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The Garmin handheld waterproof GPS range is ideal for those family camping weekends, hiking, geocaching, four wheel drive expeditions and more! Always find your way through the great outdoors and back again with a Garmin.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY (10 February 2012): Wisdom doesn't necessarily come with age. Sometimes age just shows up all by itself - Tom Wilson

HEALTH & FITNESS

Top Winter Skin Tips

With one of the highest skin cancer rates in the world (approximately 200 New Zealanders die as a result of melanoma each year), the lethal intensity of our sun is well recognised. One of the primary causes is New Zealand’s proximity to the ozone hole, which forms over Antarctica each year. This break in the ozone’s integrity develops when clouds in the stratosphere react with chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). The ozone is all that stands between us and the sun’s ultraviolet radiation (UV). It is the UV radiation that is responsible for skin cancer.

The effects of the sun on our skin can be life-altering. Prolonged exposure to UV rays destroys the elastic fibres that keep skin taut and supple. The result is dry, wrinkled and sagging skin. In fact, 80 percent of visible skin ageing is caused by sun exposure and most of us get half of our lifetime exposure to sun before we’ve even reached 18 years of age.

The longer the ozone hole remains over Antarctica, the more likely it is that ozone-depleted air will reach New Zealand, increasing the risk of dangerously high levels of UV radiation. There are a number of ways to help to protect yourself from the damaging effects of UV rays.

Avoid the hottest part of the day between 11 am and 4 pm if you can. When you are outside, particularly during the times mentioned above, ensure that you wear suitably protective clothing. This includes proper UV protective sunglasses, a hat (protect that brain!) and sunproof clothing. It’s important to remember that the UV rays are still penetrating through the cloud layer on an overcast day, so be sun smart even if it doesn’t seem like there is any sun around.
On the parts of your body that are not protected with clothing, ensure that you apply plenty of sunscreen. Don’t forget that not all clothing provides a barrier to UV rays and if your clothing doesn’t, you need to ensure that you have sunscreen beneath. It is ironic when you think that most of us were brought up calling sunscreen sun tan lotion! In fact, many of us basted ourselves in oil in the pursuit of the perfect bronze.

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