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looks 2010 polarized sunglasses

There is now no longer any doubt that the ultraviolet rays of the sun can cause damage to skin and eyes. The sun is the worst enemy of our skin. Excessive sun can lead to more rapid skin aging, wrinkling and...

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Protect Your Eyes with Tanning Goggles

If you enjoy tanning at the salon, be sure to wear tanning goggles. Just like the sun, indoor tanning beds can damage the eyes too. Tanning beds emit the same UVA or UVB rays as the sun. Evem when you close...

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Anti-aging and Vitamin C Skin Care Products

UV radiation, aging, air pollution, smoking, and unhealthy eating all take a toll on our skin. However, with America's aging population, many people are looking for the fountain of youth. Although not...

2 comments    anti aging cream reduce wrinkles
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Sun protection

We all need daylight; small amounts of UV are beneficial for people and essential in the production of vitamin D, necessary for calcium balance. Sun exposure also kills certain germs and boosts our mood. In...

4 comments    hubchallenge hubmob protection
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Are Low Energy Bulbs Harmful to Your Health?

Can low energy bulbs be harmful to your health? Yes, according to medical experts in the UK. While the bulbs are touted as requiring low energy and therefore lower costs to run, the issue of the high...

6 comments    light bulbs uv radiation
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Fake Tan: Do You Really Need It?

My whole life my skin has been whiter than snow itself, which, when combined with being naturally skinny and very small, always drew eyes in my direction, and not in a good way. Growing up, the doctors used...

2 comments    beauty skin models
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Looking Younger

Everybody wants to look young. The old idiom "an old head on young shoulders" can be changed to "Young looks during old age". For looking young, you have to institute a good skin care regime and lead a...

0 comments    diet water skin
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The UV radiation, the beach and the unconsciousness of bathers

Last weekend was my first time this year at the beach. Generally, in these times, get up very early for the one hand, avoid the endless queues at the crossing of the Tagus river, and can enjoy the beach...

0 comments    health skin cancer
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High Intensity Gardening

Gardening is a most enjoyable hobby offering limitless hours of relaxation and rejuvenation to most green thumb practisers, including those who live in conditions that are not necessarily tropical. Gardening...

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Pathogenesis of Ultraviolet Injury

The effects of UV radiation are primarily attributable to its absorption in DNA; pyrimidine dimers are produced and cause mutational changes in exposed cells. Sensitivity to UV radiation may be increased by...

0 comments    health skin dna
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