Sun Exposure: Is It Really That Bad For Our Skin and Health?

Send us Fan MailHello everyone and welcome back to Let's Talk Health with Mairi! What a beautiful week it has been here in sunny Scotland. I hope wherever you are, it's beautiful too.This week the sun inspired me. Sun exposure is vital for health, yet, it is detrimental and causes skin cancer. This doesn't quite add up. For this episode, I took a dive into the literature and discussed, Is the sun really good for us or should we avoid it as much as possible?In this episode: Why the sun is good for our health.How overexposure can cause complications.Your skin type and how much sun you need/can tolerate.Sunscreen: Good or bad for us? How to reap the benefits of sun without the health complications. Sleep Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1649854/9141914Find Out Your Skin Type:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK321117/Link to Sunscreen with less chemicals: https://www.cultbeauty.co.uk/the-inkey-list-spf30-sunscreen-100-mineral-uv-filters-50ml/12661826.html?affil=thggpsad&switchcurrency=GBP&shippingcountry=GB&affil=thggps&gclid=Cj0KCQjw0PWRBhDKARIsAPKHFGinYpZSljeVtrJGOVx-Kh6EdxhoZf38QePE89vxxAnBF0uC3BEfCoEaArpGEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.dsReferences: Check these out if you want to know more - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK321117/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306987716303966?casa_token=CjZg7FGSKGcAAAAA:j1ZCjyy-T483OXao_1kpPJxarWya7xeodwOTnE3EFxv21c10nP0JFCZ86CFle559BhZpDhnJv_Nphttps://www.jabfm.org/content/24/6/735.shorthttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1600-0781.2011.00557.xhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6773941/https://link.springer.com/article/10.1039/c9pp00366e