Winter time is sauna time
When winter sets in, colds have high season. Of the many more or less sensible suggestions on how to strengthen the immune system, sauna is one of a definitely the best. Saunas have been around for thousands of years. It is believed that they were used for ritual purification before. Today, the sauna is considered the fountain of youth, detoxification and also as a silver bullet against colds. In spite of all, however, infections are possible. A sauna with the obligatory subsequent cooling mimics the extreme temperature changes, which can be fatal to our immune system in winter. The sauna is a kind of workout for the body’s defenses. On the other hand would be the task of wanting to cure a cold already broken out in the sauna, not only pointless, but because of the high demands on...
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Care for very dry skin
Dry skin is stretched, tends to be more wrinkles and is even more susceptible to infections. In addition to clarifying the cause proper care is important. You will not only improve the skin’s appearance, but also serves to health. Very dry skin is visible and tangible. The main symptoms are: Redness Dandruff Parchment it looks Increased formation of fine lines Itching Distension Ignition proclivity Dry skin meets most familial association. This means that the inclination can be hereditary. However, it can also be the result of acute dehydration. So if you drink too little water will determine the consequences also on the skin. Not only the facial skin is affected. Some areas of the body where the skin is naturally thin or heavy load, are particularly affected. These are such as the elbows, knees, shins and feet. With the...
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What helps against puffy eyes?
Not only because of wines, but also after a short night or a party with too much alcohol can the morning look in the mirror sometimes clouded by puffy eyes. But what’s behind the swollen eyelids and which helps to harmless swelling? Puffy eyes that show up in the morning immediately after getting up and disappear during the day are usually harmless. They are formed by a liquid accumulation in the particularly thin tissue of the eyelids when the outflow of body fluid, called lymph is weakened. Cause of the typical teary eyes and thick can be both crying and lack of sleep, too much alcohol or high salt diet. Join puffy eyes but more often or there are further symptoms such as pain, itching, or signs of inflammation, important that a physician should understand the cause of the...
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Safe Drug-term care provision in the home
The supply of care by the family is increasingly common. The necessary expertise, even around the supply of medicines had to be the caring family members earlier anlesen itself. Today, there are professional support through pharmacies. About 70% of care were cared for by their own family in 2011. These are 1.76 million people, of which only 576,000 were provided by external caregivers. The figures show the Federal Statistical Office, that informing family members will become increasingly important. For the diagnosis and the issuance of the recipes of attending physician is responsible. He will conduct the necessary investigations as part of a home visit in most cases. The administration of medication is the responsibility of carers. Since it is rarely healthcare professionals with them, the family doctor is also responsible for education. For dependent patients, medication systems that can...
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Smokers are used to wrinkles?
The new year has begun and many have undertaken to give up smoking. Smoking is injurious to health, most people know not only since it gives corresponding imprints on tobacco products. Less well known is the Smoking causes premature aging of the skin and provides typical smoker’s lines. In principle, the skin is a subject of the normal aging process. It lost over the years, their regeneration ability is dry and loses elasticity. By a number of factors, this process can be accelerated. So the first appearance of wrinkles is not only a question of age and genes, but also by various environmental factors and lifestyle. In addition to sunlight especially the consumption of tobacco acts negatively on the appearance of the skin, which has a particularly strong showing on his face. First wrinkles usually occur very early in...
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