{"id":3421,"date":"2010-06-11T08:43:29","date_gmt":"2010-06-11T07:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardeningregisterblog.co.uk\/?p=3421"},"modified":"2019-10-20T15:03:34","modified_gmt":"2019-10-20T14:03:34","slug":"protect-yourself-whilst-gardening-in-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardeningregisterblog.co.uk\/index.php\/protect-yourself-whilst-gardening-in-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Protect yourself whilst Gardening in the Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3422\" style=\"margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 20px;\" title=\"oldwoman\" src=\"https:\/\/gardeningregisterblog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/oldwoman.jpg\" alt=\"oldwoman\" width=\"150\" height=\"221\" \/>We are always hearing about how important it is to use suntan lotion while on holiday abroad or out in the park or on the beach here in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>But did you know that just tinkering around the garden for an hour or so could result in serious sun damage?<\/p>\n<p>Most damage occurs during the summer months and the elderly are more at risk, however, sun damage can be a real issue at any time or year; whatever your age.<\/p>\n<p>So next time you head out to do a bit of weeding or pruning don&#8217;t forget &#8230;&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>Apply sunscreen on all exposed areas and reapply after a couple of hours particularly if you are working in exposed areas<\/p>\n<p>Cover your shoulders and arms as these are the areas most likely to burn<\/p>\n<p>Wear a hat with a brim to shield your head and protect your eyes<\/p>\n<p>Carry a bottle of water and drink regularly to avoid dehydration<\/p>\n<p>Try to go back indoors every couple of hours to take a break<\/p>\n<p>When it is particularly hot try to avoid gardening between midday and two o&#8217;clock.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>But did you know that just tinkering around the garden for an hour or so could result in serious sun damage?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4836],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-chat","czr-hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardeningregisterblog.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3421","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardeningregisterblog.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardeningregisterblog.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardeningregisterblog.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardeningregisterblog.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3421"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/gardeningregisterblog.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3421\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15759,"href":"https:\/\/gardeningregisterblog.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3421\/revisions\/15759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardeningregisterblog.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardeningregisterblog.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3421"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardeningregisterblog.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}