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It upsets me that no one mentions the link between sun exposure and aging. The people who seem to not age are commonly those who use sunscreen or protect their
by s3p 4y ago
It upsets me that no one mentions the link between sun exposure and aging. The people who seem to not age are commonly those who use sunscreen or protect their face/neck from the sun. Without sun exposure, the skin naturally heals and replaces scarring. This is why people with post-acne hyperpigmentation will often need to wear sunscreen for a long time while using a topical retinoid-- to both increase the rate of skin cell turnover and to make sure the new skin is adequately healed.
- fshbbdssbbgdd 4y agoIs your hypothesis that avoiding sun exposure slows aging generally, or just that it makes the skin look younger? I’m worried about many of the effects of aging, but don’t care a whole lot about how my skin looks.
- jelliclesfarm 4y agoSkin is the largest organ of the body. It is an indicator of the inner health as well even though the main function of the skin is to protect the tissue/fat and other layers. so you should care about how your skin looks. You can protect your skin from excessive sun exposure, but if your diet isnt adequate or healthy, it will show through your skin.
- shrimpx 4y agoIt's just aesthetic. Heavy sun exposure throughout life leads to wrinkles and sun spots/splotchy skin later in life. White collar workers likely needn't worry, though. That advice is more for people who spend their working hours in the sun.
- dougmsmith 4y ago> White collar workers likely needn't worry, though. Have to disagree with this one, everyone who can't escape sunlight and likes to go outside at all is affected. People in the American southwest from all walks of life age shockingly faster (in appearance) than their northern state counterparts. I'd meet women who were 25 and looked 35 (by northern expectations), and it only accelerates from there (35 looking like 50, 50 looking like 70).
- shrimpx 4y agoI totally agree, broadly speaking, that people in SW age out quickly. But I live in New Mexico and have observed that white collar/software eng. people are not nearly as affected. I'm kind of a night owl who gets out after 6pm and I can say my wrinkles are age-appropriate compared to my farmer friends who look 10+ years older than their age.
- retcon 4y agoAnecdotally I've never seen anyone who has acne and a tan.
- pault 4y agoCounter anecdote: I lived in the tropics for 10 years and met many people with tans and acne.
- astura 4y agoIt might feel that way because acne is just much less noticable on darker skin. Acne effects skin of all colors. The one year I was tan was also my year I had my bad bacne episode. Even my cat had an episode of acne.
- polio 4y agoEverybody ages at the same rate. I'd argue that society should care less about the superficial dermatological implications of sun exposure, if sun exposure is actually as good as this article claims.
- smeej 4y agoEverybody gets chronologically older at the same rate, but people's bodies break down at a wide variety of different rates.
- astura 4y agoNo, we know that people age at drastically different rates. I can even see this among my peer group. https://www.techtimes.com/articles/67285/20150711/not-everyone-ages-at-the-same-rate-and-the-difference-can-be-dramatic-study-finds.htm https://www.techtimes.com/articles/67285/20150711/not-everyo... >They found that the "biological age" of the participants in 2011, when they were 38 — as exhibited by the state of their organs, their immune systems, their heart health and their chromosomes — ranged from as young as 30 to as old as 60.
- nradov 4y agoThat article is mostly pseudoscience. There are no reliable biological markers of aging. https://peterattiamd.com/ama35/ https://peterattiamd.com/ama35/
- scandox 4y agoWhy does it upset you? I like the weatherbeaten look. I'm sort of hoping to acquire it over the next 25 years or so.