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To determine which routines are best suited to each person, it is usually a medical examination, followed by various tests that show the physical and cardiovascular responses that can be had to the sport.

We recommend starting a program that includes weight-bearing exercise, generate force and strain on bones, such as walking, running, skiing, tennis, aerobics, weight lifting and climbing, among others.

The benefits exercise are:

- Bone and muscle strengthening.
- Improved body self, as the practice you feel more healthy and upbeat.
- Prevent fractures.
- Decreases bone pain.
- Increases motor reaction times, such as coordination, flexibility and balance. Read the rest of this entry »

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Over time, naturally, the bones lose strength, a situation that may be offset by following a balanced diet and exercising during skeletal development, to increase bone mass.

The human body contains 206 bones (made of protein, sugars and minerals), and changing living tissues that produce blood cells and act as a storehouse of calcium and phosphate. Naturally, these bony structures are spent and rebuilt continuously, thus not consuming enough calcium in the body can “steal” them to comply with the following functions:

- Relieving menstrual disorders.
- Prevent colon cancer.
- Ensure healthy pregnancies.
- Reduce cholesterol.
- Benefit blood clotting.
- Relax muscles and nervous system.
- Keeping blood pressure under control.
- Normalize sleep and strengthen your immune system (the one who defends us from attack by viruses, bacteria and fungi). Read the rest of this entry »

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Calcium intake, either as foods high in it or in pill form, could serve to lose weight, according to some studies. But others deny this so strict, so we will wait for further research. In the meantime, and if not hurt us, it would not hurt, according to our doctor, we changed the menu a bit and look more sympathetic to the dairy and its derivatives.

A group of researchers from the University of Copenhagen (Denmark) has conducted a systematic review of human studies and concluded that “increasing calcium intake in the diet can increase fat excretion in feces and may play a role relevant in the treatment of obesity and the prevention of increased body fat. ” The result of this research has been published in Obesity Reviews. ”

But not just them: there are many prestigious publications in linking calcium intake with weight loss, based on serious research support the argument stated above: take calcium thins as it makes more fat is removed by feces. Especially in people who previously were taking plenty of calcium. The source of this mineral should be dairy and its derivatives, in preference to calcium supplements (pills), but not excluding them.

The reason that calcium could be thinner that inhibits the formation of fat and promotes lipolysis or destruction of fat cells, according to a recent study by the University of Tennessee (USA), out on animals. Other research, as performed at Laval University (Canada), suggest that the brain could detect the lack of calcium and try to compensate by eating more food.

The problem is that other scientists disagree with this so far and require further investigation. For example, last year, a team from the University of North Carolina (USA) reviewed 49 studies on the subject and concluded that in 41 of them (84%) revealed no positive effects of calcium weight reduction, in 3 (6%) reported an increase and only 5 of them (10%) had a weight reduction.

At this, the ordinary people who are overweight is puzzled: what to do? Additional studies that can give or take away the reason to favor calcium intake may take many years to see the light and see if in the end or not there is unanimity. We recommend to act logically and sensibly. Keep in mind that many dairy products can be harmful to the health of some people, because of its high fat content.

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Vitamin C and calcium are essential to prevent allergies or viral disease affecting the respiratory system. As newspapers have reported so far, swine fever mainly affects young healthy adults, ie persons between 25 and 45 years without children and the elderly as commonly occurs. What happens is that children and the elderly are more protected than the rest of the population. The national vaccination programs require children and elderly to get vaccinated against influenza at least once a year, whereas the population from age 11 to 65 leaves out this kind of protection. We are also talking about people who work, and low stress defenses, as well as not eating well.

The problem with this or any other type of virus is not treatable with antibiotics, such as when it is a bacterial infection. Antiviral medication should be applied also within the first 48 hours of symptoms to be effective, otherwise the lung damage may be such that it is irreparable. In fact, people who have had complicated the picture viral, specifically swine fever die from a “Sirpa” or respiratory distress syndrome in adults. To reach this state, 7 out of 10 people die, sometimes not on a respirator is achieved the patient move forward. Read the rest of this entry »

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