Don't get a tan to die for

Written by Kathy Joyce


Don't get a tan to die for Article by Kathy Joyce

This time of year many people are getting ready for their summer holidays and spending more time outdoors inrepparttar sun.

I live inrepparttar 115214 South East of England and even hererepparttar 115215 sun can be very strong inrepparttar 115216 summer months. Global warming is causingrepparttar 115217 ozone layer to become thinner.Between 1978 and 1985repparttar 115218 the level of ozone inrepparttar 115219 atmosphere dropped by 2.5%. Ozone offers protection fromrepparttar 115220 sun's ultra violet rays.

Skin cancer is onrepparttar 115221 increase and is becoming a worrying health problem.Children are most vulnerable as their skin is thinner than an adults and their risk of getting sunburnt is much greater.

A lot of people still believe that a tan is a sign of good health and beauty. in fact it is a sign thatrepparttar 115222 skin is damaged.

Most skin damage resulting in wrinkles is caused by exposure torepparttar 115223 sun's UVA rays, and often most ofrepparttar 115224 damage is done byrepparttar 115225 age of 21. This may not show up until later in life.

Sunbeds can be even more dangerous as they have mostly UVA rays which dorepparttar 115226 most damage. The sun has both UVA and UVB rays.

The best advice for a healthy, wrinkle free skin is to stay out ofrepparttar 115227 sun completely, but that can be very difficult when you're on holiday.

Stay out ofrepparttar 115228 sun duringrepparttar 115229 hottest time of day whenrepparttar 115230 sun is at it's strongest. That is between midday and about 4.00pm inrepparttar 115231 afternoon.

When you do go out inrepparttar 115232 sun make sure that you have a good high protection sun cream, and a wide brimmed hat as well as sunglasses with UVA protection. Apply sun cream 20-30 minutes before you go out.

PROTECT YOUR FAMILY FROM FOOD POISONING

Written by Patty Avey


Headline news of Canada News Wire, December 17, 2003: Home isrepparttar source of half of infectious intestinal illnesses, study shows. "The home isrepparttar 115213 source of about half of all intestinal illnesses in Ontario, according to a study published inrepparttar 115214 International Journal of Food Protection. The study, co-authored by Professor Marilyn Lee of Ryerson University and published inrepparttar 115215 June issue ofrepparttar 115216 Journal, looked at more than 44,000 reported cases of intestinal illness in Ontario between 1997 and 2001 and found that half had their origin inrepparttar 115217 home."

Which room in your home would you believe to berepparttar 115218 most prone to disease causing bacteria? It is notrepparttar 115219 bathroom as many would suspect but rather it is your kitchen which is a hot spot for microbes. Your common household disinfectant has been found to be effective against bacteria that cause food borne illnesses, and research has been proven that with regular userepparttar 115220 incidence of food borne illnesses declines greatly. Dr. Charles Gerba, a microbiologist atrepparttar 115221 University of Arizona, Tucson, and his colleagues conducted a study by sampling sites within 15 different homes. They foundrepparttar 115222 highest levels of contamination to be in areas that remain damp, such as kitchen sponges and rags, kitchen sinks andrepparttar 115223 kitchen faucet handle. Kitchen counters, cutting boards and refrigerator handles should also be disinfected regularly. They found that regular cleaning had little effect onrepparttar 115224 bacteria but by regularly using disinfectantsrepparttar 115225 bacteria level was reduced by 95%. They foundrepparttar 115226 main cause of disease causing bacteria inrepparttar 115227 kitchen to be raw meat.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN KEEPING A HEALTHY AND BACTERIA FREE KITCHEN

Replace kitchen sponges and rags often, at least once a week. Sponges can be disinfected by putting them inrepparttar 115228 dishwasher. Wash dish rags inrepparttar 115229 washing machine then dry on high heat.

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