Healthy through the summer: sun protection from the inside

The time has come on June 21st, summer officially begins. For many, including me, it is the best time of the year. Children love summer because it promises the longest holidays. And then the sun: it provides an extra helping of happiness hormones!

Unfortunately, the warming rays of the sun also cause concern. Too much UV radiation causes the skin to age prematurely, quickly causes sunburn, especially in children, and in the worst case can cause skin cancer. Against this helps:

The classic sun protection

• Avoid the sun as much as possible, especially at lunchtime (difficult to use for children)
• Wear UV-resistant clothing, a sun hat and sunglasses
• Apply sunscreen to the skin

This externally applicable sun protection is essential to prevent skin cancer. Even those who are already tanned should definitely not do without it. According to the latest scientific findings, skin cancer is not only caused by sunburn. It often shows up in people who are often outside and therefore accumulate many hours of sunshine on your personal lifetime account. Small ones are particularly at risk children – after all, they often and like to play outside – and athlete like marathon runners.

Sun protection for eating

The participants of the Ironman In Hawaii, therefore, swear by the carotenoid in addition to sunscreen Astaxanthin. The dietary supplement obtained from algae is also considered to be the most powerful antioxidant in the world. Antioxidants in turn trap free radicals, which can prevent the development of diseases and delay the aging process.

They protect every single cell in the body – also from sunburn! In order to achieve optimal protection, you should start using the sun protection from the inside about a month before your planned stay in the sun (e.g. vacation). But the triathletes of the Ironman swear by astaxanthin not only because of the sun protection: the athletes also do it more powerful.

Beta-carotene as sun protection from the inside

Admittedly, such dietary supplements are not suitable for children. Fortunately, caratinoids are not only found in algae, but also in various more accessible foods. There the substance is better known under the name beta-carotene. It is found in all types of fruit and vegetables with a pronounced red, orange or green color such as

• tomatoes
• Carrots
• paprika
• spinach
• Cabbage
• blueberries
• Apricots
• Mangoes
• Egg yolk
• Dairy products
• salmon

Incidentally, if the fruit and vegetables are processed into juice or porridge or cooked, the beta-carotene can be better absorbed by the body. It is also essential to prepare the vegetables with fats, for example olive oil, because beta-carotene is not soluble in water!

It is true Sun protection factor not particularly high due to the beta-carotene ingested with food, but the vitamin has protective effects against the Sun allergy on. Furthermore, it can reduce or even prevent UV-related skin damage and thus also skin aging processes!

Practical for everyone who doesn’t like fruit or vegetables: also green tea and coffee should help the body to build up natural sun protection. 🙂

If it comes to sunburn anyway

Unfortunately, sun protection from the inside using beta-carotene or green tea is not enough to protect the skin 100% from the effects of UV radiation. As mentioned at the beginning, physical protection – e.g. through appropriate clothing – is essential.

Despite good intentions, you get sunburn every now and then. Then quick help is particularly important in order to optimally support the skin in the healing process. Cooling gels – especially that of aloe vera – can relieve pain and provide the skin with moisture. A shower after sunbathing also cools the skin. In addition, you should drink a lot.

Honey: Why the sticky spread is a must even in summer

Face masks made from quark or yogurt have also proven effective in the fight against sunburn. If you like it quick and easy, simply smear honey on the red areas of the skin. The sweet all-rounder has anti-inflammatory properties thanks to its antibacterial properties. You can find out exactly what honey does at www.manuka-neuseeland.info.

For a honey mask, first moisten your skin with a little water. Then you massage in a thin layer of honey, which you leave for 10 to 20 minutes. Finally, wash the honey off with lukewarm water.

To support the immune system, it has also been proven to consume a teaspoon of honey daily. For example, you can use it to sweeten your green tea 😉

When buying, make sure that the honey is of high quality. For example, the Manuka honey proven. However, this honey is a very expensive product because it is only produced in New Zealand. It also helps with other skin problems and can also be applied to insect bites to allow them to heal more quickly. You can find out more about the positive properties of Manuka honey at www.naturinstitut.info

Sun creams: risky sun protection?

Last year, news made the rounds that made me feel insecure: It was said again and again that sun protection creams are harmful to health because of their various chemical ingredients – and that it is better to avoid them.

However, dermatologists disagree with this (incorrect?) Information. The sun is more harmful than protective creams, it is said, for example, in an interview with the broadcaster RBB. It is wrong that creams have no effect. They simply penetrate deeper skin layers faster than expected and are therefore no longer available to the top skin layer. Regular re-creaming, however, maintains the sun protection.

Well then, come through the summer healthy!

LG Anne !!!