Posts Tagged ‘sun’
June Is Summer Safety Month
According to Community Health of Central Washington, anyone can be at risk for a heat-related illness. Follow these summer safety tips, like taking extra breaks and drinking lots of water. Summer Safety Tips: Stay Hydrated Dehydration is safety concern during the summer months. Be sure to drink enough liquids throughout the day, as our bodies […]
Skin Cancer
With summer here, thoughts of the sun, warm air, and vacationing at the beach come to mind. But, it is now also the time to start thinking about how you will protect yourself from the deadly rays of the sun! Skin cancer is the most common form of human cancer. It is estimated that over […]
The Importance of Vitamin D
Obtaining the right amount of vitamins daily is extremely important for good health. Proper nutrition, adequate vitamin intake, and other factors such as drinking plenty of water and getting seven to eight hours of sleep nightly help ward off illnesses and keep our bodies working properly. Unfortunately, there is one vitamin that we often overlook […]
Summer Protection
Summer has officially arrived! Warm air! Beaches! Lemonade! While enjoying the many wonderful things that summer brings, we also have to remember the dangers that come with the heat of the sun! Every year, more then 100,000 individuals seek the care of a local Emergency Room or physician for a heat-related illness. But more alarming […]
Sunburn Degrees and Treatments
Is that sunburn or are you blushing at me? Sunburn is skin damage from the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) rays. There are three degrees of sunburn and they are as follows: Degrees of Sunburn First: Redness in the skin. Second: Some reddening of the skin and water blisters. Third: Most to all require the immediate care […]
