By these foods we could protect ourselves from sunburn
Posted on: 04/May/2018 9:48:07 AM
In the summer it is usual that we get overexposed to the radiations from the sun. As a result of this over exposure we get sunburns in us. This sunburn affects living tissues is known.
People affected by this sunburns have few symptoms such as reddish skin, pain, fatigue and sometime mild dizziness also.
It is important to note that this sunburn is an inflammatory response to our skin and is triggered by direct DNA damage caused by ultraviolet radiations. More exposure to UV radiations could also lead to non-malignant skin tumours.
During summer season people normally want to relax by going to the beaches and exposing themselves directly to sun. This sunburn would prevent the people from getting happiness.
There are few foods that must be consumed so that we could be protected from sunburns. They are
Consume green tea - Apart from providing many health benefits like weight loss, avoiding heart diseases, Alzheimer’s diseases etc green tea also plays an important role in protecting us from sunburns. Presence of antioxidants named EGCGs which is plant polyphenols in green tea does superb job of protecting our skin when exposed to harmful UV radiations of the sun.
Tomatoes intake - This is also one important food that must be added in our diet so that we could be protected from UV radiations. Lycopene is the antioxidant found in tomatoes and this lycopene plus vitamin C protects us from the UV radiations penetrating our skin.
Consumption of strawberries - Not many know that strawberries are highly effective in protecting us from harmful radiations from the sun and sunburns. These strawberries have anthocyanins and phyto-nutrients in them and these prevent sun radiations from damaging our skin.
Green leafy vegetables intake - Many vegetables such as spinash, kale, coriander are dark green in colour and these vegetables play superb role in protecting our skin from harmful sunburns.
Dark chocolate consumption - This is also good and an important food to prevent sunburns in us. It is said that cocoa beans with high level of flavonoids could protect our skin from sun radiations. Make sure that you consume dark chocolates as these dark chocolates have higher raw cocoa content in them and hence higher would be the level of antioxidants.
Consume cucumbers - During summer seasons consuming cucumber keeps our skin and body hydrated. Presence of vitamin C plus tannin, flavonoids etc help us in protecting our skin from sunburns etc.
