S1 Ep1512: Is Soaking Up the Sun Good or Bad for Us?
Jun 02, 2023•4 min•Season 1Ep. 1512
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Episode description
With the temperature rising and much more hours of sunshine now that we seem to be in summer time for this week’s check in with Pharmacist Elizabeth Roddick from New Life Pharmacy in Glasgow RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davy asks Elizabeth whether the sun is good or bad for us.
Elizabeth also talks about the potential benefits of vitamin D from the sun and risks of skin cancer from being out too long in the sun.
Elizabeth ends by giving her advice to us all about being careful when we are out and about in the sun and wanting to top up our tans this summer.
You can find out more about sunscreen and sun safety on the following pages of the NHS website -
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/seasonal-health/sunscreen-and-sun-safety/#:~:text=Sun%20safety%20tips,shade%20between%2011am%20and%203pm
To get in touch with Elizabeth Roddick email Elizabeth.r@newlifehealthcare.co.uk or for more information visit https://newlifepharmacy.co.uk.
Image: Picture showing Elizabeth standing in her pharmacy, dressed in her white pharmacist coat and a colourful bandana around her neck, she's smiling. Warmly at the camera with her hands slightly raised.
Elizabeth also talks about the potential benefits of vitamin D from the sun and risks of skin cancer from being out too long in the sun.
Elizabeth ends by giving her advice to us all about being careful when we are out and about in the sun and wanting to top up our tans this summer.
You can find out more about sunscreen and sun safety on the following pages of the NHS website -
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/seasonal-health/sunscreen-and-sun-safety/#:~:text=Sun%20safety%20tips,shade%20between%2011am%20and%203pm
To get in touch with Elizabeth Roddick email Elizabeth.r@newlifehealthcare.co.uk or for more information visit https://newlifepharmacy.co.uk.
Image: Picture showing Elizabeth standing in her pharmacy, dressed in her white pharmacist coat and a colourful bandana around her neck, she's smiling. Warmly at the camera with her hands slightly raised.
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