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Do it gradually
FORGET the old assumption that you must first go red to get a suntan.
Abi Cleeve, a beauty expert and managing director of a sunprotection firm, explained that the skin turns darker in the sun as it releases melanin to protect itself.
That did not mean it was necessary to turn lobsterred first, she insisted.
“As soon as the skin goes red, it’s in trauma.”
The skin appears to have tanned quickly but has burned, ensuring that you will eventually peel, she added.
To avoid this, Cleeve recommended gradually building up time spent in the sun, using a higher SPF sunblock to protect the skin while still getting a tan.
Cold comfort
Assessing your general health
GAINING weight or have problems losing it? Then visit us at Clinica Britannia for our Internal Specialist to assess your general health. He may ask for a stool or blood sample to be taken to rule out any underlying health problems and to help identify the cause of weight gain, as this can be due to various reasons one being Gut Dysbiosis.
Your gut is home to more than 100 trillion bacteria and that is a LOT and together, this bacteria and other microbes in your gut make up your gut microbiome.
If the healthy bacteria in your gut outgrow the harmful ones, then your digestive health should be fine. However, if the harmful bacteria outgrow the healthy ones, it causes an imbalance called Gut Dysbiosis. You will experience symptoms such as diarrhoea, bloating, gas, abdominal pain, weight gain and heartburn.
If the results of the diagnostic tests show that you are suffering with Gut Dysbiosis, our Nutritionist can work out an individual plan tailored to your lifestyle and personal diet preferences to help alleviate the problem, making weight loss a lot simpler.
Our nurse at the surgery will also offer you regular followup appointments, every two weeks to a month, to monitor your weight loss and progress.
A COLD shower could result in fewer days off sick.
The results of a study published in Public Library of Science (PLOS) journal found that 29 per cent of those who turned on the cold tap for 30, 60 or 90 seconds needed less sick leave compared with people who had warm showers.
The cold shower group also felt they had better quality of life and suffered less anxiety.
Researchers concluded that the cold water stimulated leukocytes, the immune cells that help fight off infection, and increased levels of elating endorphins.
