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Tues., April 22, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8 PM
“Selecting Healthy Sunscreens” with Dr. Becky, Eisenhower Regional Rec Center Marshall Room.
We learned how to choose sunscreens that protect your skin without harmful chemicals. Dr. Becky shared tips on ingredients to avoid and safer alternatives for sun protection.
Below is our follow-up to her presentation.
Beyond the insights in her slides, here are a few standout tips we especially loved:
Aim for 10 minutes of sun exposure in the morning, midday, and early evening to support natural vitamin D production.
Be aware that current AMA guidelines for vitamin D may be insufficient for optimal health—individual needs can vary significantly.
Sunscreens don’t fully block the UV rays responsible for wrinkles and DNA damage, so don’t rely on them alone.
Choose sunscreens carefully—many popular products contain hormone-disrupting chemicals, which can be especially harmful to children and may affect adult health, including thyroid function.
Use the Yuka app to find safer options.
Recommended sunscreens:
Sunley Sunscreen (available at Sprouts)
Clear zinc oxide-based formulas
Use protective clothing like hats, jeans, and tightly woven fabrics to guard against excessive sun.
Support your skin from the inside out with foods that may offer protective benefits:
Tomatoes
Walnuts
Flax seeds
Salmon
Green tea
After Dr. Becky's presentation, one of the products that was mentioned from the group was the dietary supplement called "Heliocare", which has an ingredient called Fernblock (Polypodium leucotomos extract). Here is a picture of the capsules that Kay was talking about.
HelioCare
Kay Wais provided these announcements:
Last Thursday 24 of us attended the Dr. Miller lunch and learn about Metabolic Syndrome by Dr. Miller, which was held at Palmers Country Club.
Gretchen sent to the Villages Daily Sun newspaper about our club today. Here is a link to the press release.
We are deploying a new website this week.
About the book club:
The book club won’t be meeting on Sunday, April 27th… which is this coming Sunday night because of travel schedules. But the next time that we DO meet, on May 11th, we think we will be discussing all of these topics:
Lab studies reporting on popular supplement brands
Pros/cons of the Yuka app (since Dr Becky recommended we download it)
Metabolic syndrome highlights from Dr Miller
Sunday Farmers Market in Mount Dora
Microplastics in clothing, cups, bedsheets, etc.
Introduction of our Featured Speaker: Dr Becky Spacke
Dr Becky Spacke is a Retired Physician and she currently runs a program called “Dr. Becky’s Better Brain Program”, a Holistic Alzheimer’s Prevention Program where people learn how to reduce their risk of developing Alzheimer’s Disease/Dementia.
In addition, she the Villages club called Abundant Health Naturally, which meets at the Laurel Manor Recreation Center on the 2nd Wednesday of every month at 6 pm. Also you can learn a lot by following her tips on Facebook and her YouTube channel.
Dr Becky has received Post-Doctorate certifications in:
· Acupuncture from Logan University
· Functional Endocrinology from Bridgeport University
· Lifestyle Medicine from Harvard Medical School
· Functional Medicine from the Institute for Functional Medicine and Functional Medicine University
And she was a College Course Instructor and Curriculum Creator for the Nutrition Therapy Institute.