LIVE HEALTHY

If your skin would normally burn after 10 minutes in the sun, applying an SPF 15 sunscreen would allow you to stay in the sun without burning for approximately 150 minutes (a factor of 15 times longer). This is a rough estimate that depends on skin type, intensity of sunlight and amount of sunscreen used. SPF is actually a measure of protection from amount of UVB exposure and it is not meant to help you determine duration of exposure. TALK BACK TO YOUR INNER VOICE.

Everyone has an inner voice, i.e. the way you talk to yourself in your head or out loud. But sometimes that voice can be cruel—even though it’s ultimately dictated by you. It can tell you that you’re a failure or convince you to stress about something that you have absolutely no control over. Most people have a loud inner critic which makes their life more stressful.Learning to have a reassuring and soothing inner voice can make a big difference in improving your mental health. Obviously that’s easier said than done, but here’s a good place to start: When your inner voice is giving you really crappy freedback and advice, stop and consider how you would talk to your best friend in this situation. Then try to adjust your inner voice to talk like that.

WEAR SUNSCREEN

You should visit your health care provider from time to time, even if you are healthy. No matter what age group you are a part of, regular preventive health tests are essential for each one of us.The purpose of these visits

is to: Screen for medical issues Assess your risk for future medical problems Encourage a healthy lifestyle Update vaccinations Help you get to know your provider in case of an illness The tests may differ from gender to gender. BLOOD TESTS

Blood Glucose: Know the sugar level in your blood Blood Urea

Nitrogen(BUN): Know amount of nitrogen in your blood that comes from the waste product urea Blood Creatinine: To make sure that your kidneys functions properly Blood Electrolytes: Electrolytes are minerals in your blood that carries an electric charge.You tend to lose these minerals when you sweat more. One must replace it by drinking enough fluids and other body fluids that carry an electric charge CANCER SCREENING

WEAR YOUR MASK IN PUBLIC Mammogram: To tests any kind of abnormal growth in the breast Pap Smear: Detects potentially pre-cancerous and cancerous possibility in cervix.

Prostate Tests: Check for protein that is produced by the prostate gland due to prostate cancer

Occult Blood Test:

A stool test is done to find possibility of cancer in large intestine. The preventive checkups should be done more frequently.

To slow the spread of COVID-19, the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MOHCC) recommends mask-wearing when you're out in public, at events or gatherings, or pretty much anywhere where you're going to be around others who don't live in your household. (Be sure to stay up to date on mask guidelines where you live, too!) Make sure to wear your mask over your nose and mouth and help any children 2 or older wear theirs, too.