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About sense and nonsense of pills and supplements
Dietary supplements omnipresent in our society: not only in pharmacies but also in drugstores – and even at discount stores – there a wide range of pills and Pulverchen. The print ads in Fitness magazines makes big promises and would almost convince a reader that with the right product everything works as mind of its own: Lose weight? Bring on the “fat burners”! More muscles? In this review article you learn the most important thing about food supplements: what...
Read MoreVitamin D, the sunshine vitamin underestimated
Vitamins and their income on food supplements are often controversial. This also applies to the sun vitamin D, which is a true multi-talent and body using sunlight can be made even. But does the body’s vitamin D production? The intake through food is difficult because it is only in some animal foods. Despite intensive research, which deals with the tasks of vitamin D in the human body, scientists still argue about the real need for vitamin D amount. Especially...
Read MoreWhat to consider when choosing a sport?
That movement is not only good for the body, but also for the psyche almost everyone knows because sport keeps you fit and helps reduce stress. But not every sport is suitable for everyone. Depending on your age, fitness and physical condition, we recommend a special form of movement. We help you with choosing a sport! If you have decided to exercise more, the first hurdle is already taken. Nevertheless, it is also not easy to figure out from...
Read MoreFive tips for healthy eating on the road
A healthy diet requires a reasonable level of self-discipline and requires the inclined Sweets lovers or junk food trailers regularly high sacrifice. As the abandonment of unhealthy and industrially processed foods were not already hard enough, makes all too often the (professional) everyday for additional obstacles in the fight against the many temptations. Especially in combination with regular business trips, threatens in case of stressful jobs so quickly to end the already challenging task of a healthy diet in...
Read MoreFirst aid kit – important in other European countries
That no one wants to become a sick, is obvious. Who gets caught anyway, can also take on holiday in most European countries, a good to excellent health care services. Not only in the tropics, but also when traveling within Europe are infections can not be excluded, for example by unfamiliar food or air conditioning related cold. Although medical care in many European countries is comparable to the American, the purchase of OTC agents can be difficult. It is...
Read MoreAltitude 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...
Read MoreSommerfit: Which diet gives us momentum?
Summer, sun, summer season to enjoy this time properly, you need to be fit and healthy. In addition to plenty of sleep and physical exercise that includes the right summer diet, because especially in eating and drinking lurking in the summer some dangers that can take your swing. At last summer, but the initial joy lasts usually only briefly, because many people makes the heat to create fast. During the day they feel tired and exhausted, at night you...
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