5 SPF Tips for Sun Safety this Summer
It’s Alberta’s favourite time of the year. Days are getting longer and the sun is shining brighter! Bring on summer. After spending months inside avoiding bone-hilling cold, it’s natural to want to spend as much time outdoors as possible. Here at Nurses on Demand, we encourage it! Not only does time in the sun boost up your Vitamin D levels it also provides a much-needed break from the indoor isolation we all feel due to the pandemic. That being said it’s important to protect yourself from harmful UV rays by staying diligent with your sunscreen. We have 5 tips to …
Blue Monday: Beating the Winter Blues
Have you ever heard of Blue Monday? Blue Monday is widely recognized as the most depressing day of the year. Blue Monday is held on the 3rd Monday of every January, and while it’s credibility may be doubted by experts, the idea of the Winter Blues is widely accepted. January might be a little bit more difficult time for people coming off the high from Christmas plus having to go back to work and school. Post Christmas, cold weather, broken NYE resolutions all make for a pretty difficult time. We have a list of things you can do to combat …
Winter is Here! Why You Still Need Vitamin D
We are officially in the middle of an Alberta winter where the sun is only out for what seems like 4 hours a day! By now you have probably heard that most Albertans are severely lacking in Vitamin D. You may be thinking “Okay, no big deal!” Vitamin D has amazing benefits and lacking it can put you at risk to being more susceptible to colds and flus. Let’s explore what the “Sunshine” vitamin has to offer! Benefits of Vitamin D Vitamin D can support the immune system and fight inflammation Vitamin D can help battle depression Vitamin D can …
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