tomatoes- natural sunscreen

[Guest guest]

Very interesting! I'm going to try this. I love tomatoes.

[Guest guest]

V

y cool!  My daughter has excema and the sunscreen irratates it just as much as

the sun.  She does like pasta with tomato sauce, as long as there are no

" ahn-yons " (onions) LOL

Thanks,

Cassie

[Guest guest]

That's really neat, but I sure wouldn't risk a sun burn trying it out. I'm

extremely fair-skinned, and 30 minutes in the sun can turn me the color of a

tomato, and then I'm very uncomfortable for a couple of days.

 

It may keep you from burning (and from becoming dehydrated in the sun, that

makes more sense), but what about UV rays that cause skin cancer?

 

Audrey S.

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

This could be dangerous and I don't recommend it. There is nothing blocking the

UR rays. Send us valid links, I will never chance it, I get moon burned I'm so

white.

Donna

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[Guest guest]

Dr. Oz (best known from Oprah) did a series called The Truth About Food, which

was broadcast about a year ago on Discovery and a few other channels. One

segment was about people who sunburned easily. They did an experiment, having

people eat a couple of tablespoons of tomato paste daily. I can't remember how

long they did it, but in the end those burn easily people did not burn so

easily. Dr. Oz highly recommended eating the tomato paste daily to help prevent

sun damaged skin.

 

Thanks to those who are posting all of the recipes! We've been trying a few and

have been very satisfied with our new way of life.

 

Suzan

 

 

 

, " Jammi " <jammi.girl wrote:

>

> Years ago, I took my son to the local beach to break up the day. It was our

first time there for the summer, and it was HOT since it was midday. The sun

reflected off the sand and water, and silly me, we had no sunscreen. But much to

my surprise, neither one of us burned.

>

> I was befuddled to say the least, and it stuck with me. Granted, when I was a

kid, I was always the darkest one on the block after a summer of fun and games

outside, but I'm half swedish, so pretty fair before it all starts. I've had my

fair share of sunburns. But my son is even fairer than I am, so very confused

about this, I mulled it over for years.

>

> Then one day I was watching NOVA, or some similar program on PBS and they did

a segment on eating tomatoes every day to prevent burning. They even showed a

little test by poking holes in a piece of paper, putting it over some guys arm

and shining a sun lamp on it. He burned. Then he started eating tomatoes daily

and they did it again a month later after the former exposure disapeared, and NO

BURN. That was it!!! We had been eating basically a tomato based diet: raw (not

me, I don't like them raw), pizza, spaghetti, soup, etc. on a regular basis.

>

> Now since our diet is slightly more balanced and we're eating SOME tomatoes

but not nearly as many, I'm adding a bit more as the temperature rises,

especially as my son and husband prepare for a fishing trip in July.

>

> If there's anyone out there who really burns, I recommend trying this. It's

worth a shot!

>

[Guest guest]

I am blonde, fair skinned and eat a diet with alot of tomatoes, soups, sauces,

salsas, etc, and I burn if I am out in the sun. Maybe its psychological for some

people??? It definitely doesnt make a difference for me.

 

Cherie