The Right Protection

 

As you are well aware of my love/obsession for the sun, it goes without saying that you need to protect yourself, and especially your children.  Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the US.  1 in 5 people will develop skin cancer in their lifetime.  Really, the sun is no joke.  It is like a bank, it remembers all the times you have been burned and damaged.  You might not see signs of it now but it can hit you at any time at any age.

That is why you need to use proper protection, and not protection that will in turn give you cancer. There are many harmful chemicals in sunscreen that are absorbed through your skin.  Why slather it on to protect you from cancer, when it could potentially be giving you cancer?  Buy safe, effective,  and gentle sunscreen for you and especially your babes.  I know there are lots of spray kinds on the market, I love the convenance but they are so nasty.  Just think before you pick it up, that you are technically having your children inhale toxic chemicals.   

The Environmental Working Group just released their annual list of safe and effective sunscreens.  They tested 500 sunscreens on the market and only 8%  were considered safe.  On top of that, they found a scary form of Vitamin A called  retinyl palmitate found in 41% of sunscreens.  Says EWG,

"The FDA is investigating whether this compound may accelerate skin damage and elevate skin cancer risk when applied to skin exposed to sunlight. FDA data suggest that vitamin A may be photocarcinogenic, meaning that in the presence of the sun’s ultraviolet rays, the compound and skin undergo complex biochemical changes resulting in cancer [...] In FDA’s one-year study, tumors and lesions developed up to 21 percent sooner in lab animals coated in a vitamin A-laced cream (at a concentration of 0.5%) than animals treated with a vitamin-free cream. Both groups were exposed to the equivalent of just nine minutes of maximum intensity sunlight each day. [...] The evidence against vitamin A is far from conclusive, but as long as it is suspect, EWG recommends that consumers choose vitamin A-free sunscreens".

I love the EWG.  They work hard to keep us safe from toxins and chemicals.  You can go to their website and search the sunscreen you use and they will tell you whether it is safe or not.  They even have a list of EWG Sunscreens Hall of Shame, with brands like Aveeno, Banana Boat, and Coppertone for kids.  Check it out and make sure yours is not on there!

Make sure the sunscreen has the following qualitites

• mineral sunscreen with zinc and titanium


• no oxybenzone


• no vitamin A


• no spray or powdered sunscreen

Here is the list of the safe and approved sunscreens.  I would buy anything from this list!

Here are some of the trusty ones:

• Alba Botanica Sun: Mineral Kids SPF 30


• Aubrey Organics Natural Sun Saving Face Sunscreen SPF 15


• All Terrain Sunblock Kidsport SPF 30


• BabyGanics Cover Up Baby Sunscreen for Face and Body, Fragrance Free SPF 50


• Carribean Solutions Natural/Biodegradable SolGuard SPF 25


• Earth's Best: Sunblock Mineral Based, SPF 30


• Baby Badger SPF 30


• Blue Lizard Baby Austrailian Sunscreen SPF 30

There are so many more so check them out.

A Love Note

Dear My Brightest Star,

     I can't tell you how much I have missed you these past months.  My days have been dark and sad.  I have felt lost and cold without your presence.  My eyes haven't been sparkling, my skin looks pale, and my energy has been down.  Don't you know how much I need you?  I need your brightness, heat, your sexy warm rays around my body making my body temperature rise and my heart flutter.  I hate that you can make me feel so weak and vulnerable.  I lose my sense when you are around.  It takes everything in me to not drop what I am doing and lie beneath you.  I am powerless.

     Looking back, we have had a great run together.  I have such fond memories, of our times together; in my parents backyard, in San Francisco with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background, playing in Hawaii, lounging in the Greek Islands, honeymooning in the British Virgin Islands, frolicking in Miami, and our therapy sessions together as my kids nap inside.  You relax me and put a smile on my golden face.  With all the good, I remember the bad.  When I was selfish and couldn't get enough.  I was addicted to you and how you made me feel and look after being together.  We had our fights and you turned against me at times.  As a result, I was left with bad burns and at times a bit of dizziness.  I know that you can be dangerous and hurtful if I don't take proper precautions.  You can give me cancer, wrinkles, and moles.  I am not going to leave you (I would never be strong enough to do so) but I am going to limit myself with you.  I have a husband and kids that need me too. 

     I am more mature now, I know I just need 20-30 minutes with you.  No more and no less.  I know that in that short time, you fill me up with the sweet goodness of vitamin D. I personally know how important vitamin D is for my health and I know how you make me a better person by just basking in your glory.  I know that you also happen to be a powerful anti-cancer drug that can prevent and help reverse cancer, specifically breast cancer.  You fight prostate, breast, ovarian, colon cancers as well as help depression and schizophrenia. You are powerful beyond imagination.  Your enormity, strength, and mystery amaze me.  I am in awe of you and the life you give. 

     Now, I get it.  I can't keep you all to myself.  Other people love and understand you as well.  Mike Adams thinks pretty highly of you and your magic.  He says, "out of every 100 women who might get breast cancer, 50 of them can avoid breast cancer by simply getting adequate levels of vitamin D in their body, and that's available free of charge through sensible exposure to natural sunlight, which produces vitamin D. This vitamin, all by itself, reduces relative cancer risk by 50 percent, which is better than any prescription drug that has ever been invented by any drug company in the world. Combine that with green tea, and your prevention of breast cancer gets even stronger". - Natural Health Solutions 

     Please know that I truly love, admire, and respect your power. It is nice to have you back dear lover.  

Your worshipper,

Anne 

Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/027230_Vitamin_D_breast_cancer.html#ixzz1Ib0KfR6K