Folate deficiency and Parkinson disease
In this study, in which the researchers have the blood levels of homocysteine (tHcy), vitamin B 12 and folic acid measured in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) and age-matched controls was possible correlations between these levels with smoking, alcohol, L-DOPA treatment and duration of disease in Parkinson’s patients. Results: The researchers had initially observed that the plasma (tHcy with around 30%) was increased in patients with Parkinson’s compared to the control group. The results also indicate that the most important determinant of increased plasma concentration of (t) Hcy in PD patients was a folic acid deficiency, while in the control group (t) Hcy mainly by plasma vitamin B (12) concentrations were determined. They also found that alcohol consumption, gender and L-DOPA treatment, the levels of plasma (tHcy, folic acid and vitamin B (12) is not significantly influence on altered...
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Why a radical diet does not make sense
Some people will think with horror about the next bikini season. However, radical dieting and radical cures are not only unrealistic but also harmful to health. In order to avoid the yo-yo effect and make in this summer a good figure, there are definitely more meaningful ways. If you think you would like lightning remove by simply not eating more – it is main mistake. Instead of it you need to feel your signals of the body that are talk about bad times before and can consume as few resources as possible. Especially the radical removal of protein leads to not degrade the fat pad, but the simple availability muscle mass is attacked. Depending on the duration of a starvation diet you risk by the insufficient supply of essential nutrients. It can lead to serious impairment of internal organs....
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With sports and a healthy diet for bikini figure
Summer is approaching with great strides and the related frequent moves and the holidays fast approaching. At a critical look in the mirror woman writing notes with this figure, and it seems be impossible to show in a bikini. How can the accumulated over the winter pounds effective and long term again be loosed? Oodles of crash diets and slimming recipes fill in the spring women’s magazines and promise rapid weight loss, the perfect bikini figure. Usually, these are only to initial water loss. For a real weight loss, when the unpopular fat deposits are reduced, you need not only rich diet. On the contrary, often occurs following the diet to a so-called yo-yo effect. Your body takes in this case, not only the lost water, but also sets a reserve for bad times. How can we achieve the...
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Travelers diarrhea, a common disease in time of long-distance travel
Everyone dreams of a long journey and about recovering under the palm trees or an adventure holiday. The adventure can also quickly become an unwelcome surprise. Especially when traveling to Africa and Southeast Asia, the risk of developing diarrhea, particularly high. Cause of traveler’s diarrhea, also known as Montezuma’s Revenge in the vernacular is increasingly an unusual for us. When you in the holiday in Central Europe there is lesser standard of hygiene, so that pathogens such as viruses, bacteria, or rarely parasites are popular. And from unsuspecting travelers can catch some diseases including from food or drinks. This gives rise to the first symptoms just hours or a few days after contact. Countermeasures should be taken at the latest, not later than you will find that, is unformed stool, which occurs more frequently than three times a day....
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How much body fat is normal?
Body fat: risks, side effects and methods of measurement. An ordinary scale reveals her weight only half the story, since it does not permit differentiation of muscle mass and body fat. How can conceal an ideal weight too much unhealthy body fat, while a high weight does not necessarily refer to a lot of fat. Our body needs fat to store nutrients, regulate the water balance and protect organs and joints. Therefore diets that have goal the complete degradation of fat reserves the is not only foolish but dangerous. On the other hand, however, too generous fat reserves are anything but healthy. In particular, an excess fat stored in abdominal is associated with vascular disease and an increased risk of heart attack. In women the age group between 20 and 30 years the proportion of body fat in the...
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Halitosis and the effect of CB12
Bad breath and one does not notice it? But others do! To deal with bad breath is not easy, because although he is bothersome, no one likes to address those who affected them directly. This bad breath is a common problem. Almost one in four people suffer from bad breath occasionally. However, this is not the onions, garlic or alcohol breath, but triggered by volatile sulfur compounds in the mouth,and causes foul odor. Cause are mostly anaerobic bacteria that proliferate between the teeth, in gum pockets or on the tongue under favorable conditions. Which affordable terms, especially poor oral hygiene, because the bacteria feed primarily on food residues which they decompose with the formation of malodorous sulfur gases. But even inflammation of the gums, decayed teeth, decreased salivation, sinus infections or food intolerances may be the cause of bad...
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