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My 6 Favorite Ways To Protect Your Skin While You Enjoy The Sun

As we slide towards summer, I’d love to encourage you to get outside and get grounded to our earth as much as possible. This brings up concerns about skin cancer and photo aging effects from sun exposure — but don’t let that stop you from going outside. Here’s why: A large medical study published in the Journal of Internal Medicine found that folks who avoided sun exposure actually had a shorter life span… with a decreased life expectancy that was shorter than even heavy smokers who bathed in the sun. What?!?! Yes. This was a huge study looked at …

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Jun 5 2023

6 Ways You Can Do To Make Spending Time In The Sun Safer, Do You Know Them All?

Medical Reports, Organic Lifestyle / By Laura Koniver, MD

This spring, I’d love to encourage you to move as many of your indoor activities outside as possible, and if you missed it, this blog post on 10 activites you should definitly be doing outside will help give you ideas for that! This brings up concerns about skin cancer and photo aging effects from sun exposure â€” but don’t let that stop you from going outside. Here’s why: A large medical study published in the Journal of Internal Medicine found that folks who avoided sun exposure actually had a shorter life span… with a decreased life expectancy …

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Apr 25 2022

It’s Summer: Decrease Your Skin Cancer & Photoaging Risk, Naturally

Medical Reports, Organic Lifestyle / By Laura Koniver, MD

Well it’s finally summer, and we can capitalize on the fact that outdoors is the safest place to be (even the CDC has published recommendations that all windows in homes, offices, and schools be kept open to increase venhilation) you can take advantage of the fact that sunlight is naturally germicidal and the Vitamin D boost you get is naturally immune boosting and move all of your indoor activities outside! So this brings up concerns about skin cancer and photo aging effects from sun exposure — but don’t let that stop you from going outside. Here’s why. A …

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Jun 8 2020

Trying To Shed Your Quarantine Weight Gain? 8 Unusual Tips That Will Ensure Success

Healthy Mindframe, Healthy Weight, Medical Reports / By Laura Koniver, MD

Most people have gained a bit of weight as a result of social distancing for the past month or two. With gyms, YMCAs, and most indoor exercise facilities shut down, and even outdoor public spaces like hiking trails, bike paths, beaches, pools, and more shut down, it’s likely that your activity level decreased and your weight increased. It’s okay. Me too. But not only is it actually a good idea to gain a few pounds during a pandemic (see #3 on the list below if you need proof) I’ve got a fantastic list of actionable tips taken …

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May 26 2020

Time In the Sun Actually Increases Your Life Span… Here’s How To Do It Safely

Medical Reports, Organic Lifestyle / By Laura Koniver, MD

A recent medical study, published in the Journal of Internal Medicine, found that folks who avoided sun exposure actually had a shorter life span… …with a decreased life expectancy that was shorter than even heavy smokers who bathed in the sun. What?!?! Yes. This was a huge study looked at almost 30,000 participants over a span of 20 years. Researchers tracked health outcomes and life span over two decades and found that even when smoking was factored in, the life span of those who avoided the sun was over 2 years shorter than heavy smokers who got the highest …

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Apr 15 2019

Going From Surviving To Thriving After Cancer

Medical Reports, Organic Lifestyle / By Laura Koniver, MD

One year ago today I almost died. My appendix acutely ruptured and I went into shock. I was rushed into surgery and my surgeon said I was about 2 hours away from things being very dicey with survival. Thank God, truly, for advancements in modern medicine such that they could save my life that day. That said, what modern medicine has not quite figured out as well, is how to maintain or boost wellness. Or how to recover wellness after a major medical crisis. After surgery I had one follow up appointment where they made sure I was …

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Jan 28 2019

10 Ways To Use A Cell Phone More Safely

Electrosensitivity, Health Videos, Organic Lifestyle / By Laura Koniver, MD

On the heels of the largest cell phone study ever conducted, which I blog about here, I wanted to create a quick video giving you some easy, actionable ways to decrease your radiation exposure while still having access to your cell phone when you need to use it. I know I rely on my cell phone on a daily basis both personally and professionally… so I know that giving up my cell phone is not a realistic answer for me. But as a holistic physician, I also realize that every single cell in our body functions on the basis …

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Jun 18 2018

My 6 Favorite Ways To Protect Your Skin While You Enjoy The Sun

6 Ways You Can Do To Make Spending Time In The Sun Safer, Do You Know Them All?

It’s Summer: Decrease Your Skin Cancer & Photoaging Risk, Naturally

Trying To Shed Your Quarantine Weight Gain? 8 Unusual Tips That Will Ensure Success

Time In the Sun Actually Increases Your Life Span… Here’s How To Do It Safely

Going From Surviving To Thriving After Cancer

10 Ways To Use A Cell Phone More Safely

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