What is the right diet?
There is hardly possible to find a guide-theme about which so many books have been written about the right diet. Food intolerances such as celiac disease (gluten intolerance) and lactose intolerance are well known by the general public. Food manufacturers now offer even an alternatives for sufferers just like lactose-free chocolate or a gluten-free pizza. Also, there are more and more fans of the vegan diet who avoid all animal foods. Become vegan is medically in some people associated with risks. Thus, defects arise, for example, in the elderly, infants or pregnant women by renouncing animal foods. The more important is a conscious compilation of the menu so that there are no nutrient deficiencies. Industrially produced food like sweetened lemonade is not only on the Don’t-list in many diets, but is also a red flag for supporters of a...
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Can protein help you lose weight?
There are many theories on the question of how to lose weight by the most successful way. The internet and magazines are full of suggestions, ideas and alleged miracle diets. For a permanent and healthy loss weight an adequate intake of protein is needed. An American study has confirmed this now. In study took a part 25 healthy, normal and overweight men and women between 18 and 35 years. After first two to three weeks of a weight-reducing diet they were carried out, the volunteers every day for eight weeks had take 950 kilocalories more. They were divided into three groups. In the first group of the protein portion of the food was five percent (low protein), in the second 15 percent (normal) and in the third 25 percent (high protein). After the study, participants were weighed and their body...
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Varied food lowers the risk of diabetes?
By eating plenty of fruits and vegetables may reduce the risk of diabetes developing type 2. Obviously that a special role is played by the variety on the plate. Almost everyone knows that you have to pay attention to the diet in diabetes. And many think that you can reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes primarily by reducing, that you take as little sweets as it possible. Less well known, however is likely that you can reduce risk of diabetes specifically, by consuming plenty of fruits and vegetables and thereby feeds as varied as possible. That is what researchers now discovered through a case-cohort study. For the EPIC-Norfolk study of 3,000 subjects were observed over a period of eleven years. Participants were examined at baseline on their health and fitness level back. They then had to gather in...
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Homeopathy the immediate response to acute injury
As a complement to conventional medicine today, more and more people in a gentle therapies such as homeopathy. Here, different homeopathic remedies have also been shown to be helpful for treating acute injuries. In severe injuries but an emergency physician should always be alert or a doctor be consulted. Unlike diseases injuries are caused by sudden events such as a stroke, a wrong move or a fall. Both lacerations and bruises, strains or lumbago are considered acute injuries, their complaints using homeopathic globules, tablets or ointments alleviated or their healing processes can be positively supported. If in doubt, and in severe injury, a doctor should always be consulted. Until then, and for minor injuries homeopathic preparations may, in addition to conventional first aid measures, such as disinfecting wounds, are used for example to avoid severe swelling or bruising, reduce...
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Is tap water better than bought water?
Tap water often contains more minerals than purchased water. In addition, a serious bacterial contamination was found in some bottled purchased water. 29 still mineral water and tap water were compared with one another. The comparison showed that tap water often contains more minerals than bought still water.Only one of the water purchased contained a mineral content which is high enough to provide bones with calcium and magnesium with muscles, so the consumer protection. But this mineral water contains little sodium and is therefore unsuitable for example for athletes. Another problem is the microbial load that has been found in many bottles. Although this is harmless to healthy people, however, could result in patients and infants to health problems. In more than one third of the tested in water was found problematic burden with germs. For baby food bottled...
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Changes into the brain due to overweight?
Obesity apparently leads to changes in brain activity. This is the conclusion researchers come. The aim of the study was to find out why obese individuals have problems with controlling their food intake sufficiently. With the help of imaging techniques, such as magnetoencephalography (MEG) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) showed that distinguish the brainwaves of overweight from those of normal weight people. Thus we find at an elevated body mass index (BMI) increased brain activity in the frontal region, which plays an important role in areas such as behavioral control. This could be a reason why for some people it more difficult than others to control their eating. Another finding of the study was that the hormone insulin, which signals the body how much food has been consumed, deployed only a reduced effect in the brain of overweight...
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