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5 Kid-Approved Summer Activities School’s out, and so is the sun, so grab your friends and family and get outside to enjoy the great outdoors together. (1) Go for a hike – give the kids a scavenger hunt list to make it even more fun
(2) Visit the aquarium / zoo – Visiting animals is always a fun way to spend the afternoon
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Canada Day Punch Canada will be 147 years old this year and we have lots of reasons to celebrate. The world’s first UFO landing pad was built here; we have the world’s longest coastline; 31% of our country is made up of forests, and we host the world’s deepest underground lab, a mere 2 km underground! Celebrate Canada with this festive red punch.
Ingredients • 2 litres cranberry-cherry juice • 1 litre ginger ale • 1/4 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice • 1 tablespoon Salus® Red Beet Crystals
(3) Stargaze – the fun doesn’t need to end when the sun goes down, see how many constellations you can find
Add fresh fruit chunks to punch bowl if desired ( Serves 8-10 )
(4) Have a picnic – grab a blanket and head to the park for lunch, don’t forget your Frisbee for afterwards
(5) Watch a movie under the stars – You don’t have to find a drive-in, check local listings for free outdoor movie events
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Smart
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Tips
There seems to be a lot of conflicting information out there regarding sun exposure and sunscreens. Want to get outside and enjoy the sun this summer without worrying? So do we! Here are some smart sun tips from the Environmental Working Group to help you do just that. • Avoid spray sunscreens, or hold
• Also avoid retinyl palmitate, a form
• Practise safe sun by getting outside
your breath while applying to avoid
of vitamin A that is beneficial in night
for 10 minutes at a time, without
inhalation risks.
creams, but on sun-exposed skin
any sunscreen, to allow your body
could speed up the development of
to make the amazing and disease-
skin tumours and lesions.
fighting Vitamin D.
• Say no to oxybenzone. While it’s found in over 40% of sunscreens and face creams with SPF, it’s a chemical
• Buy all-natural sunscreen to avoid all of
that acts like estrogen in the body
the chemicals, or better yet, make your
and poses some serious health risks.
own using one of the DIY recipes online.
Protect Your Skin from the Inside Out For added sun protection, indulge in some of these sun-fighting superfoods. The more colourful your diet, the better. Tomatoes: these are a major source of an antioxidant called lycopene, which has been proven to provide long-term protection against UV-radiation-induced effects Watermelon: The lycopene can help keep you from burning Carrots: a recent study showed that the antioxidant in carrots, beta carotene, both protected and repaired cells from photoaging Dark coloured vegetables: the darker the colour, the more the antioxidants, which help reverse free-radical damage in the body Kiwi: the high vitamin C helps kill off free radicals caused by exposure to sunlight
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