The Three Dimensions of the Sun Debate
Who doesn't love summer. The beaches are busy, we have a chance to work on our tans, and we have an excuse to lie about on the sand for hours while the sun is out. However, we are only starting to understand the effects of UV exposure and although there are some positives we should be much more guarded against our exposure to the sun. Let's break it down:
THE GOOD
The sun's biggest and most vital benefit to the human body is frequently left unspoken. That is, short UVB rays are a major deliverer of Vitamin D. So what's so good about vitamin D? Vitamin D protects and increases the survival rates against an array of internal cancers such as colon cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer and prostate cancer, as well as many other diseases.
THE BAD
To even the kilter a little, it is important to note that exposure to ultraviolet light, UVA or UVB, from sunlight accounts for 90% of the symptoms of premature skin aging, along with a plethora of other skin changes.
UV radiation is the primary instigators of:
Collagen breakdown - causing the formation solar scars and increasing the onset of wrinkles
Free radicals - which destroy cell function and alter genetic material such as RNA and DNA of the cell, which in turn increases wrinkles.
Texture Changes Caused by the Sun - causing a thickening of the skin that enhances coarse wrinkles and yellow discoloration of the skin; along with a thinning of the skin that causes fine wrinkles, easy bruising, and skin tearing.
Pigment Changes Caused by the Sun - enhances the occurance of freckles, and age spots or liver spots on the backs of the hands, chest, shoulders, arms, and upper back.
THE UGLY
Whereas the more severe effects of UV radiation include:
Skin Bumps Caused by the Sun - more descriptively, an increased number of moles and precancerous lesions called actinic keratoses, along with seborrheic keratosis which appear as warty lesions stuck onto the skin.
Skin Cancer Caused by the Sun - such as the 3 main skin cancers: melanoma, basal cell carcinoma, and squamous cell carcinoma. All of which are potentially fatal.
PROTECTING SUN DAMAGED SKIN
The simplest means of protecting against sun damaged skin is to avoid any unnecessary exposure to the sun's harmful rays. Moreover, there are a number of natural skincare creams available that assist in counteracting the harsh damage caused by the sun.
Of all of the 100% natural skin treatment products on the market, BIOSKINCARE sets the benchmark. It's protein enzymes diffuse damaged skin cells while instigating the regeneration of healthy skin cells from within your body, making it the number one anti aging skin treatment solution. It also assists sun damaged skin thanks to its curtailment of lesions such as the precancerous actinic keratoses, therefore leaving the skin blemish free, healthy, and vitalic.
Published April 14th, 2009
Filed in Beauty
