1. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, Jun 29, 2008, 3:58 pm PDT

I have lupus which is affected negatively by sunlight. I lather on the UV products, but it would be wonderful to be able to take a pill that will help deter the effects of too much sun. I will ask my rheumatologist to give me his opinion on this product.

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2. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, Jun 30, 2008, 5:41 pm PDT

If you want the very best oral anti-oxidant out there you need to be eating freeze-dried acai. You'll find it in Monavie right here: http://www.thegreatproduct.com/cincinnati In juice form your body will absorb it more quickly and more completely. Beware acai products that don't use freeze dried acai in juice form because any other process gives you much less anti-oxidants.

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3. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Tue, Jul 01, 2008, 7:45 am PDT

In addition to using sunscreen, there are better, cheaper ways to get added sun protection than heliocare. Wear a hat and sunglasses. Take spirulina and buffered c. Drink green tea. Eat fruits and vegetables every day. That's sun protection most people can afford.

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4. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Jul 05, 2008, 12:24 pm PDT

systmic sunscreens are only supplementary to topical sunscreens. not only acai but all antioxidants like betacarotene, vit e, green tea will have similar effect. a healthy diet rich in antioxidants will be cheaper than these pills.

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5. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Jul 05, 2008, 5:42 pm PDT

I did my own study with heliocare. I took it as directed and went out in the sun. After 2 hours, I was as red as the month before when I spent the same 2 hours in the sun without heliocare. There is NO real rigorous independent (not in conflict of interest) scientific proof that it does anything.....Wonder if anyone else has seen the same....

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6. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Jul 05, 2008, 5:55 pm PDT

One last comment. Do you really think that there is any amount of extract or any product for that matter that you can take orally (a few hours prior to sun exposure) that will be capable of having the pharmacokinetics of distribution that will enable it to be distributed throughout the entire surface area of the skin and be photoprotective? C'mon doc, use common sense and please do not be so gullible....As one of the bloggers pointed out, this is nothing more than placebo and unless it can be used without a sunscreen, then what good is it if sunscreen alone does the same thing? Most extracts, such as the one used in this product, never make it to the skin and are rapidly inactivated by stomach or liver.....Good marketing and a nice concept but NOT real....

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7. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, Jul 06, 2008, 2:34 am PDT

blehh no big deal really... doesnt even say how effective it is. If it cant replace sunscreen then its really not worth it at all i dont think

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8. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, Jul 06, 2008, 6:06 am PDT

No thanks. Not interested in hyped up products, especially when they conveniently have "tuned" benefits. Also, the author of this article rubbed me the wrong way when she blatantly contradicted herself, and her opinion, in that article on bottle tanning products. Claimed it was unsafe, then said it was safe. You can probably search, if you don't want to take a commenter's word for it.

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9. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, Jul 06, 2008, 7:08 am PDT

In every article you write it seems you preach against sunlight as if it were the worst thing in the world. Instead of constantly pontificating the negative affects of UV rays, how about you give some equal time to the positive affects? You know, things like increased vitamin D production, elevated mood, and the benefit of not having skin that looks like you live under a rock. You're a doctor, people trust what you say, so maybe you should begin to tell the WHOLE truth, and not write half truths to further you anti-sunlight agenda?

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10. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, Jul 06, 2008, 7:09 am PDT

In every article you write it seems you preach against sunlight as if it were the worst thing in the world. Instead of constantly pontificating the negative affects of UV rays, how about you give some equal time to the positive affects? You know, things like increased vitamin D production, elevated mood, and the benefit of not having skin that looks like you live under a rock. You're a doctor, people trust what you say, so maybe you should begin to tell the WHOLE truth, and not write half truths to further you anti-sunlight agenda?

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11. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, Jul 06, 2008, 7:41 am PDT

sounds great & yes to good to be true ! what i got from this its for ppl that spend lots of time for long hours under the sun ! thank you for sharing the good news :D venus k.

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12. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, Jul 06, 2008, 7:42 am PDT

sounds great & yes to good to be true ! what i got from this its for ppl that spend lots of time for long hours under the sun ! thank you for sharing the good news :D venus k.

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13. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, Jul 06, 2008, 7:44 am PDT

sounds great & yes to good to be true ! what i got from this its for ppl that spend lots of time for long hours under the sun ! thank you for sharing the good news :D venus k.

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14. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, Jul 06, 2008, 8:27 am PDT

But the body needs the sun for vitamin D production. Sunscreen may stop the production of vitamin D.

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15. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, Jul 06, 2008, 9:03 am PDT

curcumin as well as other flavonoids will do the same for preventing UV damage and are less expensive. Epidemiological, clinical and laboratory studies have implicated solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation as a tumor initiator, tumor promoter and complete carcinogen, and their excessive exposure can lead to the development of various skin disorders including melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancers. Sunscreens are useful, but their protection is not adequate to prevent the risk of UV-induced skin cancer. It may be because of inadequate use, incomplete spectral protection and toxicity. Therefore new chemopreventive methods are necessary to protect the skin from photodamaging effects of solar UV radiation. Chemoprevention refers to the use of agents that can inhibit, reverse or retard the process of skin carcinogenesis. In recent years, considerable interest has been focused on identifying naturally occurring botanicals, specifically dietary, for the prevention of photocarcinogenesis. A wide variety of botanicals, mostly dietary flavonoids or phenolic substances, have been reported to possess substantial anticarcinogenic and antimutagenic activities because of their antioxidant and antiinflammatory properties. This review summarizes chemopreventive effects of some selected botanicals, such as apigenin, curcumin, grape seed proanthocyanidins, resveratrol, silymarin, and green tea polyphenols, against photocarcinogenesis in in vitro and in vivo systems. Attention has also been focused on highlighting the mechanism of chemopreventive action of these dietary botanicals. We suggest that in addition to the use of these botanicals as dietary supplements for the protection of photocarcinogenesis, these botanicals may favorably supplement sunscreens protection and may provide additional antiphotocarcinogenic protection including the protection against other skin disorders caused by solar UV radiation.

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