Our Skin / 4 posts found
Risky Business
How do we take decision and action? This is complicated.You want your decision making to be based on a thoughtful analysis of the benefits versus risks of doing – or not doing- an action. What is the risk of putting on sunscreen vs not?How about insect repellent?The evaluation is dependent on personal criteria. Based on your situation, the benefit ratio may vary.Are you fair skinned?Where do you live?Are you a hiker or surfer?Are you a man or a women?You have an infant?What is your biggest risk?What’s the risk on your Skin or your endocrine system?What is your concern?Chances are that […]
Creating Your Life – Building A Powerful Routine
How are you settling between confinement measures and the uncertainty around the next weeks and months? The pandemic certainly brings a period of changes. We are living unprecedented times of rapid changes. All of us. No discrimination. We have been talking for decades of the changing climate due to pollution. We have tried to implement changes to protect our earth without much success. In just a few weeks, however, the positive impact on the environment has been almost instantaneous. Change can be rapid. After some weeks, we have somewhat adapted to a temporary normal. This too, will subside. The new […]
Let’s Get Physical
Finally, the sun is out with the spring. We go outside and enjoy the warmth of the sun rays while removing a few pieces of clothing. Beware! The rays are strong and many of us need to protect our skin from the UVs they contain. The need for protection is multiple. Those rays increase the number of mutations occurring in our skin cells. With that comes an increase in the odds that one of those mutation will be viable for the cell and start a chain that lead to skin cancer. Reason number one. In addition to affecting the DNA […]
Bad Genes
If you know me from summer times, you can attest that I serve as a super efficient mosquito attractant. That information is great if you are holding a BBQ party and looking for a pesticide free option. Not as much so if you are like me. Mosquitoes are attracted from a distance by CO2; then some 100 feet away, their scent and vision receptors take over. A UK study proved that our skin odor genetics is a key player.