Whether magnesium helps against convulsions?
During a strenuous cardio training, the muscles in the calf become strained with a painful spasm. A glance at the shelves of pharmacies, or in the range of diverse dietary supplement manufacturer seems to confirm this assessment. They all offer various forms of magnesium supplements and promise always more endurance and muscle free from spasm. Scientific studies have long shown that this assumption is doesn’t work on practice. Only when a concentration of magnesium 400- 600 milligrams such effect would be observed. However, such a dose exceeds the recommended daily allowance established by the American Society for Nutrition which is 300-350 milligrams. A highly excessive magnesium intake often leads to diarrhea and can cause a heightened sense of fatigue. Where does the myth? Researchers report that a tennis player who got convulsions regularly, felt recovery after the supplementation of...
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Altitude training and its benefits
At the end of the 19th century, physicians employed with the effects of altitude on the human body. At various locations they researched not only the symptoms and causes of altitude sickness, but also the positive adaptive responses of the body to the lack of oxygen. At the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City were then also an occasion for the sports world to deal with the topic “High”. Mexico City is located 2,240 meters above the sea level and thus provides the coaches and athletes before the special challenge of producing top performances in spite of the special conditions. The first altitude training camp have been launched and quickly became apparent that the amount of exposure affects both performance-enhancing for competitions at high altitudes as well as in the lowlands, where i belong. The idea of the altitude...
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Hay fever – now the grasses flowering begins
While the worst is over for some hay fever sufferers who suffer from grass pollen allergic time to start yet. For after the blossom from May to August, grass and weed pollen go. Because of the high prevalence there have allergies now very serious and look forward to every rainy day. In the vernacular, an allergy to grass is also known as hay fever. However this is not an allergic reaction to the grass itself, but against certain protein components of pollen. Is allogamy produce grasses during its heyday tons of pollen. Because unlike the animal pollination wind pollination is not targeted. To compensate for this disadvantage appropriate quantities to be produced, which are then transported for miles by the wind. Hay fever, everyone suffers differently. Basically, a grass pollen allergy is similar to other forms of seasonal pollen...
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COPD: result of smoking
COPD the Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is also referred to as the “great unknown sister of asthma”. Formerly known as “smoker’s lung” designated disease is one of the most common diseases. Meanwhile, it’s number four through the most common causes of death in US. In New York alone, a quarter of a million people have been already affected. COPD stands for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It is a collective term for several lung diseases, in which the exhalation (expiration) is disabled. These include chronic obstructive bronchitis or emphysema. Those affected suffer from shortness of breath, constant cough and sputum production, so the spitting of thick mucus have place to be (AHA syndrome). Trigger for the symptoms are a lot of small foci of inflammation in the lungs. This lead to a narrowing of the airways, swelling of the bronchial...
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Problematic of our skin and rules of care
It is the largest human organ, just under two square meters and weighs around 15 kilos. It protects our body against external influences, such as chemical agents, UV rays, microorganisms. As a metabolic organ skin separates sweat and sebaceous glands of pollutants, regulates body temperature. Your pain helps the body to take immediate countermeasures for pain. Numerous sensors on the skin allow the over vital for us touch. But they must also be protected. Sun, tattoos and other influences left their mark. Experts explain that our skin does everything and gives tips on how to get it healthy. Is our skin weak at all? Healthy skin is very resistant. One weakness is: you can not perceive any radioactive radiation. And in skin diseases, such as eczema, the protective mechanisms against infection are reduced. How do you know that something...
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Thyroid disorder often remain undetected long
One third of all US suffering from a thyroid disorder. The small butterfly-shaped organ located in the front of the neck and is responsible for the main metabolic processes in our body. Through the hormones it secretes, it controls the operation of almost all organs, has an impact on circulation, growth and even our psyche. If with thyroid is something wrong, different diseases may result. Overactive thyroid disorder is the most common. In the thyroid, the important hormones produced T3 (triiodothyronine) and T4 (thyroxine). Is the thyroid too much or too little of these hormones to the body and because of it occur different symptoms. Frequent disorder is overactive thyroid – thyroid releases too many hormones. In this case, patients are nervous and irritable, and weight loss is possible. In some cases, the enlargement of the thyroid is also...
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