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Being outdoors is by far one of the best parts of running, but it doesn’t come without risk, especially when it comes to skin health. Taking a few simple steps to care for your skin is always important, but especially so during the long days of summer. Continue reading Weekend Reading List (06.15.2013): Saving Skin, Lance Who?, Recovery Ride
While many people fear the rays of the sun – which can lead to skin cancer and other nasty stuff, new research suggests that there is much good that comes to exposure to the sun. Not only does it provide a dose of vitamin D, but researchers at the University of Edinburgh have found that exposure to the sun can increase the release of a compound called nitric oxide into the blood vessels. This compound can help lower blood pressure, and thus reduce the risks of heart disease and stroke.
While skin cancer is still a concern, the study noted that deaths from cardiovascular disease and stroke are 60 to 100 times higher in northern Europe than those from skin cancers. Moreover Vitamin D can also help lower the risk of heart disease so perhaps a little tan can improve one’s health.
[Via Medical News Today: Sun Exposure Benefits May Outweigh Risks Say Scientists]
The sun can do many great things besides heat the earth and make the planet sustainable for life. It can also give great tans, but more importantly it can be used as a way to recharge our electronics on the go. And now it can also purify water.
Two developers, Ryan Lynch and Marcus Triest, have created a prototype device that could allow water to be purified in a special bag while on the go! This technology utilizes the SODIS method of water purification, whereby PET bottles can be filled with water, left in the sun so that the UV-A radiation can kill the majority of the germs and hence make it relatively safe to drink.
The downside is that you better not be particularly thirsty as the process can take about six hours to purify just three liters of water. However the developers are working on a way to purify 9.4 liters in the same amount of time.