Youthing Blog Healthy Skin
Written by Harriet Diamond
Healthy skin, freckles and summer sun
Why do we always go to extremes? Now Doctors prescribe Vitamin D because of the possibility of getting skin cancer. But, being outdoors is good and having sun is fine if we just keep everything in moderation.
Personally, I never wanted to continue to freckle, and being a redhead, I have fair skin, so for me sun bathing meant burning my skin and then getting more freckles. Of course I always joked that I would then have a tan all year long. Well, that wasn’t true, and never did that happen. Freckles are freckles and you need to just love them or find your mate that loves them. At least I had to learn to do that. But regardless of all my prevention of sun tanning, I actually did get melanoma on my leg. Interestingly enough, my dermatologist said it was just a freckle. But a few years later, I just didn’t believe that and went again and this time he apologized and I needed to have it removed.
Here’s a good article on melanoma. I do want to emphasize this paragraph so I’m using it again.
“Melanoma is preventable. Burning is a clear sign that UV rays have damaged the DNA in your skin cells increasing skin cancer & makes skin look older. People with fair skin, freckles and lots of moles should take extra care in the sun. But everyone should avoid the temptation to redden or burn in order to get a tan." Summer is coming. Read More...
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