Even in the winter you still need sun exposure protection. The cold of winter can be very deceiving. When you’re shivering in your heavy winter coat and you have long johns on just to stay warm, why in the world would you think of sun exposure protection? Wouldn’t you think that was just for summer?
Not really! The sun will bathe everyone in it’s UV rays in summer or winter, rain or shine. Even in the winter, you’ll still need sun exposure protection.
If you live where it’s sunny all the time then it really goes without saying, you really need to wear sunblock all the time and a good pair of sunglasses to help protect your eyes.
But, even when you live some place where it snows, you still need sunglasses and sunblock. Really you need them even more since the bright snow reflects the UV rays right back at you. So, you end up getting the UV rays right from the sun and from the bright glare of all the snow that is all around you.
So, you may be asking yourself, what is so bad about the UV rays? I have 2 words: free radicals. As you know, we are made up of cells. Molecules are what cells are made of. The molecules that have unpaired electrons are called free radicals. These electrons want to pair up so they can stabilize the molecule. Doing so by taking electrons from any molecule they make contact with. This will make those particular molecules unstable and this makes them turn and make the other molecules unstable. As this is happening in our cells damage occurs.
The opposite are the antioxidants. They give electrons to the free radicals thus neutralizing them, stopping the damage.
The sun’s UV rays make free radicals, this is why more sun exposure protection the better. It’s true that sunlight helps our bodies by producing vitamin D but only about 10 minutes a day is all you need for that. Make sure you use plenty of sunblock so you can protect your body.
Eat foods rich in antioxidants like veggies and fruits. Also the Vitamins E and C have good potent antioxidants so take these supplements to help.