Comments on: Tanorexia http://www.idivamemphis.com/2008/04/22/tanorexia/ Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:09:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: nailsgirl http://www.idivamemphis.com/2008/04/22/tanorexia/comment-page-1/#comment-3555 nailsgirl Thu, 24 Apr 2008 03:33:59 +0000 http://www.idivamemphis.com/2008/04/22/tanorexia/#comment-3555 That Hollywood tan is a spray-on/Mystic Tan. FYI, we women are most likely to develop skin cancer on the backs of our calves. My ex did an oncology fellowship at the Natl. Cancer Institute & said that the scariest cancer he ever saw was skin cancer. Kills much faster than most cancers. One month, sometimes, from diagnosis to death. I'm so pale that I get checked once a year at the dermatologist--to prevent having an orange-sized chunk taken out. Even had my birthmark carved off because those cells are higher risk. That Hollywood tan is a spray-on/Mystic Tan.
FYI, we women are most likely to develop skin cancer on the backs of our calves.
My ex did an oncology fellowship at the Natl. Cancer Institute & said that the scariest cancer he ever saw was skin cancer. Kills much faster than most cancers. One month, sometimes, from diagnosis to death.
I’m so pale that I get checked once a year at the dermatologist–to prevent having an orange-sized chunk taken out. Even had my birthmark carved off because those cells are higher risk.

]]> By: Tammy http://www.idivamemphis.com/2008/04/22/tanorexia/comment-page-1/#comment-3546 Tammy Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:44:29 +0000 http://www.idivamemphis.com/2008/04/22/tanorexia/#comment-3546 I agree with you totally about the tanning beds. I've never been in one in my life, but my sisters used to go. I would tell them that they were just paying someone to give them skin cancer. My mother used to lay out in our backyard and get very tan, but I thought it was boring to do that. I get my sun just by walking at lunch. I read that everyone should get 30 minutes of sunlight a day without sunscreen in order for the body to properly use vitamin D. However, the story said that most people get that just driving to work in their cars. This year, when it was time to put up the black tights, I bought some Jergen's Body Glow lotion to "tan" my legs for skirts. It seems to be doing a good job so far! I agree with you totally about the tanning beds. I’ve never been in one in my life, but my sisters used to go. I would tell them that they were just paying someone to give them skin cancer. My mother used to lay out in our backyard and get very tan, but I thought it was boring to do that. I get my sun just by walking at lunch. I read that everyone should get 30 minutes of sunlight a day without sunscreen in order for the body to properly use vitamin D. However, the story said that most people get that just driving to work in their cars. This year, when it was time to put up the black tights, I bought some Jergen’s Body Glow lotion to “tan” my legs for skirts. It seems to be doing a good job so far!

]]> By: Allie http://www.idivamemphis.com/2008/04/22/tanorexia/comment-page-1/#comment-3542 Allie Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:16:15 +0000 http://www.idivamemphis.com/2008/04/22/tanorexia/#comment-3542 Old ladies keep coming up and touching my face, saying I have the most beautiful skin. My secret? When everyone else in the 8th grade was busy dousing themselves in baby oil and laying on sheets of tin foil, I was riding horses - the hat brim kept the sun off my face - and later in high school when my peers were patronizing tanning salons I was spending my money on books. My arms, which have gotten their fair share of sun over the decades, are so much worse looking than the rest of my body that it's not even funny. The skin is rougher and has a totally different texture. They aren't kidding about the skin cancer either. Friend of mine who loves tanning beds just had a patch the size of the palm of your hand removed from her back. I'm just glad that stars today are often pale, and have taken the stigma out of not having a tan. I used to get teased in high school for having pale legs and it was awful. Girls shouldn't have to be teased for not killing themselves. Old ladies keep coming up and touching my face, saying I have the most beautiful skin. My secret? When everyone else in the 8th grade was busy dousing themselves in baby oil and laying on sheets of tin foil, I was riding horses – the hat brim kept the sun off my face – and later in high school when my peers were patronizing tanning salons I was spending my money on books.

My arms, which have gotten their fair share of sun over the decades, are so much worse looking than the rest of my body that it’s not even funny. The skin is rougher and has a totally different texture.

They aren’t kidding about the skin cancer either. Friend of mine who loves tanning beds just had a patch the size of the palm of your hand removed from her back.

I’m just glad that stars today are often pale, and have taken the stigma out of not having a tan. I used to get teased in high school for having pale legs and it was awful. Girls shouldn’t have to be teased for not killing themselves.

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