I can’t believe how hot it has been this summer – and you can’t tell me that I’m just feeling the heat more because I am pregnant (records show that Canberra hasn’t had a hot summer like this in more than 6 years). That means more and more of us are stripping off and going for a swim at a local pool or heading down the coast. Excellent – both great summer activities.
But is everyone thinking about skin safety? You know that ad – ‘tanning is skin cells in trauma’ … it makes my skin crawl every time I hear it. I’ve grown up with the campaigns of ‘slip, slop, slap’ and the rules of ‘no hat, no play’.
So it seems common sense for me to apply 30+ sunscreen, wear sunglasses and a broad-brim hat, slip on a rash shirt or at least some form of shirt over my cosies in the middle of the day and seek shade from 11am – 3pm.
I was mortified when I overheard that a child didn’t have to wear a rash shirt because they tanned. Are you kidding ‘tanning is skill cells in trauma’!!!
If you grow up in Australia you are familiar with the fact that we have a hole in our ozone. If you didn’t and you enjoyed your summers lying about in the European sun without sunscreen – then you may think it is okay for your child to do the same here … IT IS NOT OKAY.
Ozone molecules form a gaseous layer above the surface of the earth to protect life on earth by absorbing ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun. UV radiation is linked to skin cancer, genetic damage and immune system suppression in living organisms, and reduced productivity in agricultural crops and the food chain.
My grandparents are constantly at the skin doctors having things cut out of their skin after summers without sunscreen. I worked with a young girl in Sydney who had a 5cm melanoma cut out of the back of her leg from sunbaking (we were the same age).
If you don’t want to listen to me, then read what the Skin Cancer Foundation has to say:
Caucasians are the primary victims of skin cancer. However, everyone, regardless of skin color, can fall prey to it.
Unfortunately, many patients and even some physicians are under the impression that non-Caucasian people are immune to this disease. That is one reason people of color are diagnosed with skin cancer at later stages. These delays mean that skin cancers are often advanced and potentially fatal, whereas most skin cancers are curable if caught and treated in a timely manner.
Tragically, this is what happened to legendary reggae musician Bob Marley: What was dismissed as a soccer injury under his toenail turned out to be an aggressive form of melanoma that ultimately caused his death at 36. Mr. Marley’s story reminds us why both medical providers and the public need to be educated about skin cancer and skin of colour.
If you’d like more information about protecting yourself against the harmful UV rays from the sun then check out the Cancer Council Australia’s website
THIS IS NOT A SPONSORED POST – just want to protect our future generations from skin cancer!
source : http://goodfoodweek.blogspot.com, http://imgur.com, http://wikipedia.org
0 Response to "Tanning is skin cells in trauma"
Posting Komentar