Sun protection and allergy relief-Welcome to May

Welcome to May 2018!

This month there are a couple of month long “awareness’s” that I will mention in this blog post. There are certainly additional worthy “awareness’s” but I try to keep this blog fairly short.

I do not fill my blog posts with a lot of information that you can find on your own. I simply want to bring attention to health care issues that you may not otherwise think about. How many times do you think about melanoma or food allergies or your vision? These are just a few topics highlighted in May.

Here is a short list of healthcare issues highlighted during the entire month of May:

Food Allergy Action Month https://www.foodallergy.org/life-with-food-allergies

Healthy Vison Month https://nei.nih.gov/hvm

Ultraviolet Awareness https://www.aao.org/eye-health

(Healthy Vision Month and Ultraviolet Awareness go together)

Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month https://www.aad.org/public/spot-skin-cancer/programs/skin-cancer-awareness-month

Allergy and Asthma Awareness

http://www.aafa.org/page/asthma-and-allergy-awareness-month.aspx

During Healthy vision month doctors encourage people to make eye health a priority. They recommend a few steps to help with eye safety:

Get a comprehensive dilated eye exam

Live a healthy lifestyle by eating healthy foods, no smoking, maintaining a healthy weight

Know your family history

Use protective eye wear

Wear sunglasses

The Food Allery Action Month website has a great page the asks “What is a food Allergy?” Do you know the difference between lactose intolerance and a milk allergy? If not, please visit their website.

Did you know that asthma affects more than 24.5 million Americans? There are more than 50 million Americans that have all types of allergies such as allergies to pollen or latex.

Another awareness that I highlight every year is skin cancer. The website is a great resource.

Follow me on twitter to see a few other healthcare issues I tweet about

@klstorytime

Thanks for all your support!