We’d like to first clarify that by “athletes”, we’re not just talking about professionals or hard-core amateurs, but everyone. If you’re someone who plays a few sets of tennis on the weekends, a round of Frisbee golf at the local park, or anything in between, this post is for you, too. Although there are certainly … Read more
As the title of this blog post so blatantly suggests, within this entry we’re going to discuss why it’s so important to protect your skin from the sun. As you read these very words, skin cancer is the most common form of that disease across the entire globe. Still though, it doesn’t get the ink … Read more
May is Melanoma Awareness Month, and throughout it we’ll intermittently bring you blog posts focused on a specific result from, or contributor to, irreversible sun damage to the skin. Today’s focus is on risks associated with Athletes, Extreme Sports and Sun Exposure In a previous post we went over the importance of wearing sunscreen while participating … Read more
May is Melanoma Awareness Month, and all throughout the month of May we’ll be bringing you intermittent blog posts that are focused on a specific result from, or contributor to, sun skin damage. Today’s focus is on Ocular Melanoma. Just a quick note up front. While this is primarily a skin health care blog, because … Read more
May is Melanoma Awareness Month, and the first Monday in May is Melanoma Monday, which this year falls on May 2nd. Melanoma Monday is an alliterative term designed to make something as important as it is easy to remember. Its goals are to better educate people on the disease, as well as to get them … Read more
If you manage to forget how important taking sun-safety precautions are before going outside for any length of time, there’s a fairly good chance you’ll find yourself sporting a painful sunburn. If that should ever occur, (with any luck no more than once) it’ll hopefully serve as a reminder not to let it happen again. … Read more
Skin Cancer Awareness Month: Getting a Jump On It May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month, and with less than a fortnight to go until then we thought it’d be a good idea to get a jump on things with an early post. Why? Because the sooner you begin practicing sun-safety, the better! So… What is Melanoma? … Read more