Long Sleeves for Tan Lines?
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when it's summer i have tan lines strong enough that you could think i'm wearing clothes on a nudist beach. I've had kids laugh at me at the pool, people stare at me, and someone even thought i had some disease because of the different colour of my hands caused by cycling gloves.
I just don't care. If you don't like it, look somewhere else.
I just don't care. If you don't like it, look somewhere else.
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Back in college I had one of the world's leading economic geologists as the professor for a few lecture classes and for a 6-week long field class I took in the eastern Oregon high desert. This guy does field work in the harshest places on the planet (Australia, Africa, Middle East, etc) and has spent years in Namibia looking for copper ore. He's a super gruff bearded man that could almost pass as homeless in his hygiene and fashion. He has crows feet that can hold spare change from decades of squinting against the albedo of sand. During this field class, we were running around at 5000' ASL on top of bare rock in 97F temps at 10% humidity, and his choice of attire was hiking boots (Asolo Fugitive GTX, boot of choice at OSU), Wrangler jeans, a long sleeve button-up shirt, pocketed vest, bandanna tied around his neck, and a wide-brim hat.
One day a student (wearing shorts and a t-shirt) ribbed him for wearing a "Canadian tuxedo" in the desert. In his scratchy baritone voice, the (Stanford PhD) professor barked "Do you see any trees around here? I'm wearing my shade." I also heard him chop at a different classmate when they asked if he had extra sunscreen; his response: "*laughing* No. Next time we drive through a town, get yourself some pants and a long sleeve shirt. There are a lot of wrinkled geologists that trusted sunscreen."
That being said, I sunscreen up with SPF 15 on the bike. I like a bit of color, but hate burning. Plus, the spray sunscreen I use makes me look greased and shiny like a body builder.
One day a student (wearing shorts and a t-shirt) ribbed him for wearing a "Canadian tuxedo" in the desert. In his scratchy baritone voice, the (Stanford PhD) professor barked "Do you see any trees around here? I'm wearing my shade." I also heard him chop at a different classmate when they asked if he had extra sunscreen; his response: "*laughing* No. Next time we drive through a town, get yourself some pants and a long sleeve shirt. There are a lot of wrinkled geologists that trusted sunscreen."
That being said, I sunscreen up with SPF 15 on the bike. I like a bit of color, but hate burning. Plus, the spray sunscreen I use makes me look greased and shiny like a body builder.
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Overexposure is certainly bad. The question is: what constitutes overexposure? Putting on sunscreen when you're going to be outside for 20 minutes seems pretty extreme, particularly if you aren't very fair skinned.
A comparison of sunscreen to a helmet isn't very apt. A helmet has no real downside from a health perspective, while getting insufficient sunlight seems to pose a real risk to one's physical and mental health. I'll trade a slightly increased risk of skin cancer, the vast majority of which is not particularly dangerous, for:
Lower risk of hypertension
Lower risk of diabetes
Lower risk of depression
Lower risk of prostate, breast, colorectal, and pancreatic cancers
Lower risk of blood clots
Reduced inflammation
and a reduced overall mortality rate.
A comparison of sunscreen to a helmet isn't very apt. A helmet has no real downside from a health perspective, while getting insufficient sunlight seems to pose a real risk to one's physical and mental health. I'll trade a slightly increased risk of skin cancer, the vast majority of which is not particularly dangerous, for:
Lower risk of hypertension
Lower risk of diabetes
Lower risk of depression
Lower risk of prostate, breast, colorectal, and pancreatic cancers
Lower risk of blood clots
Reduced inflammation
and a reduced overall mortality rate.
All that considered, applying sunscreen should be considered for any activity that's substantial in length.
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So, getting sunlight is important but, once adequate sunlight is obtained, getting more produces no meaningful incremental benefit. So, then the question isn't what constitutes overexposure. The issue is how much sunlight is needed. For most people that's only 10-15 minutes a day on a small portion of skin like one arm.
Yes, but "substantial length" means a lot longer than 10-15 minutes IMO. It also varies tremendously based on the amount of melanin in your skin.
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It was rhetorical but since you asked, all the skin I have that has been exposed looks a lot older than the skin which has been covered. Face is getting splotchy, Arms and legs are getting the crepe look and the skin is dry and easily damaged/scratched. Obviously some of this is due to me being old but I think covering up more and using sunscreen more would have helped.
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When I've had blood work they have told me my Vitamin D is low. When I ask how, given how many hours I spend in the sun, they say people who get a lot of sun sometimes tend to be low on D. I don't know the process but I have heard this more than once.
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Do you have low cholesterol?
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Is it? If that is the case, then it is certainly odd that vitamin D supplementation doesn't appear to work. Perhaps vitamin D's relationship to health is more on of correlation than causation?
One arm for 10-15 minutes seems very low. Particularly for people with darker skin. Do you have anything to back this up?
Yes, but "substantial length" means a lot longer than 10-15 minutes IMO. It also varies tremendously based on the amount of melanin in your skin.
One arm for 10-15 minutes seems very low. Particularly for people with darker skin. Do you have anything to back this up?
Yes, but "substantial length" means a lot longer than 10-15 minutes IMO. It also varies tremendously based on the amount of melanin in your skin.
My one arm 10-15 minutes was an example. It's correct that skin tone, time of day, and cloudiness all impact the result. But here's a quote from the National Institutes of Health information on vitamin D:
The factors that affect UV radiation exposure and research to date on the amount of sun exposure needed to maintain adequate vitamin D levels make it difficult to provide general guidelines. It has been suggested by some vitamin D researchers, for example, that approximately 5–30 minutes of sun exposure between 10 AM and 3 PM at least twice a week to the face, arms, legs, or back without sunscreen usually lead to sufficient vitamin D synthesis
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Big John, think about a guy who puts money in his pocket with a hole. No matter how much money he puts in, he never has any. Not everyone synthesizes sunlight into vitamin D at the same rate. In addition, there may be reasons why some people don't retain all of the vitamin D they create. Speak with your doctor.
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yeah. I don’t burn, but I have noticed that the exposed parts of my skin get really itchy and bothered as well. At first I didn’t relate the two, but now I notice that it only happens on the exposed (tanned) parts and is worse then I’m riding. I have seen people who spend a lot of time working in the sun and have really leathery skin. I guess I’d like to minimize that kind of damage as well.
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yeah. I don’t burn, but I have noticed that the exposed parts of my skin get really itchy and bothered as well. At first I didn’t relate the two, but now I notice that it only happens on the exposed (tanned) parts and is worse then I’m riding. I have seen people who spend a lot of time working in the sun and have really leathery skin. I guess I’d like to minimize that kind of damage as well.
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I enjoy and embrace my summertime tan lines. Since I wear gloves to ride, and tan a color that resembles that of a tabby cat, I get white cat paws. It fits with the whole cat theme I've got going on...
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I know long touring riders will wear long sleeve dress shirts to deal with the desert sun.
I use a Halo https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
when cycling in the Eastern Sierra to help with the high altitude sun. Definitely helps with the back of the neck. Wet it down and you will stay cool.
I use a Halo https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
when cycling in the Eastern Sierra to help with the high altitude sun. Definitely helps with the back of the neck. Wet it down and you will stay cool.
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That's interesting, I'll have to read more about this. Thanks.
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Big John, I'm sorry I wasn't more specific in my post. What I meant was to speak to the doctor about next steps. It's OK to discuss the issue here and read about it but when you're speaking to doctors, I suggest action.
If you tell him you're concerned, the doctor may suggest retaking the test because it could be wrong or taking it again in a month or two. If you've had the test before, the doctor should be able to compare the result to previous tests. He may even say the result was low but close enough to normal to not be of concern. Beyond that, the doctor may discuss the level of calcium from your blood test.
Your doctor may suggest taking a supplement or you can decide to take it. I take a daily multi-vitamin containing 1,000 IUs of vitamin D
If you tell him you're concerned, the doctor may suggest retaking the test because it could be wrong or taking it again in a month or two. If you've had the test before, the doctor should be able to compare the result to previous tests. He may even say the result was low but close enough to normal to not be of concern. Beyond that, the doctor may discuss the level of calcium from your blood test.
Your doctor may suggest taking a supplement or you can decide to take it. I take a daily multi-vitamin containing 1,000 IUs of vitamin D
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My statement had to do with statistics on common nutritional deficiencies compared RDAs.
My one arm 10-15 minutes was an example. It's correct that skin tone, time of day, and cloudiness all impact the result. But here's a quote from the National Institutes of Health information on vitamin D:
My one arm 10-15 minutes was an example. It's correct that skin tone, time of day, and cloudiness all impact the result. But here's a quote from the National Institutes of Health information on vitamin D:
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Big John, I'm sorry I wasn't more specific in my post. What I meant was to speak to the doctor about next steps. It's OK to discuss the issue here and read about it but when you're speaking to doctors, I suggest action.
If you tell him you're concerned, the doctor may suggest retaking the test because it could be wrong or taking it again in a month or two. If you've had the test before, the doctor should be able to compare the result to previous tests. He may even say the result was low but close enough to normal to not be of concern. Beyond that, the doctor may discuss the level of calcium from your blood test.
Your doctor may suggest taking a supplement or you can decide to take it. I take a daily multi-vitamin containing 1,000 IUs of vitamin D
Big John, I'm sorry I wasn't more specific in my post. What I meant was to speak to the doctor about next steps. It's OK to discuss the issue here and read about it but when you're speaking to doctors, I suggest action.
If you tell him you're concerned, the doctor may suggest retaking the test because it could be wrong or taking it again in a month or two. If you've had the test before, the doctor should be able to compare the result to previous tests. He may even say the result was low but close enough to normal to not be of concern. Beyond that, the doctor may discuss the level of calcium from your blood test.
Your doctor may suggest taking a supplement or you can decide to take it. I take a daily multi-vitamin containing 1,000 IUs of vitamin D
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Big John, I know what you mean. I just went over your other posts so I now understand that low vitamin D may be your only issue. If that's the case and you're otherwise healthy, low vitamin D may not be cause for concern. You're certainly right about doctors; there's good and bad - like everyone else.