Opinion: Any Tan Is Skin Damage

Being smart about the sun.

ANY TAN IS SKIN DAMAGE

Summer is gone, but don’t let that stop you from protecting your skin.

Dermatologist Dr. Lawrence E. Gibson says all tanning increases your chance of cancer. He wrote on MayoClinic.com, “… any change in skin color is a sign of damage from ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Repeated exposure to UV radiation — whether from the sun or a tanning bed — increases your risk of premature skin aging and skin cancer.” Continue reading “Opinion: Any Tan Is Skin Damage”

Opinion: Young and Immortals Still Sunbathing

Amazingly many people still worship the sun.

Bathing Beauty Today

With mounting scientific evidence that tanning can cause cancer or at the very least make you look like a lizard one day, it seems more people would cover up. So, why does it seem everyone is so ambitious to get a tan? Continue reading “Opinion: Young and Immortals Still Sunbathing”