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• Water Therapy 5 Nov 2008 • Positive Thoughts = Happiness 9 Feb 2009 • What is Lymphoma? 18 Nov 2008 • Skin Care 5 Sep 2008 • UV Rays 9 Jul 2008 • Children and Allergies 30 Jun 2008 • 5 Tips to Improve Parenting 14 Oct 2008 • What is Herbal Medicine? 13 Aug 2008 • What Is Rolfing? 10 Jan 2009 • Tips on staying stress free during the Christmas Season 8 Dec 2008 • What is Neuropathy? 4 Aug 2008 • Here’s the scoop on Bio-resonance 1 Nov 2008 • Dance Therapy 29 Aug 2008 • Magnet Therapy 30 Oct 2008 • Alignment: A Key Component of Fitness 24 Sep 2008 • Building Self Confidence 30 Oct 2008 • The Gift Of Health 1 Jan 2009 • Asthma and Eczema 2 Jul 2008 • Homeopathy 25 Aug 2008 • Juicing 31 Aug 2008 • What is Hypnotherapy? 15 Aug 2008 • Eliminate Negativity 1 Feb 2009 • Make the choice to age graciously 5 Dec 2008 • Myth: All Processed Food is bad for you 31 Oct 2008 • How to Make and Achieve Goals 6 Jan 2009 • Detox: A Spring Clean for Your Body. 18 Jul 2008 • Getting Rid of The Common Cold 17 Oct 2008 • Acupressure 1 Aug 2008 • Acupuncture and Asthma 28 Jan 2009 • What is Osteopathy? 20 Nov 2008 • Seasonal Affective Disorder and Light Therapy 17 Sep 2008 • Why I Run 25 Sep 2009 • 6 Reasons to do Yoga 9 Oct 2008 • Self worth: The key to staying focused 25 Jun 2008 • Colour Therapy 21 Aug 2008 • Making exercise a reality 26 Jun 2008 • Alternative Christmas Gifts, Part 2. 17 Dec 2008 • Does your Marriage need a little Love and Tender Care? 16 Jul 2008 • What You Can Do To Age Healthily 21 Oct 2008 • What is Bowen Technique/Therapy? 14 Nov 2008 • Weight Loss: The benefits and Career Opportunities 5 Sep 2008 • Natural Healthy Skin Looks Better Than Botox! 10 Jul 2008 • Communicating with your Teenager 20 Jan 2009 • How to improve posture and how imagery can help. 29 Oct 2008 • The Sleep Challenge 29 Sep 2008 • Layers of Skin 7 Jul 2008 • Massage Therapy not only sounds good, it feels good. 23 Jul 2008 • Tis’ the season for a Cold! 7 Dec 2008 • How to make healthy choices easy 25 Jun 2008 • What is Reflexology? 3 Aug 2008 • Counselling and Psychotherapy 8 Sep 2008 • Use Therapy To Heal A Smoking Addiction 25 Sep 2008 • Aromatherapy? 11 Sep 2008 • How about a Hot Stone Massage? 13 Oct 2008 • Asthma Myths 2 Nov 2008 • Tips on Enduring Allergies 3 Jul 2008 • The Aromatherapy First Aid Kit 24 Jul 2008 • Get the lowdown on Allergies 30 Jun 2008 • Ideas for Summer Exercising. 18 Jul 2008 • Types of Kinesiology? 12 Aug 2008 • Alternative Christmas Gifts, Part 1. 11 Dec 2008 • Prenatal Massage 24 Jul 2008 • What is Naturopathy? 17 Aug 2008 • The Do’s and Don’ts of Christmas Eating 9 Dec 2008 • Alexander Technique 6 Oct 2008 • Indian Head Massage 6 Aug 2008 • Energy Healing 7 Aug 2008 • What is Chinese Medicine? 10 Sep 2008 • Chiropractic Medicine 25 Nov 2008 • What defines a sports massage and how can it help me? 12 Nov 2008 • What is Nutrition? 3 Oct 2008 • “But I don’t want my Vitamins!” 4 Oct 2008 • Healthy Children, Happy Life 17 Nov 2008 • Life Coaching 22 Aug 2008 • Say Goodbye to Weight Loss Programs and Hello to Self Care? 25 Jun 2008 • Wearing skin the right way? 7 Jul 2008 • Acupressure Points 2 Aug 2008 • Loosing Weight Fast is BAD! 25 Jul 2008 • Things You Need to Know Before Marriage Counseling 16 Jul 2008 • Meditation 7 Nov 2008

What are UV rays? UV rays are the rays propelled from the enormous sun towards our little planet Earth. These rays can help the body make vitamin D, which helps in tooth and bone development and helps the body build up an immunity towards certain diseases. Of course, there is a dark side to UV rays, if the body is not sufficiently protected these rays can aid in damaging the eyes, hair and skin.

There are three types of UV rays; each is defined by the power and length of the wave. All three types of UV rays are potentially dangerous to the body's skin and all can cause skin cancer.

1. UVC Rays are the shortest and strongest wave. Presently, they do not penetrate the earth's ozone layer but if they did the tiniest exposure would result in sunburn.
2. UVB Rays are known as the infamous tanning rays and are the strongest during the summer months when the earth is facing the sun. This ray penetrates the epidermis where no nerves or blood cells are present. This layer of skin produces melanocyte cells that play a vital role in the transformation of the body's skin color, otherwise known as a tan or aging spots.
3. UVA Rays are sometimes known as the safe ray but this is not always true. These rays stay the same strength all year long and penetrate deeper than UVB rays. These rays are also those found in the sun bed. UVA rays penetrate through to the dermis resulting in a depletion of cellular antioxidants and initiates DNA damage. The dermis stops renewing itself around the age of 30 leaving the sun damage visible. This means the damage caused by the sun is more permanent and as the years roll on the dermis will become thinner allowing the epidermis to sag producing an aged look.

It is essential to make absolute sure that you are properly protected from the suns rays, wear sun glasses, a hat and sunscreen if long, loose and baggy clothing is not practical. Check out the UV index from your local weather provider to help determine what precautions you should take to stay protected.

Try to develop a long term outlook on healthy skin. A nice golden tan might produce a healthy glow today but try to think about what it will look like 20 years down the road.

Author: Worldwide Health Editor

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