Showing posts with label Health. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Health. Show all posts

Sunday, 7 May 2017

HEALTHY Natural Remedies for Stomach Pain

Stomach pains can be caused by a number of factors. These include stress, smoking, alcohol consumption, drastic diets, allergies, hormonal imbalances.



Medicines can help you, but they have side effects in the long run. That's why you can trust with the food you find right in your kitchen.

Apple vinegar
This old remedy is just as effective today. Put 1 tablespoon of apple vinegar in half a glass of lukewarm water and drink the mixture. It is particularly effective for people who produce less acid in the stomach than they need to digest food properly.

Honey
This natural product is full of enzymes that help the stomach to digest food. Honey struggles against E.coli, Candida, and infections of staphylococci, streptococci, and influenza. You can sweeten your honey tea or drink a teaspoon of honey every day.

Medicinal charcoal
This is ideal for eliminating poisons in the body, reducing the absorption of harmful substances by up to 60%. Medicinal charcoal should be consumed with plenty of water because it dehydrates the body. Never mix charcoal with liquids.
Sodium bicarbonate
Put 1 teaspoon of sodium bicarbonate in a glass of lukewarm water to reduce acid in your stomach or if you have indigestion. Do not use sodium bicarbonate if you have high blood pressure or a very full stomach.

spices
Ginger, coriander, fennel, cumin, cardamom, and schinduf eliminates stomach spasms and bloating.
Used for centuries, herbal teas are recommended for relieving minor stomach pains. Drink chamomile tea, mint, cinnamon, fennel, ginger, sweet wood, sage, valerian, or the tail of the rat. Strong mint candies are also helpful

Sunday, 30 April 2017

THERE IS HEALTHY MIND IN A HEALTHY BODY



Sport, well-being and health are undoubtedly the triumvirates that determine the DNA of the inhabitants of Calella! Fervently loving sports, contact with nature, the smell of the sea, the Mediterranean breeze or walks under hundred-year-old plane trees along the waterfront of Manuel Puigvert, our citizens are privileged to enjoy the city thanks to its warm and mild climate, which makes Calella ideal for sporting purposes. At any time of the year, our residents slowly walk on the beach among the cormorants, heading for the lighthouse of Calella, or enjoy the peace and quiet of the first rays of morning light near the beach.

Calella is a city that literally "pulsates", where the rhythms of everyday life are perfectly combined with the ability to respond to the most difficult tasks of such authoritative sporting events as Ironman Barcelona, VeloTour Catalonia or the Special Olympics, among others. Thanks to the sports world, the residents of Calella have learned not only to compete but above all, to jointly participate and learn firsthand the importance of effort and perseverance - two key factors to meet new challenges.

Therefore, it is not surprising that this city, named "Calella - the city of European sport of 2016" ACES Europe, today has become an important center of pilgrimage for athletes from all over the world who see in Calella the basis for training, where you can prepare for swimming competitions or Olympic games!

If sports are made up of people, then each of them is a separate story! About every athlete involved in sports events taking place in Calella, there is always something to tell. The film "At 100 Meters", shot in 2015 in the city of Calella by director Marcel Barren reveals the story of Ramón Arroyo, a swimmer who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at the age of 30. The history of personal overcoming, in which residents of the city took part, also became their history

Do not overdo it with healthy food


Nuts are healthiest "snacks" that have least calories and the right amount of protein, fiber, omega-3 fats, vitamin E and fats that protect the heart. But, while the least calorie snacks from all the rest, they have a calorific value that can "hook-up" a few kilos if you exaggerate. Walnuts contain 80 percent fat, and one cup of these nuts contain up to 200 calories.

How much should you eat 28 grams of nuts a day? It is advisable to choose fruits with the shell to be cleaned, such as peanuts, pistachios, and walnuts as you eat 45 percent less. Normally, if you do not "tilt".

fish

It is known that fish is good for health - contains omega-3 fats that reduce inflammation in the body, prevents heart disease, cancer and arthritis. Plus, fish are regarded as food for the brain because it improves memory and overall cognitive functions.

However, certain types of fish contain high amounts of mercury, which is associated with an increased risk of heart disease. The high concentration of mercury can cause problems at birth and can damage the nervous system of the child. Some types of fish, especially fatty and those caught near industrial areas may contain hazardous substances that could be carcinogenic and that weaken the immune system.

How much should you eat: Up to 12 grams of fish per week. The fish that are low in mercury are canned tuna and salmon.

fruit

If you want to enjoy eating fruit, it is a plus for you because it is full of antioxidants that protect against many diseases and rich in fiber. But although the fruit healthy, still contains a lot of sugar (fructose) are therefore not recommended to exaggerate its consumption.



How much should you eat: to one-kilogram total fruit per day.

dark chocolate

Many happy facts that dark chocolate is considered healthy food thanks to OKs Idan site that abound. Dark chocolate is good for your heart, because it reduces blood pressure, but also can improve mood, increasing the level of serotonin.

However, remember that chocolate has calories and high in fat and sugars and if overdone can lead to increased risk of diabetes and obesity.

Description of rapid weight loss


Under the rapid loss of weight usually, means a sharp decrease in body weight and visual emaciation of a person. At the same time, external factors contributing to such a symptom are absent: the patient does not engage in active sports, continues to eat fully and leads a habitual way of life. At the same time, the patient's well-being may be normal for some time, but after a certain period of time, he feels a weakness, possibly intoxication, there are a high fever and other symptoms of any disease.

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The main mechanisms of this process include defective malnutrition or complete starvation, sharply increased needs of the organism after loads and illnesses, as well as a significant decrease in the absorption of nutrients into the body and hyper-bacteria, in which the main vitamins, minerals, fats, proteins, carbohydrates are excreted naturally Without penetration into the body.

Possible diseases

A sharp decrease in body weight, as mentioned above, can be caused by a huge range of diseases and negative conditions. Here are just a few of them:

The problem with the adrenal glands. Usually adrenal insufficiency is accompanied by anorexia, weakness, severe weight loss, regular stool disorders, mental irritability. Sometimes the patient is followed by attacks of nausea, as well as focal manifestations of severe skin pigmentation.
Diabetes. It is widely believed that diabetes causes only obesity - it's not at all! This disease causes the failure of the metabolic processes and provokes not only a set, but also a sharp loss of weight, depending on the specific state of the organism. In addition to losing weight, diabetes mellitus accompanies fatigue, severe thirst, frequent urination.
Neurological anorexia. This disease of neurological nature is typical for women from 18 to 30 years and is accompanied by a very sharp loss of weight (up to 50 percent) over a short period of time. In patients with this diagnosis, muscular atrophy, loss of hair, general weakness, hypotension, frequent constipation, and regular uncontrolled vomiting are observed.
Systemic depression. Severe forms of systemic depressions are sometimes accompanied by drowsiness, suicidal thoughts, loss of appetite and weight, and general fatigue.
Cryptosporidiosis. Protozoal infections of this type provoke muscle pain, sudden weight loss, severe diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea, and vomiting.
Viral infections with herpes. Herpes, despite the classical sluggish form of the disease, sometimes contributes to malnutrition due to unpleasant sensations during meals, which in turn provokes weight loss.
Gastroenteritis. Gastroenteritis affects the processes of absorption of fluids into the body, slowing them down, which in turn leads to serious weight loss, dehydration, fever, dryness of all mucous systems of the body, tachycardia and other manifestations of the disease.
Esophagitis. Inflammations in the esophagus region bring severe pain in the process of eating food - a person can de facto avoid this event or minimize it. Such violations of the function of swallowing provoke a strong and sharp weight loss, often the patient has regular vomiting.
Leukemia. Such a terrible disease as blood cancer causes rapidly progressive loss of body weight, the appearance of tachycardia, general weakness of the body, pain in the muscles and bones, anemia, wide spectrum fever, spleen enlargement, etc.
A variety of oncology. Almost every oncological disease can be a catalyst for the process of rapid weight loss, which distinguishes according to the symptoms depending on the location and type of disease
Stomatitis. A variety of inflammations of the oral mucosa interfere with full nutrition and thus provoke weight loss.
Tuberculosis of the lungs. The serious infectious disease can cause in addition to sweating, weakness, chest pain, hemoptysis, dyspnea and sub febrile temperature, and weight loss with anorexia.
Lymphomas. In acute lymphomas, dynamic smooth weight loss is usually observed, which occurs against the background of an increase in lymph nodes, spleen, liver and the occurrence of skin itching.
Thyrotoxicosis. This disease provokes a significant increase in the level of hormones in the thyroid gland, which "accelerate" metabolic processes, cause severe diarrhea, sweating, fevers, severe weight loss, tremor of the extremities.
FFT-syndrome. In newborns and small children, it is rare, but food insufficiency is periodically diagnosed, as a result of which the baby quickly loses weight and strength.
Whipple's syndrome. This condition is characterized by a significant damage to the intestinal epithelium and almost complete stopping the absorption of fluid and nutrients through the gastrointestinal tract, which in turn provokes a sharp loss of body weight, diarrhea, steatorrhea, and a variety of anorexic manifestations.
Ulcerative colitis. Ulcerative colitis causes a decrease in appetite, physical exhaustion of the body and weight loss and an increase in body temperature.
Crohn's disease. During the development of the disease, patients experience weakness, fatigue, persistent diarrhea, abdominal cramps and rapid weight loss, even with adequate nutrition.
Medicines. Some medications for the treatment of the thyroid gland, stimulants of brain activity, laxative, as well as chemotherapy are the catalyst for an extremely rapid loss of body weight with a general exhaustion of the body.
Physiological causes. For physiological reasons, weight loss can include aging (and correspondingly, a reduction in muscle mass), psychiatric disorders, alcoholism, loss of teeth (difficulty and chewing food), etc.

What is more important-health or money?


That answers are unlikely to sound too cheerful. Because, as a rule, health is perceived as a matter of course, and it begins to take care of it when its shortage is manifested. Simply put, a sincere answer to the first question - health or money depends on what is currently in short supply. The question of money will be in subsequent articles.

For me, physical health is both the condition, the ability, and the energy to do what I need, to enjoy it, and to recover without any help. The human body is unique and has amazing capabilities, can almost cope with any disease, it needs only help and it will include all its reserves.

 Medical care determines our health by only 10%. This is characteristic of the whole world. At 50% health is conditioned by lifestyle, by 25% - by environmental conditions, which also depends to some extent on us, by 15% - by inherited factors. Consequently, 75% of our health is in our hands.


We all want and dream of some miracle, we want to be slender beautiful, healthy. How to achieve this? Here there is a range of different hypotheses. But nutrition, like any science, is based on laws that should not be violated by anyone: the rich and the poor, the woman, the man, the young, and the old. And unlike the laws of society, the violation of the laws of the science of nutrition, the objective laws of nature, is punished mercilessly.

This is either loss of health, or illness, or even death. And we want it or not, we need to know these laws and observe them. There are only two of them.

The first law is the law of energy balance, i.e. Conformity of energy value, the caloric content of the diet, our energy costs. Deviation in one direction or another is punished. The energy costs for the last 60-80 years have fallen from 4000 Kcal to 2400 Kcal. This is our payment for the blessings of civilization. We stopped moving. In accordance with the first law, you need to reduce energy consumption coming from food and increase energy consumption (physical activity) and you will look slim and beautiful.

There is a second law. The law of chemical balance. We need not only energy for our lives, but we need dozens of separate nutrients. And half of them are not replaceable. If they are in food, they come to us with this food, and we are healthy and well. Any one of them is not or little - and we begin to get sick, and sometimes even die.


In addition to the law of chemical balance, it is necessary to take into account that the body needs to effectively assimilate nutrients and bring them to the final consumer, to every cell in the body.