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Sunscreen rating database

The EWG (Environmental Working Group) has investigated over 900 sunscreen products to come up with the sunsceen rating database linked here. Each product has a score from 0 to 10 where 0 to 2 indicates low hazard and 7 to 10 indicates high hazard.

This is not to say you should not use sunscreen. You should use sunscreen as recommended in the cosmeticsdatabase.com article as well as other sun-healthy tips.

Just have to buy one that is SPF 15 or high and listed in the database’s “best” list. See the chart matrix linked here and there are 28 products that are rated Low Hazard and Effective.

The EWG says “that 4 out of 5 sunscreen products offer inadequate protection from the sun, or contain ingredients with significant safety concerns.” And you can not just go by the brand name. EWG says “Some of the worst offenders are leading brands”. And some brands make many different products which ranges from 2 to 7 rating.

Brain Healthy Foods

According to chapter 4 of the book The Brain Trust Program:, some brain healthy foods are …

  • Fish and Seafood with omega-3 such as salmon, tuna, mackerel, herring, trout, sardines, and anchovies. If you are worried about toxins in fish, keep in mind that smaller fish generally have less toxins.
  • Berries because their anti-oxidant ability to absorb free radicals
  • Spinach and dark-green vegetables for its vitamin B and floic acid
  • Spices like turmeric, ginger, sage, rosemary
  • Coffee and green tea
  • eggs for its vitamin A, E, B-12, and folate
  • avocados because it contains good oils and many vitamins and minerals such as A, C, E, K, magnesium, and potassium
  • Nuts and seeds
  • Wine
According to page 5 of the book
Preventing Alzheimer’s: Ways to Help Prevent, Delay, Detect, and Even Halt Alzheimer’s Disease and OtherForms of Memory Loss
Anti-oxidants like vitamin E, ginkgo biloba, and possibly alpha lipoic acid may delay the onset of Alzheimer. These antioxidants absorbs the free radicals which damage or kill brain cells.

This article on Alzheimer’s Association suggests …

  • dark-skinned fruits and vegetables such as spinach, broccoli, blueberries, blackberries, etc.
  • cold water fish such as halibut, mackerel, salmon, trout, and tuna
  • nuts such as almonds, pecans, and walnuts

It also indicates that vitamin E, C, B12, and folate may be helpful.

Wired Science Videos Episodes

You can watch episodes of “Wired Science” linked here. They got some interesting science features.

Carbon and Global Warming

Watch this video by Robert Krulwich that explains why the atom carbon is central to understanding the global warming process. It got some nice humorous cartoons to make the learning fun. It is in 5 parts; so make sure you scroll down and play the episodes in order.