Sunburn Remedy, What To Do To Prevent It

Sun burns are very common nowadays especially that our ozone layer is getting thinner and thinner. Sunburns can be prevented though with the use of new effective products that will allow you to spend much time in the sun and enjoy the beach without worries that you’ll get toasted.

Summer time vacation gives us the opportunity to spend time with or love ones but getting sunburns afterwards if you’re not careful will give you a lot of headaches in the latter time.
Dermatologists continually remind us that the sun is bad for the skin because of sunburn.

Exposure to the sun accelerates the skin aging process and increases the chance of skin cancer. Advertisements on the other hand, continually extol the virtues of a suntan and a lot of money has been spent much of our youth trying to achieve a pleasing skin tone with disregard for the latter consequences of solar radiation due to sunburn. The sun screen agents can be used to prevent burning but allow you to be in the sun. If the skin is usually sensitive to the sun’s effects, makes you a very good candidate for sunburn, a more complete block of the rays is provided by Block-out and Paba-Film, while Pabonal and Pre-Sun block out virtually all rays. Suntan lotions that are not sunscreen agents block relatively little solar radiation and might not prevent sunburn.

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What To Do When You Have Skin Fungus and Fungal Infections

It is so irritating to feel very itchy when you have skin fungus or fungal infections. What’s more embarrassing when you want to scratch it badly when you’re in front from people or probably making a presentation report and suddenly your skin fungus or fungal infection irritates?

I f you’re an active person, probably an athlete, it normal to have skin fungus and fungal infections from time to time usually between your toes. It’s because these areas usually becomes moist because of perspiration. If you usually wear closed shoes, then you’re likely a candidate for skin fungus and fungal infections.

Fungal infections and skin fungus are not serious, so treatment is not urgent. In general, the fungus needs moist undisturbed areas to grow and will often disappear with regular cleansing drying and application of a powder to keep the area dry. Cleansing should be performed twice daily.

I f you need medication, there are effective non-toxic agents available in the market. For athletes foot and other skin fungus, use one o the zinc undecylenate creams or powders such as Desenex. In difficult cases, tolnaflate,( Tinactin) is very effective. This agent is useful for almost all skin infection, particularly those causing patchy loss of skin color, selenium sulfide, Selsun Blue, is often quickly effective. It is sold as a shampoo, but you can use it as a medical cream to treat your skin fungus or fungal infections.

For athlete’s foot, use as directed on the label. For other skin fungus problems, selenium sulfide is available by prescription in a 2.5% solution. Over the counter, a 1% solution is available as Selsun Blue Shampoo. Use the shampoo as a cream and let it dry on the lesions where your skin fungus or fungal infection usually appears; repeat several times a day to compensate for the weaker strength.

Side effect are very few. Selenium sulfide can burn the skin if used to excess, so decrease the application if you notice any irritation. Selenium may discolor hair and will stain clothes. Be very careful when applying any of these products around the eyes and don’t take them by mouth. Skin fungus and fungal infections on a very sensitive areas in genitals, inside the ears or near the eyes must be consulted to a dermatologist first for proper treatment.

I usually wear flip-flops after workout or after playing to keep myself dry. Make sure you take a shower after exercise and wash thoroughly to prevent skin fungus and fungal infections. If you're from the office, make sure you wash your feet and keep it dry when you arrive home to avoid skin fungus and skin infections.

Keep healthy.

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Got Sweets Craving And Yet You're Diabetic?

Insulin does two role in our body that we can't live without and yet, it is the root of many problems today which one of them is diabetes. It's role is to regulate sugar in our body including fat and protein into our cell to help repair our cells and replenish used energy.

Now, when you eat an amount of food, it will be converted into sugar or glucose and enter into blood streams. Then your sugar level will rise and the brain will signal for the pancreas to secret insulin to regulate the blood sugar level.

If you eat too much of any food, especially carbohydrates (starch and sugar) the levels of glucose in the blood rise to very high levels. In turn this triggers a large release of insulin from the pancreas. Your cells will take what they need and then insulin will begin the process of converting the excess glucose, fat and protein into fat and then put it all away in your fat cells. By combining foods the right way for your body, you will maintain optimum levels of insulin throughout the day.

Experts says that the best way to control insulin and fight sugar cravings is to eat protein snacks when you are hungry or when you have severe "sweet" cravings. Also, try to limit yourself to three carbohydrate-containing meals per day and try to eat vegetables with most meals and snacks.
A particularly good snack is non-fat cottage cheese and salsa. The only vegetables to avoid in the evening are corn, yellow or orange squash, peas, beets and carrots. They have high simple carbohydrate (sugar) content.

Good natural sources of protein for meals or snacks are:

Chicken breast
Turkey
Fish
Lean Pork
Lean Steak
7% or less Ground Beef
Egg whites
Egg Beaters
Tofu
Non-fat cottage cheese
Non-fat cheese
Non-fat cream cheese
Non-fat sour cream
Fat-free Ham or Canadian bacon

You can also try protein powder and protein bars.

The key is to eat frequently throughout the day and also have a real sweet treat once a week if that will help you stay away from sweets the rest of the week.

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