Well prepared in the cold season: strengthen defenses
The hot sun hours are numbered, the days are getting shorter again. While in the early autumn have to fight colds first one, the others seem to effortlessly defy any virus. So what can you do to effectively help the immune system a boost and be prepared in the cold season? Nonstop billions of immune cells so busy, the human body as a police patrol against intruders – this is called, for example, pathogens – to protect. When exogenous structures overcome the natural barrier of the body (skin or mucous membranes), they are recognized in the optimal case of the immune system and eliminates unwanted scuffing or killer T cells. However, this highly effective system may have weaknesses: Different factors impact on the body’s natural defense sometimes strong. On the other hand, an appropriate lifestyle lead to a significant strengthening...
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How seniors can strengthen their immune defense
Even those who have been born healthy in the second half of life, was now very well take care of themselves. Because the immune system loses from about the age of 70 some of its agility. But the immunity and strengthen exchanging ideas. The body’s immune defense system loses in older holders of power, the immune response to vaccination falls in principle worse. When influenza infections such as the fever is rising much more slowly, the pathogen spread correspondingly rapid from the body. Sufferers do the first infection often than trifle off because the “usual” symptoms first occur not particularly strong. One more reason to hurry to pull the medical advice on the occurrence of head, chest and limbs, or severe coughing with sputum. This also seniors are immune to surprises, it is important to maintain a targeted immune...
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Fit and healthy through the winter
For some, winter is the best season – skiing, tobogganing and sledding. But winter also means short days, long nights and cold wet just in our part of bad weather, as these days. With some tips, however, you can adapt to the dark season and stay healthy through the winter. Morning on the way to work it is still dark and evening on the way back, it’s dark again, no wonder that the long nights wear you down. Therefore, many people just feel tired and less fit in winter than in summer. Cause include the hormones. Thus, the human body produces in the dark, especially the sleep hormone melatonin tired-making. In daylight, however, serotonin is produced, a hormone that lifts the mood and is therefore also known as happiness hormone. To increase the winter naturally low levels of serotonin,...
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Tips for a proper sauna
Regular visits in to the sauna improve the wellbeing and relaxation, is well known. Especially in the cold season is the sauna also in terms of strengthening the immune system is very popular and and have a positive impact. However, should be taken into account for a proper sauna there are some rules. The basic equipment for a sauna includes both a large towel on which one has adequate room lying down, as well as several smaller towels to dry. In addition, shower gel, shampoo, slippers, a body brush and plenty of drinking water should be in every sauna bag. Also an extra socks and a bathrobe are useful for breaks between sauna sessions. With this equipment, you are then optimally prepared for a sauna. However, before we start, you should note that a sauna neither on full nor...
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Zumba – the trend sport from Latin America.
Dance full of life and joy and it let the pounds? Zumba with the dream of many women and girls has arrived in sports clubs and gyms, and since then, more and more recreational athletes dance dream figure. Zumba was invented in the 90s by Colombian Alberto Perez. His goal was to develop a work-out to fast music, which is combined with dance steps of various dances. It Zumba fascinated especially women. Men find but hesitant to access this sport that appeals to people who like to move to music and at least have a sense of beat and rhythm. Zumba is considered fat burning exercise, but has many other positive effects. To promote the new fitness craze: Coordination Equilibrium Responsiveness Mobility Zumba is suitable for all ages and even for absolute beginners sports. Sports clubs and studios offer...
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Cozy warmth from the inside with aromatic, hot drinks
Wet cold weather, the sky overcast, clouded the mood … What is now better than a hot drink that warms from the inside and provides for well-being? With or without alcohol – punch, tea, cocoa and Co. belong to a cozy afternoon as the Christmas tree at a fixed. In the winter we long for heat from the outside and inside. What warm socks for the feet, are coffee, tea or hot chocolate for the stomach and the soul: with an aromatic hot drink we beat the winter blues cheat. Whether classic like fruit punch or non alcoholic punch for children on Thanksgiving Day , or in the evening by the fireplace in a cozy lap adults – for every taste. Here, some of the typical ingredients even provide a bit of extra vitamins that help the defense on...
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