Most replayed moment: How to Balance Sunlight and Suncream | Professor John McGrath

0:00Hello and welcome to Zoe Recap, where each week we find the best bits from one of our podcast episodes to help you improve your health.

0:10Today we're talking about skin and sunlight.

0:13Skin and sunlight have a complicated relationship.

0:17Sunlight helps our bodies produce vitamin D, which is essential for overall health.

0:22However, too much exposure can accelerate skin aging and increase the risk of skin cancer.

0:27So how much sun is enough?

0:29Are most of us getting too little or too much?

0:32And where does sunscreen fit into a healthy daily routine?

0:36I'm joined by Professor John McGrath to explore how sunlight affects our skin and how to strike the perfect balance.

0:45What's actually happening on the surface of my skin every day?

0:49Well, this amazing organ that you have, the skin, you know, as an adult, you've got 1.8 square meters of amazing carpet, which we recognize as this barrier that keeps the outside out and the inside in, and also has its own appearances too.