It goes something like this...the sun is bad the sun is evil, if you must go out wear sunscreen, long sleeves, and "a hat". That is as much as most people hear, or sadly, as much a stupid primary care doctor ever tells them. Most PCP's fail to clarify that a hat means a WIDE BRIMMED HAT, and sunscreen means 1 oz applied head to toe 30 minutes before going out to allow the ingredients to fully bind to the skin. Sunscreen should be reapplied every 2 hours, more often if sweating excessively or swimming.
Peterson said that before the popularity of flip-flops and baseball caps, people venturing out on sunny days traditionally wore broad-rimmed hats and sneakers or shoes that afforded a large measure of protection to the tops of their feet and tips of their ears.
the guy that wrote this article, and maybe the professor he interviewed, are nuts. Sure people wore wide brim hats and carried umbrellas in the 1800's...they also had a short life expectancy of <60 yrs.
In conclusion, please do not blame the baseball hat and/or flip flops, blame the idiot wearing them (without sunscreen).
***This should in no way be interpreted as medical advice as that would violate Badbud Rule #24 prohibiting the dispensing of medical advice via plime and/or the interwebz]]>
