Unprotected skin can get ugly
Advertiser Staff
Quick quiz: What's worse — spending 15 minutes in the sun without sunscreen or two hours in the sun wearing SPF 30?
If you said two hours wearing SPF 30 is worse, you may want to rethink your tanning techniques.
While spending 15 unprotected minutes in the sun every few days will provide your necessary dose of vitamin D, it can also take its toll, according to an article in this month's issue of Real Simple magazine.
Ultraviolet exposure can lead to wrinkles, brown spots and even skin cancer. So slather it on and protect yourself.
SAVE THE PLANET
VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT TO MOVE TONS OF GRAVEL
If you're up for a great workout and a chance to improve the environment, consider volunteering next weekend for the Sierra Club, which needs help moving 100 tons of gravel onto the Manoa Falls Trail. Meet at 8 a.m. Saturday at Church of the Crossroads, 2510 Bingham St., to carpool. Work ends by 2 p.m., followed by refreshments. The work continues Aug. 21, Sept. 3 and 18, and Oct. 1 and 23. For details: 942-0145 or oahurandy@yahoo.com.
FINAL WORD
"By developing the capacity to be fully present in each moment, we will live a life of greater depth and meaning."Alexandra Stoddard | Author of "Choosing Happiness: Keys to a Joyful Life"
