How A Dark Complexion Is Better For You?

Many Indians are crazy about fair skin and go to extreme lengths to achieve and maintain a fair complexion. The media bombards you daily with very catchy advertisements of creams, lotions, sunscreens and other unscientific products that claim to make your skin fairer. Do you know that your skin colour is darker for very good evolutionary plus biological reasons and that medically speaking, is good that you do not have very fair skin?

Darker skin is adapted to sunlight and has increased quantity of a pigment called melanin. The more melanin you have, the darker your skin. And the safer you are! Melanin along with other factors acts as a “natural umbrella” and prevents harmful radiation from entering your skin. These are just some of the reasons why black skin is safe and beautiful:

You are less prone to skin cancers: Without melanin, you can imagine white skin as a transparent covering, which allows harmful UV light to seep through into the lower layers of the skin. This radiation causes damage to the DNA and a few cells may mutate to cause skin cancers, some of which are deadly. You are lucky that your “natural umbrella” blocks UV light effectively and cells in different layers of the skin suffer much less damage compared to white-skinned individuals. However, don’t forget to see a dermatologist in case you see any new bump, or in case you see any change in (a)symmetry, border, color, diameter or evolution (ABCDE) of any existing mole on your skin.

However, on the flip side, since your skin is effective in shielding you from sunlight, you are also prone to Vitamin D deficiency. Sunlight is required for the production of Vitamin D and darker-skinned individuals are more prone to this deficiency. Talk to your dermatologist about this possibility.

Sunscreens were developed to protect against sunburns and skin cancers and you probably do not need them as a routine, unless you work outdoors, on beaches or on mountains. Stay away from skin brightening creams, since many of them contain compounds which permanently damage your skin and other organs. Make it a point to consult your dermatologist before putting any medication on your skin. Be proud and be happy that you have dark Indian skin.

ps- beauty comes from within.

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Unexpected reasons why your immunity is at an all-time low

Unexpected reasons why your immunity is at an all-time low

You wash your hands often, stay away from sick people, never forget to take your vitamins and still catch the flu. Wondering why? Sometimes some not so obvious reasons are responsible for your weakened immunity. Here is a list of five weird reasons behind you often falling sick.

You live in a polluted place

The air around you is not only harming your lungs but your immunity too. Studies have found that polluted air suppresses the T cells, which are important for your immune system to be healthy.

What you can do?
As you cannot control the air quality outside, you can invest in an air purifier and face mask. This will help you breathe easily indoors as well as outdoors. 

You are consuming too much protein

Consuming excess animal protein can make your body produce more of 1GF1 hormone. The hormone is known to speed up ageing and hamper your immune system.

What you can do?
Make sure that no more than 10 per cent of your daily calorie intake should come from animal sources like meat and dairy. If this doesn’t help, you can cut down the animal protein intake to 5 per cent. 

You spend most of your day alone

People who are lonely are usually less resilient in the time of stress and thus their immune system suffers.

What you can do?
Spend some quality time with your friends, loved ones and neighbours. People with happy relationships have a greater resistance to infections as compared to lonely people, says study. 

You are sitting all day

If you have a nine to five job, your butt is planted on the chair most of the time. This slows down your metabolism, which can cause your body to absorb immunity-boosting nutrients much slower than normal.

What you can do?
Make sure to take a five-minute break in every half an hour. These little moves will boost your metabolism and activate your muscles.

Tip
Keeping a mug instead of a bottle will increase your number of rounds to the pantry and thus your overall movement.

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