Do you know that most of our commonly used skin care products are contain harmful chemicals and might increase our chance of getting cancer with long term usage. We are buying those chemicals, apply each morning and night, which supposed to make us look better and healthier.There are nearly 11,000 ingredients banned in cosmetics by the European Union. And while it’s good to know that the FDA is protecting us from mercury compounds and chloroform but what about the long list of other problem ingredients that are prohibited elsewhere but allowed in beauty products?
Sunblock protects your skin by absorbing and/or reflecting UVA and UVB radiation.
All sunblocks have a Sun Protection Factor (SPF) rating. The SPF rating indicates how long a sunscreen remains effective on the skin. A user can determine how long their sunblock will be effective by multiplying the SPF factor by the length of time it takes for him or her to suffer a burn without sunscreen.
The American Association of Dermatology (AAD) recommends that a “broad spectrum” sunblock with an SPF of at least 15 that is applied daily to all sun exposed areas, then reapplied every two hours. However, in some recent clinical trials, sunblocks with SPF 30 provided significantly better protection than sunblocks with SPF15.
However, SPF is only a measurement for Ultraviolet B (UVB) sun protection. SPF gives no protection from UVA rays.
So, a good sun block should have also PA++ label, PA is a rating used in sun products for defense against UVA radiation. UVA is longer, aging rays of the sun. PA is the measure of the change (darkening) in skin pigmentation after exposure of sun, UVA more exact. The indicator for measuring protection offered in a product ranges on scale from + indicating light protection, to ++ for moderate protection and +++ for maximum protection.
So, do pay attention to this SPS and PA ++ label when choosing your sun cream/ sun block.
The more colorful your diet, the better, according to Dr David Heber MD. Take few minutes to ponder what is the color of your food that you consume daily? Dr Heber recommends that a diet with fruits and vegetable across the spectrum of color. Fruits and vegetables are briefly divided into seven color categories
Organic food is better and safer? Why waste money on organic foods? This post shares 12 foods that you do not need to buy organics.The Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit organization that advocates for policies that protect global and individual health, produces the Shoppers' Guide to Pesticides in Produce. It is based on the results of nearly 43,000 pesticide tests.
Eye mask is important to those who has eye bags, dark eyes circles. This post shares about some easy way to prepare eye mask by using some home remedies.
We know that we are exposed to free radicals and we cant actually avoid it. Free radicals are everywhere, generated by air pollution, sunshine, X rays, pesticides, car exhaust and even breathing and exercise. However by increasing our intake of free radical fighters – antioxidants, we are able to defend our cells from free radicals.
USDA measures the raw power of antioxidants by measuring the Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC). It measures how well the antioxidants mop up the free radicals. The USDA recommends that we need to get about 3,000 to 5,000 ORAC units daily, preferably from fresh vegetables and fresh fruits.
We are what we eat...eating meat is not life threatening, but not those processed food...
Lean meats from a clean source can provide benefits to us humans, is a good source of protein. BUT....
PLEASE be sure of what you are putting in your body. The following link will take you through a 'mystery meat'
"expose'" if you will, and shed some very serious LIGHT on the subject.
Chemicals chemicals...The U.S. is one of the most progressive countries in the world. We are one of the leading industrial nations, our citizens drive tens of millions of cars, our homes are insulated, we have central air conditioning and indoor heat, we produce more food than any other country in the world and store it in refrigerators, our floors are
carpeted and our lawns are weed-free.