Healthy Skin

Kaylee Hennessey
October 17, 2013
Period A

Skin Care: 5 Tips for Healthy Skin

Mayo Clinic Staff

Mayo Clinic

2011

2 pages

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/skin-care/SN00003/NSECTIONGROUP=2

Summary of the Article:

     This article provides tips for healthy skin without having to use products or other expensive alternatives. The five key points to help your skin look and be healthy according to the article are:

1. Protect Yourself from the Sun

By using sunscreen or wearing protective clothing, one can protect oneself from wrinkles, age spots, and even skin cancer. 

2. Don't Smoke

Because smoking reduces blood flow, it often makes your skin wrinkle and look older. It also destroys elasticity, contribution to wrinkles.

3. Treat Your Skin Gently

Prolonged showers with hot water, intense soaps, shaving, rough towel drying, and not enough moisture can be damaging to the skin.

4. Eat a Healthy Diet

Fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and lean proteins will all help your skin look and feel healthier. Unhealthy fats as well as processed carbohydrates can cause your skin  to break out in acne.

5. Manage Stress

Stress can trigger acne breakouts. By reducing stress and finding ways to deal with it, one can also reduce acne breakouts and maintain clear skin.

Burns- 10/09/13

Kaylee Hennessey
October 9, 2013
Period A

Burns

 Mayo Clinic Staff
 Mayo Clinic

August 21, 2012.
10 Pages

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/burns/DS01176

Summary of the Article:

Some burns may be minor, affecting only the Epidermic and Dermic layers of the skin. These are measured in degrees. Burns that require a lot of attention are those that can be caused by chemicals and electricity. These burns often affect the hypodermis in addition to other layers. Third and second degree burns may require immediate medical attention. Although burns can be minor, many are fatal. These burns, fourth degree burns, affect body tissues beyond the skin, like muscles or bones. 

The causes of burns include, but are not limited to:

• Fire
• Chemicals
• Electrical encounters
• Sunlight or excessive exposure to UV rays, and
• Radiation

Serious burns can lead to complications. Some complications include, but are not limited to:

• Infection
• Low body temperature
• Scarring
• Bone and joint problems

Minor burns may heal in a matter of a few weeks with no medical attention. For more serious burns, however; medication, physical therapy, or even surgical procedures are required depending on the severity of the burn.