Fall is a time to repair and restore. As the seasons change, so do thoughts about our skincare and fitness routines. Stay out of those old patterns of putting away your skin and fitness goals when you pull out the jeans and sweaters. Make this fall the time to bump it up, and improve on the summer skin and body goals you already achieved. Since my clients ask me about this almost daily, I'd like to share some of my best fall recommendations and tips:
Love the skin you're in!
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Erika Katz: Spray Tans: Conserve or Splurge?
available. Back in the 40's and 50's when I was in my teens
sun tanning was the thing to do in the summer. Well I'm 80
now and I'm paying for it. I was one of those red haired
fair skinned guys. Since I was 50 I've had to go to the
dermatologists because of skin cancer. Now I'm plauged with
dry scaley itching skin. I've tried all different kinds of
moisturising skin lotions. Every morning I give myself a
rubdown with one of them. I use different ones because after
using the same one for a while it doesn't seem to work as
good anymore. MY back and arms are like leather.
So people don't be sun worshipers or you'll end up like me.
I tell my patients:
-To load up on Vitamin C, which is one of the most important components of collagen production.
-Avoid foods that cause an inflammatory response. The best guideline to use for this is to remember that processed foods cause inflammation… fresh foods don't. Eat more fresh foods for healthier, younger looking skin.
-Use a daily body moisturizer and sunscreen. Personally, I favor natural aloe vera. It moisturizes without clogging pores and helps your skin to stay strong and healthy. Lotions that contain vitamin C and E are also good.
-Take a multi vitamin to help restore the health of your cells. I frequently suggest Age Essentials, by Vitalmax Vitamins, because it uses an advanced, comprehensive formula to help restore and maintain all major systems. http://www.vitalmaxvitamins.com/ourproducts/?wpsc=lc&wpsccat=3
Thanks for your question. Recommendations for daily Vitamin C intake varies among health organizations. For example, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends 45 milligrams a day, while the United States' National Academy of Sciences recommends 60 to 90 milligrams a day. I typically tell my female patients 75 milligrams, and my male patients 90 milligrams. You can read more about nutritional supplements, and a wide range of other health-related topics, on the health education site that my colleagues and I write for, http://www.healthyanswers.com.
How can you "exercise your melanin" if you prevent UVB from reaching your skin by applying sun-screen?
There is only one way to help your melanocytes to to produce more melanin in a natural way - by exposure of naked skin to UVB-rays. UVB can come from the sun when it is higher than 50 degrees above the horizon (and for many of us that possibility was lost sometime in September and will not come back until in April).
Another way to get UVB is from the lamps in a tanning-bed. In addition to "exercise your melanin", UVB will also make your body to produce the important Vitamin D in a totally natural way.
It is a mistake to believe that all tanning is dangerous. Only too much tanning is bad and can be dangerous (like with most things!).
The idea that the sun is our enemy is made up by manufacturers of sun-protection lotions. The same companies that are also sponsors of the "sun-scare" lobby in which many cancer organizations are active participants. Do you really think it is a coincidence that in both USA and Canada, the cancer foundations are using the same marketing agencies as the worlds largest manufacturer of sun-protection cosmetics?
Find out the real reasons for the "sun-scare" here: http://www.tannersrights.com