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Memory problems no need to be
This situation most people know. You meet someone on the street they know, but they do not remember the name. What is amusing in everyday life, the first indication of a serious health condition can be. The proverbial absent-minded professor is the reason why most people take disturbances of memory performance to be taken lightly. Especially in academic circles mentioned the distraction is taken with humor. Indeed, the probability that the person indulges other thoughts high. But it is...
Read MoreCan plastic make you sick?
Every day we come into contact with plasticizers, which are part of various plastics. Studies show that the chemicals can disturb the human hormonal system. Environment chemicals fall increasingly targeted by physicians, particularly endocrinologists, specialists for the hormonal balance. A group of particularly critical chemical compounds are the phthalates, plasticizers that are added mainly in PVC plastics and which can affect the human hormone balance, as well as other metabolic processes. One finds plasticizer in films for sealing and...
Read MoreChanges 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...
Read MoreTea – treat for body and soul
Tea is much more than just a liquid. Whether you enjoy a cup of tea in the morning, afternoon or evening; the soothing hot drink tastes any time of day and season. In addition, tea boosts the physical well-being and for all ages including the ideal drink. Tea is considered discovery of the Chinese, even though the birth of the world famous drink is historically not been established. But around 5000 years ago can you have there already prepared...
Read MoreCan Licorice root change your blood sugar?
Most know it only as the main component of licorice. Now researchers have found that the licorice root may be effective against adult-onset diabetes. Since ancient times, licorice root in traditional medicine is estimated. Especially with gastric and respiratory diseases it is used. Researchers have now discovered that liquorice also contains substances that can help against diabetes.The scientists have identified in the edible root of the plant substances that may cause your blood sugar: the Amorfrutin. The team could...
Read MoreTingling and numbness are common- analyze this
Everyone knows the feeling, when the fingers are numb in freezing temperatures and pain. The numbness go back in a warm place until an unpleasant tingling over before it disappears again. Not always, however, the cause of tingling and numbness in the extremities or other parts of the body such as the face is harmless. While tingling sensation is a disorder of the body surface and is mediated usually by overactive nerve endings in the skin, numbness are usually...
Read MoreIs smoking harmful for women more than for men?
Women die almost four times as likely as men from the effects of smoking. But quitting smoking is not easy – even though many fear weight gain. Men smoke more than women. But if women smoke, it is more dangerous for them than for men. To average 10.5 years, the lives of women shortened by tobacco consumption. In men, however, are “only” 2.9 years. Why women are at risk from smoking more than men is unknown. Furthermore, there is...
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