Find Ten!

Everybody loves the sun. Sure, maybe we don't like to sweat, or get burned, and God forbid an ivory-skinned Snow White get one freckle, but no matter who you are and what your preferences may be, you have to love the sun. Even just to be in the shade on a sunny day. Even if you want to hate it, you have to love it. Well I do, and that's why every sunny day is a great day to take a break from reality and hit the pool (or beach, if I'm lucky enough).

Dr. Oz, the voice all legitimate medical professionals, says that it's beneficial to our health to bask in sunscreen-less-ly in the sun's rays for 10 minutes every day. Vitamin D is great for our bones, muscles (including heart health), it strengthens our immune systems, and it can even help prevent cancer! Ask Dr. Oz, not me. All I know is if he says it, it just must be true! 

Image from doctoroz.com.

Sure, you can take yet another pill with yet another concentrated dose of yet another vitamin, but it's like I said, you can't deny it, everybody loves the sun! So close your over-filled medicine cabinet and get outside! Find a park, pool, beach, or even just take a walk around your neighborhood for just ten minutes. It really doesn't get much easier--or more pleasant--than this. 

If you're getting your tan on like me and you plan to spend more than 10 minutes soaking in the sun, make sure you do apply a generous amount of sunscreen to your entire body. Don't forget your face, the backs of your hands, the tops of your feet, your lips, and your ears. These areas tend to be neglected during sunscreen application and more often than not fall victim to the sun's post-ten-minute wrath. Re-apply your wrath-retardant lotion or spray every time you get out of the water, and you should be good to go! 

Congrats on your boosted skeletal, muscular, and immune systems. Go you!

Until your time again finds mine, 

Julia