Meeting Re-cap, April 20th!!

SUMMERTIME SKIN CARE was our topic today!! Here in Florida , we LOVE the sun, surf, and sand! Do we really know how to take care of our skin? Do we know how much is too much?
Our special guest speaker today was our own Nicole Casavant. Nicole works as a PA-C at South Lake Ob&Gyn with her husband Matt!!
Her background in dermatology came very handy for our talk today!!

There are three kinds of Skin Cancer:

Basal Cell Carcinoma

Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Melanoma

DID YOU KNOW?
Skin cancer is the number one form of human cancer.
50% of all cancers diagnosed in the US are cutaneous.
One in five Americans will develop a skin cancer in his or her lifetime.
Basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma accounted for >1.2 million skin cancers in 2009
Melanoma and squamous cell carcinoma caused approximately 11,500 deaths in 2009

HERE ARE SOME SOBERING FACTS:
2009
Total skin cancer deaths
11,590

Non-Melanoma skin cancers
2,940

Melanoma’s
8,650 (over half)

RISK FACTORS for Skin Cancers:
Caucasian decent
Those who burn rather than tan
Those with Red hair
Those with Blue eyes
Older Adults
Hx. Of sever, blistering sunburns as children or teenagers
Abnormal moles
Persons with 50 or greater moles currently on your body
Those with a family history of melanoma

HOW DO I PICK THE CORRECT SPF FOR ME?

15 SPF X 15 MINUTES UNTIL SUN BURN = 225 MIN OR 3 HOURS AND 45 MINUTES.

30 SPF X 15 MINUTES UNTIL SUN BURN = 450 MIN OR 7 HOURS AND 40 MINUTES.

This is the spf x's the amount of time it takes for you to burn... this will tell you how long you have to stay in the sun before needing to re-apply!!

When choosing a sunscreen...keep in mind!!!!!!!

UVA – CAUSES AGING

UVB - CAUSES BURNING

NEED TO ONLY PURCHASE SUNSCREENS THAT HAVE BROAD SPECTRUM COVERAGE W/ BOTH UVA & UVB


OTHER PROTECTION TIPS:
Avoid deliberate sunbathing
Wear wide brimmed hat
Sunglasses (Melanoma can occur in your eyes)
Protective clothing
Always use broad-spectrum sunscreens with both UVA & UVB protection
Use at least a SPF of 15 on all exposed skin including the lips even on cloudy days.
Reapply frequently –2hrs.
Seek shade
Avoid OTT 10am-4pm
“Broad-spectrum” reflects both UVA & UVB rays.

Ever realize that a tanning bed resembles a coffin/casket?
AVOID TANNING BEDS!!

HMMMMM?????????

SOME CONSEQUENCES OF OVEREXPOSURE TO THE SUN:

FRECKLES
Age spots
WRINKLES
Dilated blood vessels
Changes in the skin that make skin look older.

This is reason enough to take care of our skin starting at childhood...

80% of skin damage is done before 18 years of age.

The regular use of sunscreen with an SPF of 15 during the first 18years of life can cut the lifetime risk of melanoma by 78%

A HUGE thank you to Nicole for sharing with us today!!! I am enlightened!!
If you have further questions or concerns... you can reach Nicole at
South Lake OB&GYN
352-241-7050
or
their website HERE!

We want to say Baby CONGRATS TO :
Pregnant: Sylvie Osgood
Boy: Charity Garrett
Cindie Butts

If I missed you... pls. email me so we can send congrats out to you via the blog!

Okay girls... you girls have already stepped up and out in faith in helping us raise $$ for the BODIN family!!! You still have 2 more meetings to turn in any change, cash, or gift cards to help us purchase gift cards for Matt and the kids!!! You continually blow me away and we are so excited how GOD is usually all of you to bless this family!

Don't forget to register for the CLIMB women's event at Real Life!! (May 1st-- 9:30 till noon) You won't want to miss the breakfast, testimonies, and awesome worship!! www.getreallife.com to register!!! If you need help with childcare, please contact the church office to let them know.

Our next MOPS meeting is May4th!!
"launching pad" will launch us into summer!! Summertime things we can do with our kids!
We will also be rolling out our MOPS plans for next year!!! We are excited to share with you!! We hope you will make it a point to come and here all about it. IF you know of a friend who is considering coming to MOPS in the fall... bring them to this meeting so they can hear all about it!!
Have a great weekend...
See you all on the 4th if not sooner at the THE CLIMB!!!
Blessings,