August 21st, 2010 by Stand Team

Did you imagine that food and beverages such as chocolate, coffee and tea are essential? Well, according to the scientific English Gary Williamson of the University of Leeds, these are three of the 20 foods that may not be lacking in our lives.

The list that holds the “20 vital food” consists of foods rich in polyphones and chemicals natural offered by different health benefits, among which highlights those who protect us against coronary heart disease.

In this list dominated by fruit and vegetables, which are very effective in slow down the aging process, protecting cells of damage natural that are produced at the time.

A diet rich in polyphenol can help increase the opportunities that each one we have to reach the time of life genetically determined. Each day is more knowledge about the potential of the polyphenol to maintain the health and reduce the risk of disease during the aging. Read the rest of this entry »

August 18th, 2010 by Stand Team

With the temperature changes and the arrival of cold the skin makes listen: dryness, redness, tension and increase in the pink in the cheeks; they are just some of the ways in which the skin defends the cold and damp is about.

To overcome better this transitional phase “cold-heat” the Spanish Academy of Dermatology prepared a list of 10 care tips and protects the skin of the low temperatures:

1. Have to hand a good moisturizer to prevent and combat the dehydration. The cream must have compounds moisturizers that attract the water into the skin, and components with effect occlusive to prevent the water loss.

2. Using cosmetics with vitamin C, retinol e hydroxiacids to reduce wrinkles surface.

3. If the wrinkles are not superficial, but they are marked, using cosmetics with peptides to decrease the muscle tone.

4. Use sunscreen every day. Read the rest of this entry »

August 17th, 2010 by Stand Team

The food is to not only draw, but also stay healthy, Hippocrates father medicine thousands of years ago argued this phrase that has come intact until our days; “That your food, are your cure”, and this is the basis of naturism, here we provide a brief of nutrients whose composition or properties are related to different parts of the body, advantage and therefore are to take into account the in shaping our diet.

Brain: research shows that the fuel of the brain are the sugars as they can increase the memory and stimulate its operation, (not white sugar or refined, but that come from natural sources).

Hair: wheat is a major source of biotin and an important nutrient for health, the hair bright.

Eyes: The beta carotene or pro-vitamin A, contained in the plants yellows, oranges, reds, dried fruit, fruit.

Lungs: research shows that eat tomatoes more than three times a week can help prevent respiratory diseases, from the Chinese medicine ginger has specific properties for them, such as food medicine, as well as other spices characteristics spicy.

Nails: Zinc is responsible for the strength in the nails, oysters, wheat germ, nuts, contain it.

Skin: The vitamin A is the vitamin of the skin on their way to Provitamin, and we can find in pumpkins, tomatoes, peppers, carrots, peaches, apricots, algae, etc, in addition to reduce the possibility to certain types of cancer and considered the vitamin of the organic defenses.

Heart: The magnesium is the ore of heart by promoting their operation, which we can find in the dried fruit as the almonds, oats, the tofu, also has the capacity to prevent blood clots and high blood pressure. Read the rest of this entry »

August 17th, 2010 by Stand Team

We must take care our diet if we want to prevent heart disease. Now you may wonder: what are those foods that are not may be missing? In the first place you must reduce the maximum food containing saturated fats. On the other hand, you must include those that you mention below.

The dried fruits: nuts are a great source of omega-3. The almonds and walnuts of Macadamia are full of fats monounsaturated and polyunsaturated. In addition, we must take into account that the dried fruits increase the amount of fiber of our diet.

The soft fruits: Blueberries, raspberries and strawberries have anti-inflammatory properties, which reduce the risk of heart disease and cancer. So if you want to keep your health vascular attempts to increase its consumption.

The pulses: Another type of food perfect to increase our intake of omega-3, calcium and soluble fiber is to eat more frequently Lentils, chickpeas and beans.

The spinach: spinach can is a good source of potassium, iron and fiber. Studies have been done in where it has been examined more than 15,000 men with heart problems during a period of 12 years. Those who ate at least two portions and a half of plants per day reduced their risk of heart disease in almost 25 percent, compared with those who do not eat vegetables. Read the rest of this entry »

August 17th, 2010 by Stand Team

The vegan diet of which we have already spoken in this site has several aspects controversial and various implications of all kinds. Moreover, the take this diet for ideological reasons is something quite respectable, but in my view has several empty used that do not understand.

But apart from the controversies that arise in the wake of the vegan diet, a recent study has validated as an option nutritional positive to avoid the rheumatoid arthritis, placing as a diet that can bring benefits to people prone to develop the disease.

The study has been carried out by Swedish scientists of Karolinska Institute, and has an empirical base underpinned by the investigation that has been carried out with a group of volunteers, which threw the conclusion expressed previously.

Working with 38 people who remained a vegan diet and with 28 other who remained a balanced diet but not vegan, the scientists studied throughout a year of evolution of protein levels to check what positive implications to organizational level was the fact follow a vegan diet. Read the rest of this entry »