The cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of premature death today, although some of them are already being treated or at least stabilize the situation. Medicines help to an almost normal life. But some restrictions are necessary. And, of course, it is best to take care of your health before you have to deny something. More than anything my heart loves the movement. 30 minutes walk each day are needed to maintain cardiac tone. Even after myocardial doctors recommend their patients short walks 2 times a day. The heart is affected and many of the proper diet – more fruits, vegetable oil, lightly cooked food. Vegetable fats are the main source of unsaturated fatty acids that keep cholesterol levels within normal limits. The heart does not like overweight. It is considered normal if a person throughout his life maintained the weight that was 25 years old (of course if they had suffered in childhood obesity or excessive weakness). If you can quit smoking – stress and workload on the heart will decrease. If you are unable to stop the habit, at least try to reduce the number of cigarettes smoked. Smoking damages not only the health but also interact with certain medications, such as weakening their effect. The heart loves when we relaxed. Bad mood and aggression are destructive emotions not only for others but for ourselves. Of course, it is impossible to prevent all types of stress, but we can learn to react more accurately and to control these conditions. Alcohol is a good helper in tension – after a short time, he relaxes and even strengthens the negative factors.
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Forgive even the seemingly changes in lifestyle such as cycling and reducing fatty foods at the expense of fruit in a position to seriously influence to reduce the risk of malignancies. Millions of cases of cancer could be avoided without imposing complex methods of prevention, is the view set out in the report of the World Cancer Research Fund. The document proposes a list of basic measures that can be taken rapidly and by which, according to an expert, cancer will be reduced by at least one quarter. Calculations in the report show that over 25% of cases the most common forms of cancer can be avoided by improving the method of feeding, by increasing the movement and control weight.
“Logically, if things continue to develop as before, we expect a significant increase in the number of cancers – because of aging, sedentary living and increasing consumption of foods that have undergone more industrial processing and high energy content,” says Professor Martin Wiseman, project director.
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Most of the diets are showing the food products, which should be excluded from use. But effective is only this diet, which focuses on the need to include low-calorie foods such as fruits and vegetables. This diet can really contribute to healthy weight loss, say researchers from the University of Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania State University). According to them, overweight people who diet, including low calorie products, reduce their weight more than those whose diet is based on the reduction of total calories, “said Journal of Science of Food and Agriculture. The study’s authors attribute to the fact that fruits and vegetables have low “energy density”. They contain fewer calories, more water and therefore weigh more. These products do not add many calories, but may induce feelings of satiety. In this study involved 658 men and women. Some of them complied with the so-called. DASH diet (each day received 9-12 servings of fruits and vegetables and 2-3 servings of dairy products with reduced fat), while others have reduced their use of calories without focusing on any particular food. The survey results show that participants in the first group lost an average of 5.3 kg for 6 months and the second – about 2 lbs.
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Anyone whose work involves prolonged sit in one place, will easily understand what it is … Some have argued that the position of head issued not only age, but the mood – upright means that everything (health and self-esteem) is wrong. And information? All of a sudden something hurts in the neck, headache appears, then started to came to our insomnia, tension and stress. The reason for all this may be cervical osteochondrosis. When it first started to suffer these departments of the brain responsible for emotions. This is due to the occurrence of insomnia. A constant tension and pain often lead to irritability and angry.
Most often cervical osteochondrosis (cervical radiculitis) occurs in women after 40, but are not exclusive and where it occurs in men, and younger age. If:
• morning wake up with pain in the neck
• pain increases with any movement
• difficult to turn your head 90 degrees,
• you have had injuries of the head and neck
• feel pain, numbness and weakness in her hands
• feel shoulder pain,
• often suffer from headaches and dizziness,
The causes of cervical osteochondrosis are varied: immune system disorders, other illnesses, injuries to joints and discs. The latter are the cause of pain in the neck. According to statistics, the incidence of osteochondrosis increases with age. Suffer from this disease 50% of people over 50 years and 75% of those over 75 years.
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Everyone shared food favorites and those that are avoided. And not usually bother whether they contain elements necessary for the organism. Many foods rich in vitamins and other nutrients can be wonderful alternatives to natural resources to enhance immunity and prevention of various diseases. For example – to normalize digestion is not advisable to use apples, bananas, plums and potatoes. If you often have problems with digestive system, must at least once a day to take liquid food and drink mint tea or camomile. Cardiovascular disease is prevented by means of oranges, grapefruit, garlic, carrots and beans. Cocoa, chocolate, and decrease the so-called salmon. “Bad” (LDL) cholesterol from the body. Orange juice and grapefruit, and also garlic added to salad, help to lower blood pressure.
On locomotory system positively affects lemon – it strengthens connective tissue and bone. Lemon and olive oil protect the body from infections. Strawberries reduce the harmful effects of viruses, a yogurt and garlic maintain immunity. Oranges and sweet pepper weaken asthma manifestations. Cauliflower helps to reduce the weight, because very successfully helps to remove the slag from the body.
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