According to scientific studies, lifestyle, nutrition, environmental factors and climate have an important influence on people’s health. In relation to vision, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is the most frequent cause of vision loss in developed countries and in people over 65 years of age. Causes of Age-Related Macular Degeneration The cause of this degenerative alteration … Read more
Breastfeeding incorporates many benefits for both the newborn and the mother. Despite the fact that breast milk is the ideal food for babies, in Spain, only 40% of children aged 6 months enjoy its benefits. According to data from the Global Breastfeeding Summit, only 40% of 6-month-old babies in Spain are breastfed, a rate far … Read more
Hypertension (HT) is a sustained elevation of blood pressure. Values below 120/80 mm Hg are considered normal for blood pressure, while values above 40/90 mm Hg are considered hypertension. On the other hand, blood pressure values ranging from 130-139/80-89 mm Hg are considered prehypertension, which makes us more susceptible to HTN. In either case, whether … Read more
Over time, the areas that suffer the most from flaccidity, such as the abdomen, arms, anterior knees and buttocks begin to sag. There are several techniques to solve this flaccidity, with or without surgery. One of the safest techniques without surgery is Thermage radiofrequency, especially indicated to tighten the skin by stimulating collagen in certain … Read more
Recent research conducted by the Universities of Lancaster and Warwick in the UK in collaboration with Humboldt University in Berlin and published in Neurosciencie & Biobehavioral Reviews has shown that sugar increases tiredness and decreases alertness in people about an hour after consumption. The study researchers used data collected from a total of 31 published … Read more
The summer season is very favorable from the point of view of nutrition, since the heat predisposes us to eat more fresh uncooked food (salads, gazpachos, sorbets), thus maintaining vitamins such as Vitamin C, B1, B2, B6, B12 and Folic Acid, which would be lost in the cooking process. In addition, as there are more … Read more
1. Eat a variety of foods There is no one food that contains all the nutrients the human body requires. For this reason, the ideal diet is one that has a variety of nutritious and fresh foods. Some of the foods recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) are the following: Wheat and corn Rice … Read more
Being obese, when this qualification is the consequence of a scientific evaluation and not the result of a visual impression subjected to norms and fashions, is a disease. Obesity is a disease of increasing prevalence in developed societies; in fact, statistics show that 53% of the adult Spanish population is overweight, 36% overweight and 17% … Read more
Undoubtedly, we are living in one of the strangest times we remember and, I hope, will ever remember. It is not part of human nature and, forgive me if I take the liberty of pointing out, it is even less part of the identity of the so-called Mediterranean peoples, classically more inclined to the bustling … Read more
Hypopressive abdominal gymnastics is characterized by a series of rhythmic postural exercises that facilitate the integration and memorization of sensitive proprioceptive messages associated with a particular postural situation. Therefore, it is a global gymnastics in which we work on breathing and posture to improve our abdominal muscles. What are the objectives of hypopressive abdominal gymnastics? … Read more