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Let it Shine, Let it Shine, but Let's Be Safe!
The sun keeps shining and I think I have spent more money on sunscreen  this summer than ever before! This e-newsletter provides information and resources on the recent dilemmas in the media regarding sunscreen. Since reading this information, I have taken the time to read the ingredients! Also, this week we give you details on the benefits of cycling and more news of what Performance is up to in the community.
So read on, cover up or alternatively lather up and enjoy the summer days outdoors!
Michelle
Michelle Collie, PT, DPT, MS, OCS
The care at its best E-Newsletter is designed to provide ongoing fitness, injury and disease prevention tips to help you stay healthy. In addition, program, community and staffing updates will be available. Please feel free to email me directly with comments and suggestions. |
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Reach Out and Read
 Christine Amaral and Fatima Semedo sort donated books for the Chafee Health Center waiting room. Chafee Health Center is one of three sites that Performance sponsors for RORRI. Performance was featured in last week's Providence Business News for the work we are doing with the RORRI program. |
Essential Tips About Sunscreen
From the Environmental Working Groups (EWG's) Guide
 *Make sure your sunscreen provides broad-spectrum protection.
*Stick to SPF 15-50+ to avoid being mislead. Pick a product based on your own skin, time planned outside, shade and cloud cover.
*Avoid vitamin A-laced sunscreens listed as "retinyl palmitate" on the ingredient label (new government data shows lesions and tumors develop sooner on skin laced with vitamin A). *Avoid the sunscreen chemical oxybenzone, a synthetic estrogen that penetrates the skin and contaminates the body. *Look for active ingredients zinc, titanium, avobenzone or Mexoryl SX which protect the body but staying on the skin and not penetrating into the body.
*Skip sunscreens with insect repellent; if you need bug spray, buy it separately and apply it first.
*Sprays and powders cloud the air with tiny particles that may not be safe to breathe. Choose creams instead.
*Reapply often because sunscreen chemicals break apart in the sun, wash off in water, and rub off on towels and clothing.
For more information view the EWG's 2010 Sunscreen guide. Please click here to view it.
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 5K for ALS
Paul Burke (pictured with his beautiful daughter Charlotte) took part in the 7th annual Sharon Timlin Memorial 5K race to find a cure for ALS. To learn more about Sharon Timlin and ALS click here. |
Bicycling Keeps off the Pounds
A new study says bicycling for exercise may help women control their weight during their 30s and 40s.The findings are based on a study where 116,608 female nurses periodically filled out questionnaires about their health, weight, diet and behavior. The analysis, published in the June 28 issue of Archives of Internal  Medicine, found that women who increased physical activities like brisk walking and bicycling by 30 minutes a day maintained their weight and even lost a few pounds, whereas those whose exercise was slow walking did not lose any weight. In addition, women who decreased their bicycling time from more than 15 minutes a day to less than 15 minutes gained about four-and-a-half pounds on average.
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Vitamins for Kids
 This month, Performance Physical Therapy is collecting children's vitamins. If you would like to make a donation, drop off kids' vitamins to any PPT location.These will be taken on the next Brigade to Guachi, which is scheduled for late July.
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Registrations are now being collected for the Performance Speed School Summer Series! 