Showing posts with label minerals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label minerals. Show all posts

8/10/2010

The importance of potassium


This mineral stores and then transform carbohydrates into energy. In addition, it serves to improve the work of the kidney, facilitating the removal of toxins, keep your heart rate level and blood pressure, among other actions.

Potassium is found in fruits, green leafy vegetables, etc.. The lack of this substance can cause dizziness, fatigue and muscular weakness. Some salty foods or alcohol can cause a deficiency of this mineral.

11/12/2008

The magic of the new millennium

New territories to explore, to connect with nature and its elemental beings. Using the energy they carry to preserve bs men.

• With crystals and minerals. There are two basic types of energies within the stones, which attract love and those that reject the negativity of evil. Used by wizards and sorcerers these are known as projective and receptive and reveal the intrinsic esoteric aspect that keeps each gem.

• Magic druid. How to build a druid altar to ensure harmony and prosperity.

• elemental magic. To attract more subtle cosmic vibrations.

• Magic blue. Connecting with Angels and custodians of the light.

• Magic green. Communi cation with gnomes and elemental beings on Earth.

10/07/2008

Plants Against Cancer

Recent studies show that there is some relationship between low levels of beta-carotene in the blood and some cancers such as lung, esophagus, stomach and uterus. Following this research, the American Institute of Cancer and the Ministry of Agriculture of United States recommends an increase in consumption of vegetables and fruit.

These foods contain, besides beta-carotene and other vitamins, minerals, trace elements and fiber, micronutrients that may also help prevent such dreaded disease. It is very appropriate, therefore, that children become accustomed to eating these foods.

10/02/2008

The pregnant woman should eat twice?

No. Final and absolutely not.
During pregnancy, the effect of placental hormones, there is a tendency to transform the food they eat into body mass (fat). Therefore, even eating the same thing as always, the pregnant feedlot.

To be well nourished she and the baby, the future mother should only eat as usual, choosing foods rich in protein and minerals and avoiding the high caloric content. Throughout the pregnancy, will require a greater contribution of calories, but that does not mean eating for two.

9/25/2008

Prevent anemia and pallor

• PREVENTION
Pallor and anemia
Some children have skin white in nature, but in other pallor may be a sign of anemia.
In this case, its color is white, not shades of yellow. To make sure the diagnosis is right, just to see whether the conjunctival of the eyes, mucous membranes of the nose and lips, as well as nails and the palms are also pale.

The most common cause of anemia is the lack of iron, needed to form hemoglobin. Sometimes this gap arises after an infection or other illness, or because the diet is poor in this mineral element.

But it also can cause anemia, bleeding, worms or some metabolic disorder that prevents the absorption of iron. In any case, the child should be examined by the pediatrician.

9/22/2008

Alopecia cure?

Until recently, anti-baldness remedies wore the label of magical elixir. At present, circulating in the market thousands of potingues manufactured with all sorts of substances, placentas, plants, algae and hundreds of formulas in the miraculous converted potion that promise eternal hair.

One of these products is Viviscal, a compound of extracts of marine origin with "proteins, mucopolysaccharides cartilaginous fish, minerals and amino acids briquettes" according to its prospectus says.

Another was Capivax, a Chinese cure of plant origin. Their effectiveness is yet to prove. Even the modern-drug treatments mainly based on the administration of minoxidil-only produce a growth of hair on, and not all patients.

And within the world of cosmetics, large firms have shampoos and treatments to combat the fall. One of the last preparations in the market is the Aminexil, a molecule antifibrosis related minoxidil, or that firms like Kérastase Vichy (L'Oreal) are already marketed.

For some specialists, however, the best solution is prevention. And a key factor is food. There are substances such as vitamins and trace elements in group B that are necessary for development, formation and growth of hair. The low consumption of oats, barley or wheat conducive to its downfall. And the snuff and alcohol are triggers for a loss of these substances which, if not replace, weaken the hair.

Maintaining a diet rich in vitamin A, B complex, proteins and carbohydrates can help delay the alopecia, and, in the same way, frequent massages and heat promote the reduction of the fall, and that increases vasodilation and metabolic activity.

9/14/2008

Water or isotonic drinks on the Exercise

Experts recommend beverages special reserve for the days when we make sport for periods longer than one hour or when weather conditions as recommended, either because the ambient temperature is very high or very dry air.

Regarding the difference between water alone or isotonic sports drinks, it is worth noting that the latter can be very useful to replenish the body of mineral salts lost very quickly, and both will recover sugars burned during the sporting activity.

Nor is it desirable to abuse the sports drinks if we do not make much sport because its energy content can make us fat. Recalls that in activities such as running or cycling, experts recommend drinking at least every 15 minutes.

If too hot or long distances, it will take more supplies. In the marathon route, during the first kilometres usually find the supply liquid every 4 or 5 km. Towards the middle and end of proof should be as much every 2 km.

8/05/2008

Dairy products fortify teeth

While calcium teeth used for training, this is not its only component; other minerals that exist in smaller proportions involved in its structure.

For all these reasons, today we speak more mineralization of teeth, that calcification of the same. Either way, a diet low in calcium acts negatively on dental health.

For example, cheese, is one of the best ways to get calcium, and one of the most beneficial foods for your teeth. Some cheeses can be very effective in reducing tooth decay, according to some research, the kind of cheese "cheddar" parked helps the remineralization of the tooth surface, and stops development of incipient caries.

In addition, it has also concluded that the cheese helps to rebuild these areas that have begun the process of decay under the action of acids, generated by bacteria that lie on the surface of the teeth to come into contact with food.

Moreover, calcium is important in the diets of pregnant women. The baby's teeth begin to develop between the third and sixth month of pregnancy. And to do this, you need 400 milligrams of calcium in the diet of the mother. If calcium intake is insufficient, the ore will be extracted from the bones of pregnant mothers and not their teeth.

During childhood calcium fortified oral health and also helps build strong jaws, teeth resistant to decay and above all, very healthy gums.

This kind of food, also contains protein, magnesium, phosphorus or a large number of vitamins. Those who have no cholesterol or overweight can consume whole milk products in moderation. While those who follow diets low in calories, have the opportunity to choose those low-fat or directly descremados.

7/31/2008

How much calcium children need?

Calcium is an essential element: a part of the bones, plays an important role in the smooth muscle tone and the excitability of nerves ios and intervenes in some metabolic processes.

In the first few months does not usually miss. Among the first day and six months of life, the baby needs 400 mg per day, but this amount is provided by breast milk or formula.

From the sixth month until the first year, needs the increase to 600 mg and the baby gets smoothly with two shots of milk and cereals with papillas.

Between one and ten years
Since the year until the tenth birthday, the diet must provide 800 mg of calcium per day.

How do you get?
They provide 140 mg the following dishes: An individual flan, 2 balls of ice cream, a dessert ladle of milk or mousse, 1 yogurt, petit suisse 3, 5 egg yolks, 100 grams of dried figs, a dish tureen vegetables, a dish plenty of spinach beet or broccoli, 1 / 2 cup beaten cocoa, 1 / 2 ration of white sauce, 1 slice of pizza, cheeseburger 1.

They provide 250 mg: A glass of milk, 100 grams of fresh cheese, 30 grams of cheese or feta cheese 30 g Ball, 20 almonds, 100 grams of milk chocolate and sugar, 1 bream or sole medium-sized. Two food in the first group and two of the second covering the need of calcium daily.

Although calcium is essential, we must not atiborrar to small food containing it. An excess of this element can inhibit the absorption of other minerals also important to the agency.

7/24/2008

Quality of food in pregnancy

It is important to take into account the quality of food. Protein, minerals (especially calcium, iron, magnesium and fluoride) and some vitamin complex, as folic acid and vitamins A, B12, C, D and others, must be present in the daily diet.

This is sufficient if it makes, in addition, 60 grams of protein and at least not less than 2,000 calories in total. Milk, ideally should not participate in amounts less than half a litre every day. Of course you can offset this amount including yogurts, cheeses and other food preparations containing it (flan, ice cream, etc.).. The dairy bring a bit of everything: calories, protein and calcium, among other nutritional elements.

While along the pregnancy Theory increases in the caloric requirement, is no less true that the activity decreases significantly by the largest volume it occupies the abdomen, particularly the position to be taken to offset the imbalance that the weight of pregnancy produces in front of the spine and fatigue by not being able to sleep comfortably and having to charge slopes greater weight to become accustomed. As a result, since practical purposes, it is sufficient to maintain the same diet without variants for nine months.

Vomiting may affect the first quarter producing a low weight when they are very frequent and intense-which only affects a minority portion of the total pregnant women.

In most cases, by their quantity, are not sufficient to determine a malnutrition. Given the doubt, always imposing the immediate consultation of the obstetrician. Fraction diet in six meals a day helps to control vomiting.

7/10/2008

Milk is good for health

The spectacular growth in the consumption of this food has been endorsed by their nutritional properties.
It has no cholesterol, is rich in vegetable protein and minerals-complementary and equivalent to the milk-and is generous in fotestrógenos.
These substances are well known but no activity that could reduce the risks of cardiovascular and type own signs of menopause.

Moreover, the soymilk is a suitable substitute for people with lactose intolerance, as this has no sugar.

6/25/2008

Dinner aphrodisiac for a night of love

Here are several ingredients so you can tell when preparing a special dinner in a night of love and passion with their partner.
• Dates: are loaded with energy and minerals are excellent for treating fatigue.
• pumpkin seeds: are particularly rich in zinc, essential for the production of fertile sperm
• Oysters: excellent for the maintenance of male sexual potency.
• Tan: is a strong invigorating and stimulating the circulatory system.
• Ajedrea: used since time immemorial as a sexual stimulant. Because or this, during the Middle Ages, this was forbidden to plant grass in the monasteries.
• Mint: is a traditional aphrodisiac which generates heat in the body and improves circulation. It is also a good tonic for recharging the vital energy.
• Parsley: acts as a stimulant from circulation, increases energy and is very nutritious. Formerly, it was used in potions special for women.

6/05/2008

How to compensate for the wear sexually

We know that after sex, more precisely for them, are having an important physical effort. For what it entails to have a high attrition of energy. One way to eat properly, compensates wear sexually.

All the experts consulted agree that each person is a world and the physical wear after a meeting of sex depends on many factors, not so much the age or sex of the particular person as his general condition, and above all, the intensity of the act. Beyond this, and also assuming that in a sexual intercourse varies in stable partnerships, between 12 and 15 minutes, wear your calorie is more or less, six or seven calories per minute or so.

Although a night of madness sexual resolve easily with a rest period, after several ejaculations the body suffers from a slight decline in zinc that is offset by a feeding of watercress, turkey, seafood or sprouted like wheat and alfalfa.

The scarcity of this mineral, it can also affect male fertility, causing a decline in mobility and the number of sperm produced.

To recover the energy expended, it is advisable then ingest rapid absorption of sugars, such as honey or fruity. In times of particular sexual activity should be added, as a supplement to a diet rich in phosphorus, iron, vitamins, minerals and amino acids, some invigorating substance such as ginseng.

6/04/2008

Different techniques in hydrotherapy

These are the various techniques used in this treatment that has so many benefits to physical and mental level.

The steam bath
It consists of subjecting the bare skin to the action of an atmosphere of water vapour clouds of hot, the humidity and temperatures ideal for the whole body to breathe in every pore, the muscles are desentumezcan and its blood supply is activated through the which produces relaxation throughout the body. Its advantage is that the hydration of the skin occurs at the tolerable temperature of 40 °, meaning that there is no feeling of thirst, thereby achieving a true state of relaxation and wellness. Besides being the most favourable for the skin, is the most detoxifying hydrotherapy, could be applied at any time of year.

The aquatic massage
It stimulates the circulation and can cause a momentary rise of tension. It can be made with the shower, in the form of sprays, leaving the water flowing slowly without producing pressure for a minimum of 30 seconds and a maximum of 3 minutes. These may be specific to the face, arms, legs and upper body. The techniques of hydro bring benefits to the body through the gentle massage exerted on the skin, minuscule air bubbles produced during bathing. It is advised that treatment is 15 to 20 minutes.

The cataplasm
It's a sort of bandage in which applies to the skin a cloth soaked in a solid or semi-solid substance, which has curative effects. The beneficial substance can be protected by a cloth bag. If applied directly on the patient's skin is called emplasto and usually is used resin, wax or grease that, thanks to body heat, are shaping and joining the body part you want to try.

Inhalation
It is a hydrotherapy technique that allows the direct absorption, through the respiratory system, substances beneficial to the body, such as essential oils and herbal teas. Within the puffs, there are different assimilation techniques: using ointments, which can be applied on the chest or clothing to come into direct contact with skin, inhaling steam, or aerosol sprays.

Irrigation
It consists of making work out a steady stream of pressurized water moderate in one of the cavities of the body. The best known are the eye irrigations and the so-called "gargarismo."

The bandage
It involves the application on the body of cloth soaked in water, hot or cold, depending on the area to treat. According to the area where are placed can be called: compress (application over the entire surface of the body for 45 to 75 minutes at a temperature between 38 and 40 C); half compress (limited to the top, upstream or downstream of the body. Its length can reach 2 hours with a temperature of up to 44 ° C); wet shirt (limited to bandage chest at a temperature of 30 to 40 ° C for at least one hour) and dressing (limited to a small area of the body) .

The Barros
They are fundamentally different lands and clay composition that, when put into contact with water, forming a pasty mass. Its therapeutic effects residing both in its contribution of minerals and waste generated by different microorganisms.

12/27/2007

How to Eat During the Pregnancy

To the periodic recognitions, and in front of a relaxation attitude, it is necessary to add, for an effective conduction of the pregnancy, the cares of the power supply. An appropriate power supply is fundamental for the mother's health and of its son. An immense legal age of times, the power supply usually sins for excess, for overdose, because of the mistaken concept that the pregnant debit side to eat for two. The unjustified increase of energy can lead to liver dysfunctions, kidney and general intoxication, producing a box of variable graveness, according to its intensity, compound number scientifically gestosis. But, also, the excessive increase of weight can alter the good march of the childbirth and to cause disproportions between fetus and mother, hindering this way the son's birth for excessive volume.

In the opposed end, if the power supply is scarce, the mother loses weight and the boy is born practically with the same weight; so much so that in last o'clock contained world, it was observed that the children of mothers prisoners in concentration fields registered when being born the normal weights, almost exactly the same as the children of very fed mothers; and it is that the whole caloric winch relapses on the woman.

The necessary calories are calculated among some 2 300 daily that will increase at 2 600 in the woman that works with corporal effort. The régime debit side to be complete and proportionate among the immediate different starts. An appropriate proportion can be: proteins (flesh, fish, eggs), 15 fat%, 30% hydrates of carbon (starches, potatoes, pastas, etc.), 55%. It is convenient to ingest about 80 or 100 grams of proteins daily in the form it decrypts, that is to say in form of animal proteins, as the flesh the fish, the eggs; or to share it fifty-fifty with the vegetable proteins that are the vegetables, the wheat and the oat. With 80 grams of flesh or fish, half liter of milk and an egg, they are completed daily, and in an enough way the necessities of proteins. The hydrates of carbon should be limited to about 350 daily grams that are in the sugar, the cereals and some fruits; and the fats should be calculated in about 70 daily grams that can be in the butter, the lard, the cheeses and the oleum.

To this series of immediate starts it is necessary to add minerals and vitamins that can be procured with any good one prepared commercial of positive effectiveness.

All woman pregnant debit side to acquire the habit of to eat slowly and to masticate well; of making moderate, but more frequent foods. The foods must be plain, avoiding the abuse of fried, the summation of spices, the sausages, the blue fish and the liquors. The tea and the coffee, if they don't excite, they can take.