, but with the UV at 11+ even people with tans or dark skin can receive damage in a short amount of time.
I can agree everything in moderation, but still you should always use sunscreen. (even the doctors that are saying go out first without AGREE that after you have been out a bit to put it on.)

Do you think it possible that we are reducing our tolerance to UV by shielding ourselves from it?

Similar to the fact that we've lowered our resistance to bacteria by over-sanitizing our environments.

No.

I do. The human body has an amazing capacity to adapt to it's environment over time. With exposure to the sun, our skin naturally darkens which gives us some resistance to it's rays.

To some degree, I think we have intervened in the body's natural processes by slathering excessive potions all over it.

I agree with you. I don't think we give God enough credit for having made us.

 

[ShoeDiva]

I have some different beliefs on this. I think the medical industry and sunscreen manufacturers have used scare tactics to sell a lot more sunscreen that is really necessary.

OK...excessive exposure to either natural sun or tanning machines is bad. No argument there.

But so is not getting enough sun. Most Americans don't get enough sun. Exposure to sun generates the production of several vitamins in our bodies and helps to naturally balance hormones. A reasonable amount of sun on our skin actually makes us more healthy, more resistant to infection, and it elevates mood. Sunlight is also a natural disinfectant that can kill bacteria on the skin and help to heal. The key is moderation.

The greatest risk of cancer from sun is through sunburn. Every year, millions of people get serious sunburns, and that has a far greater chance of causing skin cancer than tanning. Getting some tan to try and prevent sunburn probably lessons the risk considerably. That is what I do now; I get some color every spring before hitting the beach and pool so I don't turn into a lobster the first day out.

For Caucasians you do not need more than a little sun exposure each week to adsorb the vitamins needed. You get that even from walking in and out of your home, walking back and forth to your car, etc. Most people do not lather up for those things and why we see many people with "farmers tans." Yes the highest risk is from burning, but with the UV at 11+ even people with tans or dark skin can receive damage in a short amount of time.
I can agree everything in moderation, but still you should always use sunscreen. (even the doctors that are saying go out first without AGREE that after you have been out a bit to put it on.)

Do you think it possible that we are reducing our tolerance to UV by shielding ourselves from it?

Similar to the fact that we've lowered our resistance to bacteria by over-sanitizing our environments.

No.

I do. The human body has an amazing capacity to adapt to it's environment over time. With exposure to the sun, our skin naturally darkens which gives us some resistance to it's rays.

To some degree, I think we have intervened in the body's natural processes by slathering excessive potions all over it.

I agree with you. I don't think we give God enough credit for having made us.

Well the devil stepped in and gave us cancer. Luckily with the Lords grace he gave someone the knowledge in this area to create something that will help us avoid getting it.

 

[LisaC]

I do. The human body has an amazing capacity to adapt to it's environment over time. With exposure to the sun, our skin naturally darkens which gives us some resistance to it's rays.
To some degree, I think we have intervened in the body's natural processes by slathering excessive potions all over it.

Is this how black people are made? (I'm sorry, every time I read this, that question pops into my head!!! :whistle

 

[ShoeDiva]

I do. The human body has an amazing capacity to adapt to it's environment over time. With exposure to the sun, our skin naturally darkens which gives us some resistance to it's rays.
To some degree, I think we have intervened in the body's natural processes by slathering excessive potions all over it.

Is this how black people are made? (I'm sorry, every time I read this, that question pops into my head!!! :whistle

:snick_bunny You are bad!

 

[LisaC]

I do. The human body has an amazing capacity to adapt to it's environment over time. With exposure to the sun, our skin naturally darkens which gives us some resistance to it's rays.
To some degree, I think we have intervened in the body's natural processes by slathering excessive potions all over it.

Is this how black people are made? (I'm sorry, every time I read this, that question pops into my head!!! :whistle

:snick_bunny You are bad!

I'm blaming it on this board - I used to be this nice conservative Christian woman who behaved and now....

 

[Guard Dad]

I do. The human body has an amazing capacity to adapt to it's environment over time. With exposure to the sun, our skin naturally darkens which gives us some resistance to it's rays.
To some degree, I think we have intervened in the body's natural processes by slathering excessive potions all over it.

Is this how black people are made? (I'm sorry, every time I read this, that question pops into my head!!! :whistle

LOL

Well, tanning is temporary. When exposed to sunlight, the body releases melanin into your skin that absorbs UV radiation and darkens the skin as a protective measure. In the absence of sunlight, the process reverses.

Having stated...there is some indication that races originating in climates with more direct sun developed darker skin. Perhaps the effects of an evolutionary process (not to be confused with the 'we came from monkeys' theory) over time to adapt to the harsher sun.

But I suspect there are more factors at play too...definite differences in DNA and such.

I am not opposed to sunscreen, I use it when needed. But I have not and will not buy into what I believe is one of the largest marketing hoaxes of the century. Sunlight is free, it has no marketing department. Cosmetic manufacturers, OTOH, pour billions into advertizing their products every year. And now, the federal government has found a way to tax us on tanning through Obamacare.

 

[Guard Dad]

I do. The human body has an amazing capacity to adapt to it's environment over time. With exposure to the sun, our skin naturally darkens which gives us some resistance to it's rays.
To some degree, I think we have intervened in the body's natural processes by slathering excessive potions all over it.

Is this how black people are made? (I'm sorry, every time I read this, that question pops into my head!!! :whistle

:snick_bunny You are bad!

I'm blaming it on this board - I used to be this nice conservative Christian woman who behaved and now....

Cough, cough...

 

[ShoeDiva]

I do. The human body has an amazing capacity to adapt to it's environment over time. With exposure to the sun, our skin naturally darkens which gives us some resistance to it's rays.
To some degree, I think we have intervened in the body's natural processes by slathering excessive potions all over it.

Is this how black people are made? (I'm sorry, every time I read this, that question pops into my head!!! :whistle

LOL

Well, tanning is temporary. When exposed to sunlight, the body releases melanin into your skin that absorbs UV radiation and darkens the skin as a protective measure. In the absence of sunlight, the process reverses.

Having stated...there is some indication that races originating in climates with more direct sun developed darker skin. Perhaps the effects of an evolutionary process (not to be confused with the 'we came from monkeys' theory) over time to adapt to the harsher sun.

But I suspect there are more factors at play too...definite differences in DNA and such.

I am not opposed to sunscreen, I use it when needed. But I have not and will not buy into what I believe is one of the largest marketing hoaxes of the century. Sunlight is free, it has no marketing department. Cosmetic manufacturers, OTOH, pour billions into advertizing their products every year. And now, the federal government has found a way to tax us on tanning through Obamacare.

Huh? So because sunlight is free it won't kill you? Billions in advertising their products. I just do not get what you are saying at all. And you are not opposed to sunscreen, but it is a hoax?
I know personally 12 people that have had skin cancer. One lost half his nose, the other his life. Please explain that hoax.