I spent my teens, 20′s and 30′s staying out of the sun, and I admit it kept me looking younger… but this year, the year of my 40th birthday, I decided to let myself sit out in the sun a little while every day. What the heck, I’m 40 now, right? Well, I have absolutely loved my 10-15 minutes a day (I confess to still wearing sunscreen on my face, and a hat). I look SO much better with color, (though I do think if I’d been doing this for years I might have that leathery Clint Eastwood look). I feel better, too.
The most interesting part, though, is that my nails have gotten so strong, that for the first time in my life it’s easier to let them grow out and be manicured that to bite/cut them off as they break. I’ve never been able to grow long nails before… they look nice!
I don’t know exactly what the sun’s doing, but it’s doing something…It may be unrelated, but I like to think that if my nails are getting demonstrably stronger, maybe my bones are, too?
