Heliocare這樣的防曬補充劑真的可以防曬嗎

Before getting into the nitty gritty, let us first address the question you all came here to ask: Do you still need to apply sunscreen if you're taking an oral antioxidant to protect against sun damage? The answer is a resounding Y-E-S, experts say. "It's not supposed to replace your sunscreen," explains Rachel Nazarian, MD, a New York City dermatologist at. "It's supposed to supplement it." In other words, don't expect to grow skin of steel after popping one of these capsules-you still need to slather on topical SPF protection every 80 minutes and after going in the water.

切入細節之前，首先解決你們所有人的一個疑問吧：如果已經口服抗氧化劑，那是否還需要再塗防曬霜呢？答案當然是需要，專家說道。"口服膠囊並不能取代防曬霜，"紐約市的皮膚科醫生Rachel Nazarian醫學博士解釋道。"其本意是用來補充防曬霜的。"換言之，服用這些膠囊之後，別指望你的皮膚會長出鋼鐵保護層--你仍然需要每隔80分鐘進行局部防曬霜塗抹，下水之後也要進行防曬。

So, then why take these supplements at all? The experts we spoke to explained that skin-threatening damage doesn't just occur when you're lying on the beach in Mexico. "Free radicals"-chemical particles linked to cancer and other diseases-"come from more than just the sun," says Mona Gohara, MD, associate clinical professor of dermatology at Yale School of Medicine. And yes, even on cloudy days spent indoors, you are still at risk.

那爲什麼要服用這種補充劑呢？我們和專家對話，他們解釋道，對皮膚存在威脅的傷害不僅只是當我們躺在墨西哥的海灘上時纔會存在。"自由基"--與癌症和其它疾病相關的化學顆粒--"不僅來自於太陽，"耶魯大學醫學院皮膚病學副教授莫納·古哈拉醫學博士說道。是的，即使陰天的時候呆在室內，你的皮膚還是處於危險之中。

To protect skin from within, Dr. Gohara recommends an oral antioxidant that contains fern extract (also known as polypodium leucotomos), which helps scavenge out these free radicals. "It not only fortifies your skin-the body's largest organ-but also the other organs in your body that can benefit from antioxidant protection," she says.

爲了由內而外的保護肌膚，古哈拉醫生建議服用含蕨類植物提取物（也被稱作水龍骨屬植物）的口服抗氧化劑，能幫助清除這些自由基。"口服抗氧化劑不僅加強皮膚的抵抗力--身體的最大器官--同時身體的其它器官也會從抗氧化保護中獲益，"她說道。

Other skin-damaging culprits include cigarette smoke, pollution, infrared rays, and blue light from computers, according to Whitney Bowe, MD, New York City dermatologist and author of The Beauty of Dirty Skin. "Sunscreen doesn't filter out the free radicals from all of these other sources," she says. And beyond being dangerous to your overall health, free radials also contribute to premature aging and hyperpigmentation. "I love topical serums, but you also have to protect your skin from the inside out," Dr. Bowe explains.

其它破壞皮膚的罪魁禍首還包括香菸的煙霧、污染、紅外線和電腦發出的藍光，紐約市的皮膚科醫生和The Beauty of Dirty Skin一書的作者惠特尼·鮑說道。"防曬霜無法過濾所有自由基，"她說道。除了對整體健康造成危害之外，自由基還會導致過早衰老和色素沉積。"我喜歡外用防曬霜，但也應該由內而外的保護肌膚。"鮑醫生解釋道。

You've probably heard of Heliocare ($30 for 60 capsules; or ), which has been around for over 20 years and is often recommended by dermatologists. Within the past few years, though, other brands have developed similar supplements.

也許你已聽說過Heliocare（60粒膠囊30美元，可在亞馬遜或網站購買）。Heliocare已存在20多年之久，皮膚科醫生經常建議人們服用。但過去幾年間，其它品牌也相應推出了類似補充劑。