Appearing on BBC Breakfast earlier today, Dr Smith was joined by Dr Helen Wall to bring the latest advice and tips to Brits to stay healthy during the extreme weather. With both experts admitting to enjoying the hot weather, they also went on to say that this unprecedented heat wave will also bring with it a risk to life that could affect “absolutely anyone”, even those in relatively good health.
As part of this, Dr Smith gave the stark warning that the “worst thing you can do for your skin, apart from smoking, to age it, is to get too much sunshine.”
He continued to say: “A little bit of sunshine is really good, as it makes vitamin D. You need the sunshine on your skin for about half an hour to do that.
“But too much starts to break down the elastic tissue leaving you wrinkly and leathery. So take it easy.”
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