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Let’s say you have already purchased your dream Apple Watch. The next step is buying a watch strap that enhances the look and feel of your timepiece. However, things can be a little complicated if you have sensitive skin. You must consider several materials and designs to get a band that won’t react with your skin.

So, if your skin is the sensitive type, this guide is for you. We will share several tips for choosing the best watch strap for sensitive skin. Don’t forget to explore the best quality hypoallergenic Apple Watch bands from sharkwatchband.com/product-category/hypoallergenic-apple-watch-band/. No more discomfort due to irritations!

Understand the Causes of Skin Irritation

Your skin can react to different materials and exposures. The bad news is that this may include your watch strap. For example, you may have a leather allergy due to chemicals used when tanning this material. You might also experience contact dermatitis when exposed to nickel or solid silicone (fluoroelastomer). Most importantly, speak to a certified dermatologist to be sure which materials react with your skin.

Choose Hypoallergenic Materials

As mentioned earlier, the choice of material should be crucial when choosing an iWatch strap. The best Apple Watch straps for sensitive skin use hypoallergenic materials to minimize irritation. You can often find this material in silicone bands. Hybrid bands made of leather and silicone are also good options. Find the best quality hypoallergenic Apple Watch straps at Sharkwatchband.com.

Consider Band Design and Fit

Most people rush to choose the shiniest or most beautiful watch band in the store. However, beauty isn’t everything. Investigating the watch band design is vital to ensure it’s breathable and adjustable. This not only provides a comfortable fit but also prevents sweat and moisture from being trapped. Remember that sweat can leave behind sodium after drying up, causing an itching sensation.

Test the Band Before Committing

We all like to order goods online, right? However, this might leave you stuck with a watch band that reacts to your skin. For this reason, you may find a local store that allows you to stop by and test the band selections. This way, you can find the ideal choice from hundreds of options. While testing the bands, ensure the design and fit are comfortable.

Maintain Good Hygiene

Sometimes you might be at fault for causing skin irritation. A dirty and contaminated watch strap can be the perfect breeding ground for bacteria and dirt. In return, you might feel uncomfortable irritation whenever you wear your timepiece. So, how do you maintain good hygiene?

• Wash and dry your wrist before and after wearing the strap.
• Have a schedule for washing and disinfecting your strap.
• Quickly remove sweat and moisture trappings during workouts.
• Store your strap in a clean, dry place.

Rotate Bands to Give Your Skin a Break

There’s no harm in having different watch straps for varying needs/lifestyles. For example, you can have a leather band for official use and a breathable silicone/nylon band for hitting the gym. By rotating bands, you can choose the ideal strap for the right occasion. This also minimizes faster wear and tear, saving you a few bucks in the long term.

Look for Bands Specializing in Sensitive Skin

As discussed before, silicone and leather can have hypoallergenic properties to prevent skin irritation. However, some third-party manufacturers may specialize in selling bands for sensitive skin. You can look for these options and find a brand that fits your skin. Another way to go about it is to ask friends and relatives with similar experiences for recommendations.

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Harmonies of the World by Johannes Kepler

Our United States health system is dysfunctional. It leaves many without coverage, is the most expensive of the world, and drives many others into bankruptcy and poor health outcomes. Our two-tiered system of care maintains access for Americans with comfortable incomes but restricts access for everyone else, noted by Anthony Kovner, PhD as a particularly brutal form of rationing. Majority of us agree that things must change, but we hardly make much progress because we can’t seem to find something that unites us all in our great healthcare debate. I contend that there actually is common ground. Our current President once noted, “Nobody knew healthcare could be so complicated.” However, at its core it really isn’t.
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An interesting analysis done by the Office for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) showed that there seems to be a connection between life expectancy and how much we spend on healthcare. However, that’s not the case for the United States.

This may explain why we spend the most over any other comparable country in the world yet our health outcomes are poor and we have a higher level of disease burden than they do. What is it that we are doing differently from these other countries other than leading the world with the highest obesity rates? The most important difference is that we don’t have Universal Health Coverage for our citizens and instead treat healthcare as a commodity. We are the only developed country in the world that does this.

Universal Health Coverage is one of the most widely shared goals in public health around the globe. While countries do implement different funding mechanisms, they all focus more on who has access to the care. There are two specific instances where the United Nations unanimously declared Universal Health Coverage as a public priority for our world. The first was in 1948 when fifty-three-member countries signed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights agreeing that all member countries would ensure their citizens have the right to adequate health as a public good and not a commodity. Then again with the Sustainable Development Goals of 2015 stating that all UN Member States agree to try and achieve Universal Health Coverage by 2030 urging governments to move towards providing all people with access to affordable, quality health care services as a part of sustaining our human race and planet.

Only the developed, industrialized countries (thirty to forty of the world’s two-hundred countries) have established health care systems. These developed countries achieve Universal Health Coverage in several ways, each with its own set of arrangements. None of them trust the free market completely and instead impose regulations like these: insurance companies must accept everyone and cannot make a profit on basic care, everyone is mandated to buy coverage or pay taxes to cover it, the government pays for the poor who cannot, and doctors and hospitals have to accept a standard set of fixed prices. Additionally, not all of the countries do what’s considered socialized medicine, instead many have private doctors and hospitals as a part of the equation. Let me repeat that—single-payer healthcare does not automatically mean socialized medicine.

World Health Organization had its 1st Global Symposium on Health System Research in 2010 and had this summary: Out of the countries in their analysis, seventy-five had legislation that provided a mandate for Universal Health Coverage independent of income. The United States was still not one of them. I reached out to a woman who works for the World Health Organization to get some information about accountability towards Universal Health Coverage …