A woman values her skin and caring for it will always be a part of her vanity ritual. You might have tried looking for plain soap inside a woman’s toiletries basket and found every imaginable soap or lotion ever invented instead. It’s really not easy to pamper and keep the skin silky smooth, especially now that all the damage to the earth has made it almost impossible to keep the UV rays of the sun from reaching our skin. While all the lavish care and attention on your precious skin will do you good. There’s always the danger of developing bad skin cells that might lead to skin cancer.

The type of cancer that infects the skin is called skin cancer. Detection of this cancer is usually done by looking for melanoma, a pigment that develops in skin. Signs of skin cancer also include a sudden variation in the texture, the sudden presence of wounds and sores that take too long to heal. These signs indicate that the skin’s normal processes are going awry and that there is something wrong.
In fact, even without the presence of melanoma, you may develop skin cancer if you have asquamous cells and carcinoma. These two are also called non-melanoma skin cancer. There is an estimated 1,000,000 new cases of non-melanoma cancer in the USA during this year alone.

UV Light (Ultra Violet) from the sun damages the skin’s DNA. DNA is the genetic core of any cell in the body. Any cell with altered DNA becomes mutated. The mutated version of these skin cells are aggressive, could grow in number and could turn into cancers.

Some of the main causes of skin cancer are extreme exposure to ultraviolet rays from the sun and air pollution. Although sunlight is extremely vital to daily life because it keeps us warm and allows the production of vitamin D, extreme denudation of the environment has eroded the protective layer in the atmosphere that keeps harmful UV rays out. Now, the UV light that reaches the earth through sunlight damages the DNA in skin, causing the mutation of skin cells. Melanoma is a common skin cancer type in men and women between the ages of 15 to 44 years old. Melanoma the cancer of melanocytes. These skin pigments are telltale signs of cancer. These are usually dark brown, black or blue-black.

If you spend a lot of time outdoors, and even if you simply walk across the parking lot to your office building, you are at risk of UV exposure. Not all skin types can tolerate this level of exposure for long. The risk is double for people who engage in activities such as mountaineering, rock climbing, hiking, working in the farm, or fishing. You are also predisposed to skin cancer if you have never tried or done anything to protect yourself from the sun.

Even those who are fond of sunbathing may inevitably develop skin cancer if no means of protection is used. Generally skin cancer can be stalled by surgery. Surgery is applicable for those whose skin cancer has not reached terminal status. Advanced cases are usually treated using chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy.

Eating well means starting your day with breakfast. Breakfast is an important part of the day, especially if you want to maintain a good weight. Research has shown that eating a high fiber cereal in the morning at least three days a week will result in lower body mass index. The reason for this is your lessened cravings for overall calorie intake. While it’s not important to eat as much as you can, until you can’t walk anymore, having enough calories to start your day with will curb the need to snack on chocolates and sugar-rich food in the morning.

Another reason to eat breakfast is your metabolism. Not having breakfast after a night of sleeping soundly will make your body feel that it needs to slow down because food might not come along soon. You end up feeling tired because your body is on survival mode. If you eat just enough during breakfast, your body will resume its normal metabolism. Moreover, you can even jump start your metabolism so that it’s faster than regular. Breakfast is definitely an inexpensive way to boost your metabolism without relying on expensive pills.

So have breakfast, even if it’s just a smoothie made up of one or two fruits with no sugar. You will also notice that this practice of eating breakfast daily will improve your performance at work. You will also have more energy to keep from feeling fatigued too early in the day.

Sometimes it’s not just about the calorie intake. You also need to consider where you’re getting your nutrients. Although you can get a lot of nutrients from instant sources, nothing can substitute fresh food. Don’t just depend on nutrient bars. Have a carrot or a piece of fruit handy just in case you want to eat something during a busy day,

Fruits and vegetables are great for snacking on because the phytochemicals such as carotene and other vitamins will help you improve your daily habit. Make it a habit to buy fruit and vegetables in the local market. Learn how to identify the best fruits in the lot. Look for organic products or those that have not been sprayed with synthetic pesticides. Usually, these are kept in special packaging that has the 100% organic logo.

Besides the local fruit street vendor, you can visit the baker before you get your coffee. Fruits and whole grain bread work great as breakfast food. Stay away from sugary items on the shop display window. If you have to eat something sweet, try a blueberry or a strawberry. The fructose in these fruits will curb that sugar craving fast. Eating less is not always the option. Most of the time, it’s changing the quality of the food you eat that matters. Start developing your low calorie diet now so that you can lose weight faster.

One key to mixing things up so that you don’t feel like you’re punishing yourself for eating is to integrating small changes gradually. Humans develop routines easily so if you change your diet bit by bit every week, your diet routine will stick.